Percentage of Non-Subscribers in Texas Workers’ Comp System Falls December 19, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones The percentage of companies that don’t participate in the Texas workers’ compensation system has fallen to the lowest level since...
Texas Issues Mandatory Data Call to Property/Casualty Insurers December 19, 2016 The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a mandatory annual data call to all insurance companies writing private passenger nonfleet...
Corpus Christi Chemical Leak Reported Week Before Public Warned December 19, 2016 By David Warren and Frank Bajak A chemical leak from an asphalt plant that led Corpus Christi officials to warn its 300,000 residents not to drink...
Battle Over Property Claims and Litigation in Texas Set to Continue in 2017 December 19, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones If a Dec. 1, 2016, hearing is any indication, Texas lawmakers will be encouraged in the coming legislative session to...
Judge Tosses Louisiana Governor’s Anti-Discrimination Executive Order December 16, 2016 By Melinda Deslatte An executive order issued by Louisiana’s governor that was aimed at protecting the rights of LGBT people in state government...
Louisiana Insurance Department Chief Actuary Honored by NAIC December 16, 2016 Louisiana Department of Insurance Chief Actuary Rich Piazza has been awarded the Robert Dineen Award for Outstanding Service and Contribution...
Texas Mutual Offers Guidance on New OSHA Rules December 16, 2016 By Woody Hill Recognizing the complex nature of keeping up with rules promulgated by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), workers’...
Possible Petroleum Contamination Prompts Tap Water Warning in Corpus Christi December 16, 2016 Corpus Christi, a Texas Gulf Coast city, is warning its 320,000 residents not to use tap water because it might...
Oklahoma, Texas Insurance Commissioners Elected to NAIC Leadership Posts December 15, 2016 Texas Commissioner of Insurance David Mattax has been elected secretary-treasurer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), and Oklahoma...
Failed $1M Insurance Plot Leads to 5-Year Sentence for Texas Pair December 15, 2016 A Texas Panhandle woman and man must serve five-year prison terms for seeking to have her estranged husband killed in...