Texas / South Central News for July 2012
- Oklahoma Drilling Firm Faces Fines for Safety Hazards at Texas Site
 - New Louisiana Insurance Laws Address Citizens, Proof of Insurance, DWIs
 - Texas-Based CBIZ Stoltz Expands National Energy Practice
 - Private Claims Firm Saves Louisiana’s Risk Management Agency $1.4M
 - Fines, Penalties, Back Wages Add Up for Louisiana Seafood Company
 - Fourth Man Pleads Guilty in Texas-Based Tour Boat Coverage Scam
 - TWFG Offering New Branch Agent Opportunities
 - Growth Through Acquisitions Highlight Quarter for 2 CAA Member Agencies
 - Digital Insurance Acquires DSG Benefits Group in Dallas
 - OSU Appeals Ruling Over ‘Gift of a Lifetime’ Insurance Money
 - 2 Houma, Louisiana, Hotels to Shelter Workers After Disasters
 - Rejected Emails Cause Headaches for Texas Insurance Regulators
 - Jackson Appointed to Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association Board
 - DPS: Tire Likely Cause of Deadly Texas Truck Crash
 - Man’s Gun Fires in Dallas Walmart; 4, Including 2 Children, Slightly Hurt
 - Police: Woman Killed in Arkansas Workplace Shooting
 - Louisiana Citizens Pays $104M Award Over Slow Storm Claims
 - Authorities: 13 Dead After Truck Crashes in Texas
 - USG Announces New Houston Office
 - Idea of Creating DWI Tracking System in Louisiana Revived
 - Improved Fire Rating Expected to Lower Insurance Costs in Louisiana Town
 - Officials: June to June, Louisiana Private Sector Adds 50K Jobs
 - Ex-School Nurse in Texas Gets 10 Years for Fire
 - Pennsylvania Firm Fined $117K for Safety Violations at Houston Plant
 - Man Files Federal Lawsuit Against Oklahoma Town in Wake of Police Probe
 - Republic Group Appoints Greenfield as Senior VP, Chief Underwriting Officer
 - Exceptional Drought Area Worsens in Arkansas
 - Kearby to Lead Austin Association of Insurance Professionals
 - Police: Naked Man Crashes Through Texas Mall
 - NAMIC Names Martin State Affairs Manager for Southwest Region
 - CoVerica Acquires Assets of Dallas-Based Unimark Insurance
 - Millions Spent on Upkeep of Empty Katrina Lots
 - Arkansas Rice Farmers Sue Texas Company Over Hybrid Rice
 - Muskogee Officials: Study Shows Town not Responsible for Flooding
 - Former Louisiana Deputy Insurance Commissioner Convicted of Racketeering
 - Oklahoma Governor, Insurance Commissioner Visit Lloyd’s of London
 - Bexar County Leads Texas in Road Rage Crashes
 - Houston-Area Rain Floods Homes, May End Drought
 - Number of April Tornadoes Set Record in Oklahoma
 - Bondurant Rejoins Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
 - USG Adds Reilly in Workers’ Compensation Division
 - U. of Central Arkansas Receives $100K Donation for Risk, Insurance Program
 - Louisiana Citizens Sets Annual Katrina-Rita Bond Assessment
 - Berman to Lead INSURICA’s Robert C. Bates Agency in Tulsa, Oklahoma
 - Disaster Declaration Granted for Arkansas Agricultural Producers
 - Thompson Honored with Insurance Council of Texas’ Raymond Mauk Award
 - Texas Judge Rules Atmosphere, Air Is Public Trust
 - Judge Dismisses Suit Over Arrest In Arkansas
 - Texas Home Insurance Premiums Up Since 2009
 - BP Pays $13M to Settle Texas Refinery Safety Probe
 - Roach Howard Smith & Barton Adds Schickling in Employee Benefits Division
 - Trains Weren’t Speeding Before Fatal Oklahoma Wreck
 - Higginbotham Expands Dallas and Houston Business Insurance Staff
 - Hoppe Joins Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. as Chief Internal Auditor
 - NTSB Says Trains not Speeding Before Oklahoma Wreck
 - Some South Central Agencies See Potential in Dynamic Health, Benefits Market
 - Esurance Offering Discount to Texas Drivers for Facebook ‘Like’
 - Tyner Receives Customer Service Award from Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
 - Texas Governor Refuses to Implement Insurance Exchange, Expand Medicaid
 - Rush Named CEO of ClearView Risk; Wilburn to Serve as Consultant
 - AMR Sues Retired Workers Over Health Benefits
 - Oklahoma Leaders Still Mulling Federal Health Care Law
 - Builder Agent Network Adds Hankins as Program Underwriter
 - Extreme Drought Spreads In Arkansas
 - Ledet to Head Louisiana Insurance Dept. Public Affairs
 - Independent Insurance Agents of Texas Names Webb Young Agent of the Year
 - Texas City Hit With Police Sex Discrimination Suit
 - Texas Counties Struggle to Repair Road Damage
 - Number of Uninsured Drivers on Texas Roads Drops
 - Neal Honored with Texas Agent Association’s Drex Foreman Award
 - Federal Regulators Settle Whistleblower Case with Texas-Based Pilgrim’s Pride
 - Oklahoma Commissioner: More Legal Challenges to Health Reform Law Possible
 - CBIZ Acquires Texas-Based Stolz and Co.
 - Whitaker Named President-Elect, Arthur to Serve as VP of Texas Agents Association
 - Louisiana Citizens Board Agrees to Retroactive 10% Rate Cut
 - Phillips Elected to Texas Mutual Board of Directors
 - Former Insurance Adviser for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Faces Ethics Charges
 
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