Texas / South Central News for June 2024
- People Moves: Higginbotham Promotes Russell to President, Private Client Services
- Texas Health System Loses COVID-19 Business Interruption Suit – 5th Circuit
- Millions of Texans Live in Counties Without Hazard Mitigation Plan
- Oklahoma Insurance Department to Hold Inaugural OK Captive Day
- Supreme Court Pauses Federal Smog Control Plan That Texas Opposed
- Insurance Costs Contributing to Texas Housing Affordability Crisis
- Arkansas Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Alleged Role in Fueling Opioid Crisis
- Officials Investigate Southwest Jet That Flew Low Over Oklahoma City Suburbs
- Velocity Risk Partners with LSU to Develop Gulf Coast Hurricane Model
- Uber Picks Once-Rival Aurora to Launch Driverless Truck Offering in Texas
- Dallas Will Feel Like 107 With Heat and Humidity: Weather Watch
- Climate Change Amplifies Deadly Heat Wave Sweeping Across Southwestern US, Mexico
- Texas Pet Products Manufacturer Fined $278K Over Employee’s Facial Burns
- Exxon Suit Targeting Activist Group Arjuna Tossed by Judge
- Bird Flu Hits Texas, Kansas Milk in First Sign of Impact
- Texas Electricity Demand Could Nearly Double in Six Years – ERCOT
- Golden Pass LNG Warns of Delays After Contractor’s Bankruptcy
- Tropical Storm Alberto Strengthens as System Approaches Mexico
- Tropical Storm Alberto to Bring Flooding to Coastal South Texas
- People Moves: Ayers Joins Risk Services–Leavitt Insurance Agencies
- Federal Officials Update Investigation Into July 2023 Louisiana Plant Explosion
- AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual
- Houston Leaders Approve $1B Bond Deal to Cover Back Pay for Firefighters
- Potential Tropical Storm in Southern Gulf of Mexico Gathers Strength
- People Moves: Hotchkiss Insurance Expands Partnership with Bailey, Fondren and Rivera
- Texan Whose Husband Died by Hot Tub Electrocution at Mexican Beach Resort Files Suit
- Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Reparations Lawsuit of Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors
- Louisiana High Court Reopens Window for Adult Victims of Childhood Sex Abuse to Sue
- Study Finds Higher Levels of Dangerous Chemical Than Expected in SE Louisiana
- Texas Ranchers Face Growing Risk as Abandoned Oil Wells Gush Gassy Water
- First Arkansas Merges With Sunstar Insurance Group
- Artemis Risk Solutions Launches Insurance Brokerage, Names Executive Team
- Texas Crane Company to Pay Driver Fired for Refusing to Break Federal Safety Rules
- Pipeline Brawl in Louisiana Rattles Industry Desperate to Build
- Paper Links Social Learning and Flood Insurance Uptake
- Contractors Can’t Advertise ‘Insurance Negotiating’ Skills, Texas Supreme Court Says
- Financiers Plan to Launch Texas Stock Exchange
- Austin Flood Mitigation Makes Residents Eligible for 25% Insurance Discount
- Louisiana’s Temple Meets With Insurers Ahead of Potentially Active Hurricane Season
- Texas County to Pay Female Deputies $1.5M to Settle Sexual Misconduct Suit
- 5th Circuit: Louisiana Law Voids Arbitration Clause in Surplus Lines Policies
- ALKEME Acquires Louisiana’s Hardwick Insurance
- Rise in Texas Crop Insurance Payouts Driven by Drought
- The Nitsche Group Announces Relocation of Round Rock Office
- Louisiana Gun Bill Risks Roiling Wall Street’s Muni Business
- AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Arkansas
- People Moves: Skyward Specialty Expands Media Liability Team
- Texas Faces New Heat Advisories With Temperatures Above 100F
- Increased NFIP Discounts Coming to East Baton Rouge
- Insurance Council of Texas Offers Tips for Hurricane Preparation
- Louisiana Law That Limits Filming of Police Violates First Amendment, Attorneys Say