A trucking company service manager from the New Orleans, La.-area has won a customized Peterbilt “big rig” in Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group’s annual giveaway. Todd Turner’s first trip to the Mid-America Trucking Show was more exciting than he could …
Loss estimates from the widespread tornado, high wind and hail storm activity in the Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth area on April 3 are approaching $300 million, said one insurance industry spokesperson. That number is expected to increase as adjusters continue to reach …
An Oklahoma insurance agent is facing charges for exploitation of the elderly and fraud, investigators say. Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced that charges have been filed in Kay County against Marshall Virden. An arrest warrant has been issued …
Oklahomans could have the opportunity to purchase insurance from companies across the nation under legislation approved by a state House of Representatives committee. Senate Bill 1059, by state Sen. Bill Brown and state Rep. Lewis Moore, would create the “Health …
Two law enforcement officers from the New Orleans, La., area have been charged with plotting to make a fraudulent insurance claim. A court filing charges former New Orleans Police Sgt. Kevin Guillot and former Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputy Daniel Spears …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak and McCurtain County District Attorney Mark Matloff announced the conviction and subsequent sentencing of Matthew Hammer, a formerly licensed insurance agent in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud Unit led the investigation of Hammer, …
Dallas County, Texas, officials have declared a local disaster following a tornado that damaged or destroyed about 300 homes and businesses. County Judge Clay Jenkins has asked Gov. Rick Perry to authorize government disaster assistance from the April 3 storms …
Most Oklahoma business executives are confident their businesses will grow and about a third plan to hire workers this year, according to the findings of an online survey of company owners and officials released on April 4. But more than …
Supporters of a measure that would ban corporate contributions to political candidates in Arkansas and ban any lobbyist gifts to legislators were given clearance to begin gathering signatures to place their proposal on the ballot this fall. Attorney General Dustin …
The Sorrento Town Council in Louisiana has voted 3-0 to pay claims by residents whose homes were flooded and soiled by backups from the town’s troubled sewer system. The Advocate reports the vote on April 4 gave Mayor Pro Tem …
