The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a ruling by a lower-court judge that an insurance company is liable for twice the amount it had expected in connection with a fatal Craighead County bus crash. The court ruled on June 23 …
Owners of homes in a Muskogee, Okla., subdivision want the city to give them fair market compensation for their homes as part of a flood-buyout program. But the city says it doesn’t have the money to match federal grants to …
A massive wildfire that destroyed 13 homes the Medicine Park, Okla., area was contained on June 25, allowing residents to return to their homes. Firefighters from a few local agencies remained on the scene to mop up hot spots, but …
Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Shelton has requested a legislative study to determine if the state can enact policies that result in all day care centers having liability insurance. “In recent years, we have made significant strides in getting more day …
The private sector continued to lead non-seasonally adjusted nonfarm job growth in May for the state and in most of Louisiana’s metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), the Louisiana Workforce Commission has reported. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) survey of Louisiana …
During the recent 72-hour Roadcheck 2011 program, the Texas Department of Public Safety and other Texas law enforcement agencies inspected 7,993 commercial vehicles. Of the vehicles inspected, 26.5 percent were placed out of service for safety violations, the DPS reported. …
The Texas Senate has passed a bill intended to improve the state’s coastal windstorm insurance agency, clarifying the claims process and increasing transparency at the agency. The measure to reform the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is nearly identical to the …
Insurance companies are offering $65.5 million to settle claims that lead in New Orleans’ housing projects hurt children who lived or visited there. Payments would go to people who spent time in the public housing before Feb. 17, 2001 and …
State lawmakers have agreed to give compensation to the families of two unarmed Louisiana insurance fraud investigators who were shot and killed earlier this month while looking into a fraud case. Existing law will be expanded to make the investigators’ …
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., Louisiana’s largest insurer of homes, is asking state insurance regulators for permission to boost premiums by an average 8.5 percent. In a filing released by the state insurance department, State Farm said the requested …
