Texas / South Central News for April 2016
- Texas Mutual Awards $600K in College Education Grants
 - Oklahoma Ex-Reserve Deputy, Insurance Exec Convicted in Suspect’s Death
 - Houston Bakery to Pay $1M to Settle Race, National Origin Discrimination Suit
 - Oklahoma Commissioner to Insurers: Pay Roof Repairs that Meet Building Codes
 - Texas Roofer Fined $80K for Repeated Workplace Hazards
 - Proposal for Food Inspection Cuts in Louisiana Raises Health Risk Concerns
 - Texas, Louisiana Residents Sue Toledo Bend Dam Operator Over Flooding
 - Arkansas Measure Would Cap Medical Non-Economic Damages at $250K
 - 2 Ohio Property/Casualty Insurers Approved to Operate in Arkansas
 - FEMA: $30M in Disaster Assistance Going to Texas Following March Storms
 - A.M. Best: Texas Hail Storm Damage Poised to Exceed 9-Year U.S. Average
 - Howard Promoted to Shareholder, Vice President at Gillis, Ellis & Baker
 - FEMA Grants Proof of Loss Extension to Louisiana NFIP Policyholders
 - Oklahoma Law Limits Fines for Failure to Show Proof of Auto Insurance
 - Arkansas Admits New Life, Accident, Health Insurance Provider
 - Remaining Flood-Displaced Houstonians Get Temporary Housing
 - Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Passes in Louisiana Senate
 - NBA’s Thunder Among Groups Opposing Oklahoma Gun Bills
 - Motorcycle Helmet Repeal Bill Defeated in Louisiana House
 - A.M. Best: Ratings of National Unity Insurance Downgraded, Withdrawn
 - Allstate Racks Up Big March Losses from Southwestern Hailstorms
 - OSHA: 3 in South Central States Killed when Riding Mowers Overturn
 - Ex-Insurance Agent in East Texas Sentenced to 3 Years for Fraud
 - San Antonio Storm Costliest Hail Event in Texas History
 - Oklahoma Bill Aimed at Stopping Repeat DUI Offenders
 - Outlook for National Lloyds Insurance Revised to Stable
 - Report: Ammonium Nitrate Still Close to Schools, Houses in Texas
 - Oklahoma to Hold Hearing on Earthquake Insurance Rate Increases
 - Autism Insurance Coverage Bill Passed by Oklahoma Senate
 - Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Seeks Extension of Flood Claim Deadline
 - Randall, Smith Top Allstate’s List of Stormiest Texas Counties
 - House Committee OKs Use of Automated License Plate Readers
 - Texas Inundated as Storms Dump More than a Foot of Rain
 - In Texas Court, Exxon Files to Block Climate-Change Document Subpoena
 - Texas Republican Congressman Named Big ‘I’ Legislator of the Year
 - Louisiana Lawmakers Back Motorist Bills: License Plate Scans; Texting; Seatbelts
 - Texas ‘Affluenza’ Teen Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years in Jail
 - San Antonio Area Hit with Grapefruit-Sized Hail, Flooding
 - San Antonio Independent Agents Honor Whitaker with Binford Award
 - Arkansas Man Gets 30-Month Sentence for Insurance Fraud
 - Another Provision of Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Law Struck Down
 - Former Oklahoma Dentist Charged with Money Laundering, Insurance Fraud
 - Chubb’s Wikoff Named AVP, Management Liability for CNA’s Central Zone
 - Fires in Arkansas Blamed on Lightning, Static
 - Louisiana Insurance Chief: Claim Citizens Rebates During Tax Season
 - Louisiana Food Manufacturer Fined $124K for Workplace Hazards
 - Large Hail Again Causes Damage in North Texas Cities
 - 3 Appointed to Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas Board
 - Texas Windstorm Insurance Assoc. Expert Panel to Meet April 14
 - Louisiana Ag Losses from March Flooding Could Top $15M
 - OSHA: Company Ignored Safety Rule at Louisiana Site; Faces $226K in Fines
 - Texas Mutual Insurance Names Evans VP of Marketing, Customer Engagement
 - Fomby Named VP at Texas-Based LevelFirst
 - Texas Teen’s Air Bag Death Spurs Renewed Call to Fix Recalled Cars
 - Entergy Agrees to Review Fire Safety at Reactors After Federal Probe
 - Transportation Group: Oklahoma Roads Take Financial Toll on Drivers
 - New Oklahoma Fire Burns 40 Square Miles; Structures Destroyed
 - Texas Teen’s Death Linked to Faulty Takata Air Bag, 10th in U.S.
 - Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Oklahoma’s Capitol Benefits Group
 - Distracted Driving a Problem as Crashes Increase on Texas Roads
 - Bolls Joins Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas as Finance Director
 - Oklahoma Safety Campaign Aimed at Protecting Road Workers
 - Farmers Expects More than $250M in Claims from Severe Weather in Texas
 - Some Louisiana Residents Dropped Flood Insurance, Now Regret It
 - Windhaven Insurance Acquires ATX Premier
 - Former Oklahoma Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to $500K Scam
 - Weather Service Confirms Arkansas Tornado
 - Blue Bell: Listeria Likely Spread Through Oklahoma Plant Drainage System
 - FEMA Denies Request for Levee Repairs in Grand Isle, Louisiana
 - $2.6M Fine Against Exxon over Arkansas Oil Spill Upheld
 - Weather Emergency Declared in 7 Oklahoma Counties
 - Severe Storms Move East Leaving 7 Hurt, Damage in Oklahoma
 - Dunn to Lead Dallas Office of AmWINS Brokerage of Texas
 - 2nd March Hailstorm in North Texas Deemed an Insurance Catastrophe
 
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