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 …
A former Baton Rouge, La., man who once faked his death to elude authorities must remain in custody until more hearings in his case. The Advocate reports that Milton Windsor Harris appeared before U.S. Magistrate Christine Noland in Baton Rouge. …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon and Department of Revenue Deputy Assistant Secretary Gary Matherne are urging those who have had a property and casualty insurance policy on their property during the last four years to claim the rebate for the …
Lyndell Haigood, regional vice president of State Auto Insurance Co., has been elected president of the Association of Fire and Casualty Companies in Texas (AFACT). Haigood was elected during AFACT’s annual meeting in Dallas Nov. 10. Haigood, whose term as …
Some residents and business owners in the city of Lafayette, La., and unincorporated parts of the parish will soon be paying 10 percent less for flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said the savings comes about because Lafayette Consolidated …
The White House has denied a request from the state of Oklahoma for individual assistance for those affected by a series of earthquakes in November. Gov. Mary Fallin said she’s disappointed and will consider other options. She has asked the …
A new insurance commissioner has allowed State Farm to charge higher rates and deductibles in Texas. State Farm Insurance on Dec. 1 was authorized to switch many of its 1.2 million homeowner policies to a higher deductible. The Dallas Morning …
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford has announced that planning efforts for an Arkansas-run health benefits exchange have ended. He stated that legislative opposition to developing an Arkansas exchange has quashed the state’s efforts to meet federal requirements for implementation of …
The insurer of a $1.2 million sports car that plunged into a Galveston Bay lagoon two years ago says the owner deliberately drove into the marsh to collect on a $2.2 million insurance policy. No trial date has been set …
