Texas / South Central News for June 2019
- Ray Elected Chair of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
 - New Texas Law Addresses Surprise Medical Bills Received by Injured Workers
 - Attorney Says Young Girl Hit During Astros Game Had Skull Fracture
 - Chemical Safety Board: Numerous Failures Led to 2014 Texas Dupont Plant Deaths
 - Texas Agency The Nitsche Group Relocates in Austin Area
 - Louisiana Sees 12 Consecutive Quarters of Personal Income Growth
 - Law Firm Sanctioned Over Documents in Baylor Assault Cases
 - New Federal Study Contradicts Owner’s Claims About Years-Long Gulf Oil Spill
 - Louisiana Commissioner: Insurance Discounts Available for Active Military, Veterans
 - Oklahoma Judge Approves Revised $85M Opioid Settlement With Teva
 - Federal Disaster Assistance Approved for 6 More Oklahoma Counties
 - Signal Mutual, Trident to Offer Workers’ Comp for Marine Industry in Texas & Louisiana
 - Arkansas River Too High, Fast to Assess Little Rock-Area Flood Damage
 - Louisiana Couple Pleads Guilty in $48M Medical Reimbursement Scam
 - Texas Windstorm Insurer Funded at $4.2 Billion for 2019 Hurricane Season
 - New Louisiana Law Aims to Protect Policyholder Choice of Auto Repair Shop
 - Ghost of Harvey Looms Large as 2019 Hurricane Season Gets Underway
 - EPIC Adds 5 to Employee Benefits Team in Houston
 - Retired Judge to Mediate Dispute Over Oklahoma Opioid Settlement Funds
 - Federal Flood Assistance OK’d for 4 More Oklahoma Counties
 - Texas Calls for 2018 Catastrophe Data on Commercial Property, Business Insurance
 - Houston Skies May Darken Again as Tank Farm Disaster-Site Teardown Begins
 - Tower Hill Specialty Expands Into Arkansas
 - Federal Officials Looking at Flood Issues in Review of Texas Derailment
 - Higginbotham in Texas Buys Commercial Insurance Unit of Extraco Banks
 - Company Cited, Fined $341K After Fatality at Texas Tire Retreading Facility
 - Midwestern Floodwaters Harming Louisiana, Mississippi Seafood Businesses
 - 4 Arkansas Counties Cleared to Get Disaster Assistance
 - After Lawmakers Abolish State Plumbing Licensing Board; Texas Governor Revives It
 - Webb Joins Independent Insurance Agents of Texas as Advantage Markets Director
 - Oklahoma Governor, GOP Leaders Say Opioid Drug Settlement Violates Law
 - New Orleans to Elevate Houses That Flood Repeatedly
 - Commissioner: Farm Bureau to Drop Auto Insurance Rates in Louisiana
 - Texas Governor Signs Disaster Relief, Preparedness Bills
 - Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission to Hire External Consultant for Fee Schedule Review
 - Texas Company to Pay $75K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
 - Feds Cite Texas Cancer Center For Patient Care, Safety Problems
 - Progressive Approved for 2.2% Auto Insurance Rate Decrease in Louisiana
 - At Oklahoma Trial, J&J Opioid-Sales Tactics Called a ‘Smart Strategy for Drug Dealer’
 - U.S. Safety Board: Fatal Oklahoma Well Blast Shows Need for New Rules
 - Oklahoma Judge Has Questions About $85M Opioid Settlement
 - Texas Cleaning Up After Storms; Dallas Crane Collapse Victim Identified
 - 11 Texas Colleges to Share $1.1M in Safety Education Grants from Texas Mutual
 - Doctor in Oklahoma Trial Says J&J Pushed Opioids Even After Abuse Became Known
 - Smith Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Austin as VP, Healthcare
 - Thousands of Wind-Related Claims Filed in Texas After Weekend Storms
 - Crane Falls on Dallas Apartments; 1 Killed, 5 Injured
 - Officials: Around 600 Tulsa, Oklahoma, Structures Swamped by Floodwaters
 - Arkansas Seeking Federal Disaster Declaration for Flooding
 - Flooding in Central U.S. Impacts Recreation, Tourism Industries
 - Plans for Opening Louisiana’s Mississippi River Morganza Spillway Reduced
 - Flooded Streets, Tornadoes Reported in Louisiana
 - ISMIE Mutual OK’d Offer Medical Professional Liability Coverage in Texas
 - Reported Surplus Lines Premium Breaking Records in Texas This Year
 - Plea Deal Signed by Texas Company Over North Dakota Oilfield Death
 - Texas Transportation Agency: Distracted Driving Still a Problem
 - State Ban on Red-Light Traffic Cameras Signed by Texas Governor
 - 50K-Plus New Insurance Producers, Adjusters Licensed in Arkansas Since 2015
 - The Nitsche Group Hires Casanova as Insurance Producer for Central Texas
 - Flood Clean Up Begins in Oklahoma; Arkansas Awaits River Crest
 - Louisiana Senate Passes Statewide Rules for Ride-Hailing Services
 - Man Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud Must Pay $26.4K to Texas Mutual
 - CoVerica Acquires Texas’ Agape Healthcare Partners
 - Oklahoma Heart Hospital Settles Whistleblower Suit for $2.8M
 - INSURICA Acquires First Texas Insurance Services in Arlington
 - Texas Ranch Didn’t Protect Boys from Sexual Abuse, Lawsuit Says
 - Plumber Says ‘Safety Is at Risk’ After Texas Lawmakers Flush Plumbing Code
 
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