Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has charged two men with workers’ compensation fraud and announced a guilty plea from woman who was previously charged. Charlie Jones, 45, of Norman faces one count of workers’ compensation fraud. According to charges filed …
In an effort to stimulate Oklahoma’s economy and allow the state to be more competitive with out-of-state companies, a state senator has filled a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to legally work in Oklahoma. Sen. Harry Coates, R-Seminole, has …
Louisiana has allowed its largest insurer of homes to raise its rates by an average 7.8 percent. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. spokeswoman Molly Quirk told The Associated Press that the $32.2 million increase goes into effect with new …
More than half of the homeowner insurance claims have been settled in the Bastrop (Texas) Complex Wildfire that occurred over the Labor Day weekend. The final tally for insured losses from the wildfire is projected to hit $325 million from …
Southwestern Insurance Information Service has elected Lyndell Haigood, regional vice president of State Auto Insurance as chairman of the board; David Lacefield, executive vice president, National Lloyds Insurance as vice chairman; and Ron Lawson, vice president-industry affairs, Republic Group as …
Kyson Johnson, Texas’ only dedicated insurance fraud prosecutor, has been named 2011 Prosecutor of the Year by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. Johnson was honored for his successful record in prosecuting criminals involved with various forms of insurance fraud including …
The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) in November added two new member insurance agencies from South Central states. Nationally, the group added 35 members last month. The two new agencies are: Partners Premier Insurance Agency of Georgetown, Texas Spengler-Stewart Agency …
Risk Sciences Group, a provider of risk management information systems (RMIS) and related analytics services, has named Cal McCalister national sales executive in its Dallas, Texas, office. McCalister has been working with data analytics for more than two decades. Since …
Great American Insurance Group, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced it is acquiring Dallas, Texas-based Employers Comp Associates Inc. (ECA) and Freeman Administrative Solutions Inc. (FAS). ECA and FAS were founded by Darlene and Larry Freeman. Upon completion of the transaction, …
The Woodlands Financial Group (TWFG) a large privately held insurance organization headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, announced it has acquired Texans CUSO Insurance Group LLC dba Heartland Marketing Group. Heartland Marketing and Heartland Specialty will be merged into TWFG General …
