Texas ‘Hailstorm’ Litigation Bill Headed to Governor’s Desk May 17, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones Legislation backed by the insurance industry and some Texas business groups that curtails the ability of policyholders to sue insurance...
Oklahoma Seeks Federal Disaster Aid After Recent Severe Weather May 17, 2017 Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin announced the state of Oklahoma has requested a major disaster declaration from the federal government for...
Oklahoma Court Affirms Employer’s Right to Choose Provider in Workers’ Comp Case May 17, 2017 An Oklahoma civil appeals court ruled in favor of an employer and its insurer in affirming an order by the...
Texas Wholesale Insurance Broker LevelFirst Promotes Innocent to VP May 17, 2017 LevelFirst, the Dallas-based wholesale broker and MGA binding facility owned by IIAT Services Co., has promoted Kate Innocent to vice...
Texas Senate Committee Again Looks at Texting Ban May 16, 2017 Another bill that would ban texting and driving has been taken up by the Senate State Affairs committee. The committee...
Travis Named VP at Texas Wholesale Broker LevelFirst May 16, 2017 LevelFirst, the Dallas-based wholesale broker and MGA binding facility owned by IIAT Services Co., has appointed Mary Travis as vice...
Dozen Earthquakes Reported in Oklahoma, Including a 4.2 Mag May 16, 2017 Two small earthquakes recorded in Oklahoma by the U.S. Geological Survey bring to a dozen the number of temblors recorded...
New Louisiana Emergency Rule Extends Flood-Impacted Policyholder Protection May 15, 2017 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says a new emergency rule extends the time in which policyholders affected by August 2016...
Louisiana Flood Damage Survey Help Sessions Planned May 15, 2017 Louisiana is holding outreach sessions to help homeowners with damage from last year’s floods to fill out a survey that...
Weather Service Confirms Tornado Touchdown in Owasso, Oklahoma May 15, 2017 Forecasters say a tornado that hit near Tulsa on May 11 had a preliminary ranking of EF1 with wind speeds...