Hurricane Katrina: The Numbers Tell Their Own Story August 26, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones In a 25-year span leading up to 2005, homeowners insurers in Louisiana wrote a total of $13 billion in homeowners...
Lodge Joins Roach Howard Smith & Barton as AVP August 25, 2015 Lynn Lodge joined Texas-based independent insurance brokerage firm Roach Howard Smith & Barton as assistant vice president of Employee Benefits....
10 Years Post-Katrina New Orleans Rises but Gaps Remain August 25, 2015 By Rebecca Santana As people search for words to describe New Orleans’ recovery a decade after Hurricane Katrina, they sometimes use words verging...
Hurricane Danny Dies, but Peak Hurricane Season Looms August 24, 2015 Although what was once Hurricane Danny has degenerated into a “trough of low pressure” in the eastern Caribbean, according to...
Louisiana Jobless Rate Dips but Job Totals Shrink August 24, 2015 By Jeff Amy Fewer people had jobs in Louisiana in July as employer payrolls shrank, but the unemployment rate fell again as even...
New FEMA Maps for Central Texas Expand Flood Plains August 24, 2015 Hundreds of Central Texas residents could be forced to buy flood insurance or face stricter building regulations for new structures...
New Texas-Developed Guardrails to Be Installed in State, Nation August 24, 2015 Some roadways in Texas and around the country will get new guardrails after Texas A&M University found that a specially...
Texas Adds 31,400 Jobs in July August 21, 2015 Texas added jobs for the fourth consecutive month with the addition of 31,400 seasonally adjusted nonagricultural jobs in July, Texas...
Texas Refinery, Tank Fires in Blamed on Lightning Strikes August 21, 2015 Lightning strikes have been blamed for a refinery fire near Houston and an oil storage tank blaze along the Gulf...
Lawsuit Relief Needed for TWIA Depopulation Plan to Work: Lawmakers August 21, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones A new law that becomes effective Sept. 1 in Texas will give the state’s property insurer of last resort for...