Texas / South Central News for April 2019
- Texas Senate Passes School Safety Bill
 - Death of Louisiana Nurse Attacked by Patient Prompts Call for Increased Safety
 - Oh Rats! Pests a Problem in Building That Houses Texas Insurance Department
 - 9: The Number of Tornadoes that Hit East Texas, Louisiana Last Week
 - Autonomous Vehicle Regulation Bill Passed by Oklahoma Legislature
 - Texas Tops the Nation in Traffic Deaths; Filed Bills Aim to Stem the Tide
 - Buildings Damaged, 2 Killed as Tornado Tears Through Northern Louisiana
 - 30 Texas University Students Receive Insurance Council Scholarships
 - Louisiana House Passes Bill Targeting High Auto Insurance Rates
 - Insurtech, Cover, Now Selling Its Own Auto Policies in Texas
 - Train Cars Carrying Ethanol Derail, Catch Fire in Texas
 - Oklahoma Supreme Court Tosses Non-Economic Damages Cap
 - Cars Submerged at Dallas Airport Amid Storm Outbreak
 - Medical Marijuana Sales in Arkansas Set to Begin in Mid-May
 - Study: $76.4M in Texas Home Values Erased by Flooding Tied to Sea Level Rise
 - Texas Company to Pay $85K to Settle Age Discrimination Suit
 - Crocker Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP in Austin
 - Oklahoma Passes Law Hiking Turnpike, Highway Speeds
 - SLTX: Surplus Lines Insurance Bills Advancing in Texas
 - Louisiana Company to Pay $25K to Settle Federal Disability Lawsuit
 - Wuthrich Named Executive Director of Houston Independent Agents Group
 - Oklahoma Prescription Drug ‘Step Therapy’ Bill Signed Into Law
 - Oklahoma Bill Increasing Highway Speed Limits Signed by Governor
 - Waco Surf Park Hit with Suit Over Man’s Death From ‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’
 - Texas Medical Providers to Pay $30K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
 - Experts Give Texas Mixed Reviews on Disaster Preparedness
 - Suspect in Multiple Louisiana Church Fires Faces Hate Crime Charges
 - Oklahoma Judge: No Jury Trial in Case Against Drugmakers
 - Costs Add Up for Texas Fuels Storage Operator After Fire, Chemical Spill
 - Hilb Group Acquires Arkansas’ Walker Brothers Insurance
 - Proposed Bill Would End Texas’ Controversial Driver Responsibility Program
 - Louisiana Diocese Releases List of Priests Accused of Sex Abuse
 - Deadly Storms Sweep Through Texas, Southern States
 - Listeria Concerns Prompt Recall of 3.3K Pounds of Foods from Texas Company
 - AM Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurer Stonetrust
 - Texas Releases New Guidelines for Insurer Catastrophe Data Collection, Reporting
 - Woman Says T-Shirt Cannon Broke Finger; Sues Astros for $1M
 - Two Texas Companies Charged in Separate Workers’ Comp Fraud Cases
 - Arkema NA, Executive Now Face Assault Charges From 2017 Texas Chemical Plant Fire
 - 161 Died in Work Zone Crashes in Texas in 2018 Despite Decrease in Incidents
 - Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurer Declares $51M Policyholder Dividend
 - Contractors: Company Knew About Valve Leak Before Texas Chemical Plant Fire
 - Combined Agents of America Expands into Colorado, Adds 7 New Agencies
 - Why Has Texas Decided to Break Tradition and Immediately Sue Industrial Polluters?
 - Hoppe Joins BevCap Management in Texas as Claims, Risk Management Director
 - Workers Injured at Texas Chemical Plant Damaged by Fire File Suit
 - Arkansas Judge Refuses to Dismiss Claims Against Opioid Drug Makers
 - Chemical Plant Fires Renew Safety Debate in Oil-Friendly Texas
 - AM Best Downgrades Ratings of Tokio Marine GRV Re in Oklahoma City
 - Oklahoma Lawmakers not so Happy About Purdue Pharma Settlement
 - In Modernization Effort, Texas Revamps Insurance Licensing, Call Center Response
 - Federal Safety Board to Investigate Fatal Texas Chemical Fire
 - Judge: 4 African Americans Rejected from Louisiana Parish Jury Can Seek Damages
 - Oklahoma Alters Suit Against Opioid Drugmakers Before Trial
 - Texas Insurance Department to Seek Input on Rules that Need to Be Updated
 - Louisiana Charter School Bus Services Firm Accused in Insurance Fraud Scam
 - New Texas Homeowners Policy From The Woodlands Insurance Includes Flood Coverage
 - Texas Insurance Commissioner to Industry: Watch Your Language!
 - Louisiana Pledges $80M for Bayou Chene Floodgate
 - SageSure, IMF Partner on Texas Coastal Homeowners Insurance Product
 - One Dead, 2 Critically Injured in Another Houston-Area Chemical Fire
 - U.S. Investigators to Begin Search for Cause of Texas Petrochemical Disaster
 - Year 2000 Fort Worth Tornado Triggered Development Boom
 - Corvus Insurance Opens Location in Dallas, Hires Wagner as VP, Cyber Underwriting
 - Modernization on the Mind of Texas Insurance Commissioner
 - Houston-Area Chemical Disaster Zone Remains No-Go Zone 2 Weeks After Blaze
 - New Orleans Sues Energy Firms Over Coastal Erosion
 - Woman Sues Weather Channel over Storm Chaser Son’s Death in Texas
 - Oklahoma Man Admits to Embezzling $755K from Employer
 
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