Federal officials have cited a Sunnyvale, Texas-based tile manufacturer for safety violations and proposed $318,000 in penalties. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited American Marazzi Tile Inc. with 25 safety and health violations for …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported Marvin Solano of Houston has pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. A Travis County district court ordered Solano to pay $140,038 to Texas Mutual, pay a fine of $1,000, serve 10 years of deferred …
New Orleans-based independent petroleum producer McMoRan Exploration Co. posted a fourth-quarter profit on higher oil prices and a settlement of its 2008 hurricane insurance claims, the company reported Jan. 17. For the October-through-December quarter, McMoRan earned $28.4 million, or 16 …
The ACE Group announced new leadership appointments in its Aerospace insurance operations. Stephen Dinsdale has been appointed chairman, ACE USA Aerospace and Jerry Ruth has been appointed to senior vice president, ACE USA Airports & Special Risks. Both are based …
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) recently named Pete Gise as controller and David Williams as vice president of claims. As controller, Gise manages financial reporting, accounts receivable processing and remittances, accounts payable, reinsurance accounting, and budgeting and planning. Throughout …
The Mutual Service Office Inc. is introducing its 2011 farmowners program in Arkansas. The program is being used by a member company that has entered the state. The farmowners program is a self-contained package-type policy that include property and liability …
Homeowners insurance premiums in Louisiana remain among the nation’s highest, but are rising much more slowly than they did in the first two years after Hurricane Katrina, new data from by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners show. Louisiana remains …
The board of Southwestern Insurance Information Service has elected Sandra Helin as president of the organization effective March 1. Helin will succeed Jerry Johns who will be retiring March 1, 2012. A 13-year veteran of SIIS, Helin previously served as …
Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. announced the merger of Pioneer General Insurance Co. (PGIC) with and into American Contractors Indemnity Co. (ACIC), both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of HCC. The merger was effective Dec. 31, 2011, and all …
The board of directors of Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has elected its officers for 2012. They are: Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger, chairman; Murphy J. “Mike” Foster, Jr., vice chairman; and James N. “Jim” Hall, secretary. Aubrey T. Temple, Jr., …
