John Polak has been named general manager of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA). Since April 2011, Polak served as interim general manager for the association. Polak has more than 39 years of industry experience, including management positions in financial, …
Kristina Donaldson, commercial insurance account manager with Messer-Bowers Company, Enid, Okla., recently was named Risk Management Professional of the Year at the Region VI Conference of the International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP). The Risk Management Professional of the Year …
Agents in Louisiana should be aware of a potential insurance scam related to habitation risks, according to the state’s top insurance regulator. Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon issued an alert to all licensed insurance producers, warning them of an …
An Oklahoma House of Representatives committee has voted to close a loophole in state law, ensuring that all daycare facilities have liability insurance. House Bill 1848, by state Rep. Mike Shelton, eliminates an exemption that allowed home-based daycare facilities to …
Centauri Insurance, a homeowners insurance carrier based in Sarasota, Fla., is now providing homeowners insurance coverage in Louisiana. Centauri Insurance also expects to add more products, including renters and dwelling fire insurance in Louisiana. Additional expansion into other states is …
A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s landmark ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers is liable for property owners’ claims, agreeing the shoddy work on a shipping channel caused billions of dollars in damage from Hurricane Katrina’s storm …
Despite some concern that Oklahoma is returning to the “lawless days of yesteryear,” a state House panel has approved a bill (House Bill 2522) to allow gun permit holders to openly carry firearms. The House Public Safety Committee voted 13-2 …
Brian Krause has joined Houston-based J.H. Blades & Co. Inc., a division of Swett & Crawford. Krause is a veteran in the oil and gas well control and firefighting world. He began his well control career as a 19-year-old apprentice …
A physician and the office manager of his medical practice, along with five owners of home health agencies, were arrested today on charges related to their alleged participation in a nearly $375 million health care fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims …
Dallas-based Republic Cos. has named Joseph E. Mattingly to serve as president and chief executive officer. Since 2006 Mattingly has served as senior vice president – insurance operations and president of insurance companies of property and casualty insurer Meadowbrook Insurance …
