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Marcus Humphrey
Aug 22 2005 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT), based in Dallas, recently named Marcus Humphrey vice president and leader of the firm’s Employee Benefits group. As vice president, Humphrey’s primary responsibilities...
Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Acts and Their Impact on Insurance Coverage: A Comparative Analysis
Aug 22 2005 // In the oilfield, operators typically enter into Master Service Agreements with various contractors who supply services and materials needed in connection with the many and varied oilfield operations. The Master Service...
TGI Earns Dividend from Texas Mutual
Aug 19 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that the Texas Green Industry Workers’ Compensation Purchasing Group (TGI) has earned a purchasing group dividend of more than $72,000. TGI provides a competitive option for...
U.S. CSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendation to BP Global Board in Wake of Accidents at Texas Facilities
Aug 18 2005 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, (CSB) recently issued an urgent recommendation calling on the BP Global Executive Board of Directors to commission an independent panel that would review a range of...
MHBT, Milliman USA to Present Results of Texas Employee Benefits Survey
Aug 18 2005 // Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P., in conjunction with the actuarial firm Milliman USA, is conducting its third annual survey of employer-sponsored health plans. The survey, one of the largest in Texas,...
Universal Casualty Appoints Milton O. Johnston for CGL
Aug 17 2005 // Universal Casualty Company, a member of Kingsway Financial Services Inc., announced the appointment of Milton O. Johnston and Company Ltd. of Houston, Texas, as an underwriting general agent to write CGL business in the...
SLSOT Announces 2005 Seminars
Aug 16 2005 // Speakers from the Texas Department of Insurance, the state comptroller’s office and the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas will discuss topics of importance to surplus lines professionals during a series of...
Oilfield Safety a Concern as Energy Demands Rise
Aug 15 2005 // The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Permian Basin Chapter in Midland, Texas, announced it is teaming up with local U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials and the Texas...
Texas Pacific, Thos. Lee to Sell App. 7.7 Million Endurance Shares
Aug 11 2005 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that two of its initial investors, Texas Pacific Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners, have agreed to sell approximately 7.7 million ordinary shares in a block...
Hallmark Financial Services Approved for AMEX Listing
Aug 10 2005 // Hallmark Financial Services Inc., based in Fort Worth, Texas, announced that its common stock, $0.03 par value per share, has been approved for listing on the American Stock Exchange. Beginning Aug. 10, 2005,...
New ATRF Report Analyzes Why Texas County is a ‘Judicial Hellhole’
Aug 9 2005 // A new report released by the American Tort Reform Foundation details why Jefferson County, Texas – the only Texas jurisdiction to receive the “Judicial Hellhole” designation for three years in a row...
Medical Treatment for Similar Auto Crash Injuries Varies from State to State, Industry Study Reports
Aug 8 2005 // Auto injury claimants from four states seek different types of medical treatment, even though they report similar injuries, according to a study of insurance claims by the Insurance Research Council. The study examined...
David Morse Opens Texas Office
Aug 5 2005 // David Morse & Associates, a national claims administration and independent adjusting company based in Los Angeles, announced the opening of its first office in the state of Texas, DM&A Dallas. This new office...
TRCC Seeks Volunteers for Warranty and Standards Advisory Committee
Aug 5 2005 // The Texas Residential Construction Commission is in the process of establishing an advisory committee to review proposed changes to the adopted warranties and building and performance standards. During the June 2005...
ICT to Host Workers’ Comp Conference
Aug 4 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas will host its 2005 Workers’ Compensation Conference in Austin on Sept. 7. State Representative Burt Solomons of Carrollton, author of House Bill 7, the sweeping workers’...
Texas HMOs Strong Financially
Aug 3 2005 // HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a provider of managed care industry intelligence, announced it has found that Texas HMOs as a whole continued a three-year streak of profits in 2004, and several individual plans improved...
Universal Holdings Creates New Personal Lines Insurer for Texas
Aug 3 2005 // Universal Insurance Holdings of North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Insurance Group based in Puerto Rico, announced the creation of Universal Insurance Company of Texas (UICTX). “This is a...
Texas AG Bans Deceptive Advertising by Health ‘Discount Card’ Companies
Aug 2 2005 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced he has stopped two Houston companies from making false promises about the benefits consumers can obtain through the health “discount cards” they are peddling. Family...
Texas Tech Law School Releases ‘Legislative Intent Roadmap’ on 2003 Lawsuit Reforms
Aug 1 2005 // Texas Tech Law Review has issued a comprehensive overview of lawsuit reform measures passed in 2003. According to an announcement released by the Texas Alliance for Patient Access, the 357-page article, the culmination of...
Texas Social Services Agencies Group Earns Dividend
Aug 1 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a purchasing group dividend to the Social Services Agencies of Texas (SSA) totaling $70,291. This marks the first year SSA has earned a Texas Mutual® purchasing group...
