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AMERICAN NAT’L PROFITS JUMP

Texas-based American National Insurance Company reported its gain from operations after tax for the second quarter of 2002 was $27,565,000...

Oklahoma Agent Suspended

Wewoka, Okla.-based insurance agent, Julius Rice, had his license suspended following allegations that his agency did not forward insurance applications...

TX Court Limits Med-Mal Exposure

The Texas state Supreme Court placed limits on health care providers’ medical malpractice exposure under the Medical Liability and Insurance...

HOMEOWNERS’ RATES CLIMB UPWARD

An extraordinary number of catastrophes, the high cost of home repairs and excessive jury awards due to the emergence of...

TX GOP in League with Insurers’

Texas Democrats, claiming Republicans are more sympathetic to insurance companies than to consumers, plan to pursue regulatory reforms to curb...

La. Auto Rates Rising

Citing increasing medical and repair costs, a weak stock market, and the effects of state laws enacted in 1998, Louisiana...

HOMEOWNERS’ RATES CLIMB UPWARD

An extraordinary number of catastrophes, the high cost of home repairs and excessive jury awards due to the emergence of...

WC Guidelines Under Fire

The Texas Medical Association (TMA) and the Texas AFL-CIO have filed a lawsuit to prevent adoption of new workers’ compensation...

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