CNA’s Spa & Pool Contractors Program (SPLASH) has been expanded to the middle market segment in Texas. CNA’s SPLASH program offers coverages for an array of customers, including builders or installers of swimming pools, spas and hot tubs as well …
Louisiana’s congressional delegation is asking BP to help Louisiana’s oyster industry immediately. In November, Louisiana asked BP PLC to give it $15 million so the state could start repairing oyster beds damaged by the Gulf oil spill. But Louisiana’s congressional …
An icy blast tugged temperatures well below zero degrees in a large swath of the South on Feb. 10 leaving ranchers and farmers fretting about their animals after a winter storm dropped 2 feet of snow on parts of Arkansas …
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has reappointed Deeia D. Beck of Austin to the Office of Public Insurance Counsel for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2013. The office represents insurance consumers in regulatory matters relating to insurance rates, rules and …
The Oklahoma Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 8 approved five lawsuit reform measures that are key components of the Senate Republican legislative agenda. “We have been working on lawsuit reform for years, taking mostly an incremental approach because we did …
Angry football fans have sued the National Football League and the Dallas Cowboys, saying they were denied seats to Sunday’s Super Bowl despite having paid thousands of dollars for tickets. The lawsuit was filed after the league admitted to mistakes …
Iroquois of Texas has added Jerry Blessing as regional manager in North Texas. Blessing has more than 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry and is a graduate of North Texas State University (now The University of North Texas). He …
Pronto Insurance Agency, a Brownsville, Texas-based provider of auto and homeowners insurance, has hired Sidney Williams as its new franchise director. Williams has nearly 20 years of experience with retail and franchise businesses. He will head Pronto Insurance Agency’s franchise …
Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello is asking lawmakers to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system. Costello appeared before the Oklahoma House’s Committee on Insurance. He’s proposing repeal of the state’s existing Workers’ Compensation Court system and replacing it with an …
Dallas-based Gainsco Inc. announced that A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) of Gainsco’s principal insurance subsidiary, MGA Insurance Co. Inc., to B+ (Good) from B (Fair). The issuer credit rating (ICR) of the insurance company was also …
