Latest Texas Headlines
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ICT Announces Line Up for Workers’ Compensation Seminars
Oct 10 2006 // The Insurance Council of Texas is hosting workers’ compensation seminars on Nov. 7 and Nov. 15 that focus and provide training on the new rules adopted by the Division of Workers’ Compensation to implement...
Texas work comp reform: a lot done, more to go
Oct 9 2006 // Speaker after speaker at the Sept. 20 workers’ compensation conference held by the Insurance Council of Texas recognized that while reform of Texas’ workers’ compensation system has come a long way, there...
Former Insurance Company Officers Sentenced to Six Years in Okla.
Oct 6 2006 // A federal judge has sentenced two men to six years in prison for their roles in the failure of a Tulsa, Okla. insurance company. Besides prison terms for convictions on embezzlement, wire fraud and money laundering...
Bus Company, Owner Found Guilty of Safety Violations in Texas
Oct 5 2006 // A South Texas company whose bus exploded and killed 23 nursing home residents as they fled from Hurricane Rita has been convicted of failing to maintain its buses and follow inspection regulations, and conspiring to lie on...
The Hartford, First Health Group Workers’ Comp Network Approved in Texas
Oct 5 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. reported it has gained certification to offer its workers’ compensation clients in the Houston area access to The Hartford Workers’ Compensation Health Care...
Specialty Risk Services Workers’ Comp Network Certified for Texas
Oct 4 2006 // Specialty Risk Services, LLC (SRS) announced the certification of its Texas Workers’ Compensation Health Care Network by the Texas Department of Insurance. The company will begin offering the new network to all...
WSS Adds Capacity for Wind, Hail Coverage in Texas
Oct 3 2006 // Kyle Stevens, executive vice president, announced that Western Security Surplus has increased capacity to write property coverage, including wind and hail, in Harris County, Texas. Now agents and brokers in Harris County...
Graziano Joins Homeowners of America Insurance as Marketing Rep
Oct 3 2006 // Irving, Texas-based Homeowners of America Insurance Company announced that Joe Graziano has joined the company as a marketing representative. He will concentrate on the North Texas region. Graziano has over thirty...
Guaranty Insurance Acquires South Valley Insurance
Oct 3 2006 // Guaranty Insurance Services, Inc., the second-largest independent insurance agency in Texas, has acquired South Valley Insurance of Bakersfield, Calif. South Valley Insurance (SVI) will operate as a division of Walter...
TSLA to Hold 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting Nov. 12 and 13
Oct 2 2006 // Don Etheredge, president of Texas Surplus Lines Association, announced that the 2006, 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting is being held Nov. 12 and 13 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas. Speakers scheduled...
Medicus Insurance Offering Malpractice Coverage for Texas Physicians
Oct 2 2006 // Medicus Insurance Company, providers of comprehensive medical malpractice insurance, announced it is offering lower-priced, fully regulated medical malpractice coverage to Texas health care providers. Medicus’ launch...
CPCU Society Elects 2006-07 Officers, Governors
Sep 29 2006 // The CPCU Society elected new officers and governors during the CPCU Society’s 62nd Annual Meeting and Seminars in Nashville, TN, Sept. 9-12. These new positions are effective immediately. The following officers of...
Project Manager Indicted in Texas for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Sep 29 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County, Texas, grand jury indicted Higgie Highsmith of San Antonio on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Highsmith allegedly collected $7,112 in...
USG Promotes Two in Texas Branch
Sep 29 2006 // USG Insurance Services Inc, a national broker of commercial insurance headquartered in Tampa, Fla., announced that Jodi Berger was promoted to assistant branch manager for its Arlington, Texas, branch. In addition, Heath...
Texas Republican to Challenge Shapleigh in Senate Race
Sep 28 2006 // Donald “Dee” Margo was an underdog from the moment he announced plans to run against 10-year incumbent State Sen. Eliot Shapleigh. The 54-year-old insurance company executive is well-funded and well-connected....
Texas Announces Workers’ Comp Discount and Interest Rates for Q4
Sep 27 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation announced it has determined that any interest or discount provided for in the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act shall be at the rate of 8.53...
Texas Reports Workers’ Comp State Average Weekly Wage for FY 2007
Sep 26 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation reported that the workers’ compensation state average weekly wage for Fiscal Year 2007 is set at $673.80 and is effective for dates of injury...
Travelers Offers Texas Hybrid Drivers 10% Discount on Auto Coverage
Sep 26 2006 // Texas hybrid car owners can now take advantage of a 10 percent discount on auto insurance offered by Travelers, the company announced. The discount complements other Texas perks for hybrid drivers. The company clarified...
Figures
Sep 25 2006 // 6,000 The number of personal and commercial policyholders along the Texas coast expected to be affected by State Farm Insur-ance Company decision to stop renewing policies for properties within 2,500 feet of coastal waters...
Farmers ask U.S. Senate panel for disaster relief program in next farm bill
Sep 25 2006 // Agriculture groups told a U.S. Senate panel in Texas this month that they want the next farm bill to include disaster relief for farmers and ranchers reeling from billions of dollars lost to the drought. They shared their...
