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SODA DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY

Armando M. Villesca Sr. of Fort Stockton, Texas, pleaded guilty to charges of workers’ compensation fraud in a Travis County...

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...

ROUGH ROAD FOR COMMERCIAL LINES

Fitch Ratings reports that the commercial line and reinsurance sectors of the domestic property and casualty industry faces greater uncertainty...

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