Texas / South Central News for February 2017
- Texas Bill Would End ‘Wrongful Birth’ Suits Against Doctors
 - Oklahoma Senate OKs Bill Changing Oversight of Online Insurance Verification
 - Ratings of Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance, Subsidiary Upgraded
 - Alliant Adds Gulf Coast Marine Expert, Hood, in New Orleans
 - 28 Injured in New Orleans Parade Crash; DWI Suspected
 - Officials: Drone Interrupted Texas Wildfire Control Efforts
 - Houston Company to Pay $9.5M in Penalties for Oil Platform Blast, Safety Violations
 - Texas Bill Seeks Limits on Hailstorm Lawsuits
 - Brinson Takes Over as President of Texas Surplus Lines Assoc.
 - Jury: Former Oklahoma Legislator Must Pay Insurer $4.3M in Defamation Case
 - Ryan Specialty Group to Acquire Trident Marine Managers
 - Judge Won’t Toss Bias Claims Over Louisiana Salon Inspections
 - Former Staffer Files Whistleblower Suit Against Louisiana Sheriff
 - Tulsa Man Who Assaulted Insurance Adjuster Gets Life Sentence
 - Louisiana Offers Tax Filing, Payment Extensions for Some Tornado Victims
 - Texas Neurosurgeon Gets Life Sentence for Maiming Patients
 - Mayor Issues Disaster Declaration for San Antonio After Tornadoes
 - Oklahoma Bill Proposes Rules for Medical Marijuana
 - 8K Louisianans Possibly Impacted by Reinsurance Broker’s Data Breach
 - Despite Increase in Lawsuits, Texas Homeowner Insurance Complaints Remain Low
 - Houston’s Insgroup Acquires Benefits Firm, The Fawcett Group
 - Dozens of Homes Around San Antonio Damaged by Severe Storms, Tornadoes
 - Texas Mutual Insurance, VFIS of Texas, Distribute $228K in Grants to First Responders
 - Phillips Appointed Chair of Texas House Insurance Committee
 - Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to $116K Insurance Fraud
 - Arkansas Bill Would Limit Attorneys’ Fees, Punitive Damages
 - Polluted Waste Pits Along Texas’ San Jacinto River Bring Lawsuits
 - At Least 6 Twisters Slam Areas Southwest of Houston
 - Lance Armstrong Loses Bid to Stop $100M Federal lawsuit
 - Texas a Leader in Fatal Crashes, Alcohol-Impaired Driving
 - Efforts to Limit Medical Pot Ads Approved by Arkansas House
 - 11 Children Injured When School Bus Overturns
 - Tough Budget-Rebalancing Awaits Returning Louisiana Lawmakers
 - R Street Applauds Texas Bill to Rein in Hail Claims
 - Beyonce Faces $20M Copyright Lawsuit in Louisiana from Youtube Star’s Estate
 - Suspected Shooter in Oklahoma Accused of Stealing Insurance Money
 - Talk Expected to Turn to Earthquakes at Tornado Summit in Oklahoma
 - State, Federal Officials Investigating Louisiana Blast that Killed 3
 - Phillips 66: Worker Unaccounted for After Louisiana Pipeline Explosion
 - Suspected Oklahoma Shooter Accused of Stealing Insurance Money
 - Texas High Court Sides with Policyholder in Ike-Damaged Property Case
 - Central Texas Now Has Air Tanker Base to Help Fight Wildfires
 - New Orleans Mayor: 940 Homes Damaged by Half-Mile Wide Tornado
 - South Texas Mosque Fire Ruled Arson
 - In Washington, Louisiana Governor Seeks More Flood Assistance
 - 8 Die in 2 Unrelated Crashes on Opposite Ends of Texas
 - Louisiana Commissioner Extends Flooding Emergency Rule after Tornadoes
 - Mattax Reappointed as Texas Insurance Commissioner
 - Demolishing of Baton Rouge Flood-Damaged Homes Set to Begin
 - Tornadoes Across Southeast Louisiana Cause Widespread Damage
 - ICT on Track to Provide $1M in Insurance Education Funds by Year’s End
 - Marsh & Mclennan Agency Acquires Texas Benefits Firm
 - Louisiana Universities to Receive $2.7M after Demise of HMO
 - Texas Offers Grace Period for Workers’ Comp Reporting
 - School Flood Damage in Baton Rouge Tops $60M
 - Deadline Extended for Louisiana NFIP Policyholders Affected by August Flood
 - Moussaid Named Senior VP in JLT Speciality’s Dallas Office
 - EPA to Oklahoma Officials: Do More to Curb Earthquakes
 - Ex-Head of Baylor Football Operations Sues University
 - Order Issued to Protect Workers in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Projects
 - Drought-Hit Oklahoma Under Rare National Fire Advisory
 - Texas Governor Calls for Legislation to Rein in Hailstorm Litigation
 - Texas Stamping Office Updates Eligible Surplus Lines Insurers List
 - Texas Truck Driver Charged in Fatal Oklahoma Crash Has Died
 - Investigators: Plane in Fatal Oklahoma Crash Lost Power
 - Louisiana Insurance Department Clarifies Prescription Drug Coupon Cards
 
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