Latest Texas Headlines
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Texas Farm Bureau Appoints Gerik Head of Texas Insurance Operations
Jun 23 2006 // Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies named Mike Gerik as head of its Texas insurance operations. Gerik was promoted to executive vice president of the Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and vice president/state...
Hoffman Joins McQueary Henry Bowles Troy as Senior VP
Jun 22 2006 // Privately owned insurance and risk management firm McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), announced that Chuck Hoffmann has re-joined the firm’s Dallas office as senior vice president of Personal Insurance...
Texas Posts Workers’ Comp Notice of Employee Rights, Responsibilities
Jun 22 2006 // Pursuant to House Bill 7 (79th Legislature), the public counsel for the Office of Injured Employee Counsel developed and submitted a notice of injured employee rights and responsibilities to the Texas Department of...
Data Brokers Brace for New Scrutiny by Congress
Jun 22 2006 // Private data brokers who covertly gather Americans’ telephone records without subpoenas or warrants on behalf of banks, bail bondsmen and even federal and local police are bracing for intensive scrutiny by...
Texas Gov. Deploys National Guard to Houston Area for Flood Response
Jun 20 2006 // In response to June 19 flood conditions in the Houston area, Texas Governor Rick Perry deployed national guard crews and other state resources to support local officials. State assets that were activated include: –50...
Rosso-Leiker Promoted to Broker at Colemont – Texas
Jun 20 2006 // Colemont Insurance Brokers – Texas recently announced Amy Rosso-Leiker’s promotion to Broker. “Amy’s success over the past years is unmistakable. Her years of experience in the industry have proven...
A three-way dilemma: Frank’s Casing and insurance defense
Jun 19 2006 // As an insurance coverage lawyer, I have always found that one of my natural allies is the insurance defense lawyer handling the underlying case. While I represent the insurance company in a capacity that is potentially...
Business Moves
Jun 19 2006 // M. J. Kelly, Russell Grace The Arkansas division of M. J. Kelly Company, an insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Springfield, Mo., has agreed to purchase certain assets of Russell Grace Inc., Fort Worth,...
News Currents
Jun 19 2006 // State Farm adjusts rates in Texas State Farm Insurance recently submitted several filings to the Texas Department of Insurance, aiming for a balance with rate adjustments that include a reduction auto rates but an increase...
People
Jun 19 2006 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, announced its newly elected 2006 management committee. Each management committee member is elected to serve a two-year term and is selected by CAA’s Board...
Study: Tort reforms reduce medical malpractice premiums
Jun 19 2006 // Tort reforms are the best proven instrument for reducing medical liability insurance premium growth, according to a new study conducted by Stanford University Professor Daniel P. Kessler, who also serves as a research...
New Property and Casualty Insurer Opens in Irving, Texas!
Jun 16 2006 // Irving, Texas – A new Property and Casualty insurer, Homeowners of America Insurance Company, has opened in Irving, Texas. Homeowners is a Texas company specializing in protecting residential property for Texans. In...
Three Sentenced in Texas Medicaid Scam
Jun 15 2006 // Three people have been sentenced in what prosecutors called a Medicaid fraud ring that used forged prescriptions. Eduardo Solis, 42, Juana “Janie” Garcia, 44, and Hermelinda Altamarino, 36, were indicted and...
Young Promoted to Assistant VP of Colemont – Texas
Jun 14 2006 // Dallas-based Colemont Insurance Brokers – Texas announced it has promoted Su Young’s to assistant vice president. “Su’s comprehensive knowledge and expertise within our financial, professional, and...
Small Businesses in Texas and Okla. Qualify for Disaster Loans
Jun 14 2006 // Small businesses in 39 Texas counties and one in Oklahoma are eligible for low-interest loans meant to recoup losses from several natural disasters that occurred this year, the U.S. Small Business Administration said...
Texas Comptroller Unveils New Tax Calculator for Businesses
Jun 14 2006 // Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn announced a tax calculator available on the comptroller’s Web site that will allow Texas businesses to estimate how much franchise tax they will pay as a result of recent tax...
Thompson, Coe Honored as a Leading Texas Insurance Law Firm
Jun 14 2006 // The 2006 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, a guide of the best business lawyers in the U.S., recently recognized Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons L.L.P. as a “Tier One”...
Texas Insurer Group Says Alberto May be Omen for Rest of Season
Jun 13 2006 // Tropical Storm Alberto should be a warning to all coastal residents in Texas that the 2006 hurricane season may exceed the expectations for an overly active storm season. The Insurance Council of Texas urges everyone...
FEMA Publishes New Flood Risk Maps for Texas Counties
Jun 9 2006 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is presenting draft flood risk maps to communities in Travis and Burnet counties in Texas – areas that flood frequently. The...
Attorneys: Summary Judgment in Texas Work Comp Case Sets Precedent
Jun 8 2006 // Attorneys Anthony Cox and Greta Matzen, with the Dallas-based law firm of Hermes Sargent Bates LLP, announced they obtained a summary judgment of damages stating that Section 41.0105 of the Texas Civil Practice and...
