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TORT COSTS ROSE IN 2001

The U.S. tort system cost $205 billion in 2001, or $721 per U.S. citizen, representing a 14.3 percent increase in...

SMITHEE CHAIRS HOUSE INS. COMM.

Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick, the first Republican to hold that post since the 12th legislative session—the current session is...

BOAT INSURER MUST PAY $1 MILLION

A judge in Austin ordered a London- and Canada-based organization to stop marketing boat and other watercraft insurance in Texas...

TX WORKERS’ COMP COSTS RISE

A new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute shows that workers’ compensation costs per claim in Texas continued to...

LOUISIANA AGENT BOOKED

A Slidell, La. insurance agent was charged on numerous counts of theft and misappropriation. According to acting Louisiana Insurance Commissioner...

IIATC TRADEFEST 2003 IS ON

The Independent Insurance Agents of Tarrant County will hold its annual TRADEFEST on Feb. 18 at the Woodhaven Country Club...

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