Study Finds Higher Levels of Dangerous Chemical Than Expected in SE Louisiana June 13, 2024 By Kevin McGill NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Researchers using high-tech air monitoring equipment rolled through an industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana in mobile...
Texas Ranchers Face Growing Risk as Abandoned Oil Wells Gush Gassy Water June 13, 2024 By Dylan Baddour In recent years, Schuyler Wight has noticed a growing number of abandoned oil wells coming back to life, gurgling fluids...
First Arkansas Merges With Sunstar Insurance Group June 12, 2024 Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC announced a merger with First Arkansas Insurance in Pine Bluff, elevating Sunstar’s statewide presence to now...
Artemis Risk Solutions Launches Insurance Brokerage, Names Executive Team June 12, 2024 Artemis Risk Solutions, a recently formed insurance brokerage specializing in employee benefit solutions, property & casualty, and personal lines formally...
Texas Crane Company to Pay Driver Fired for Refusing to Break Federal Safety Rules June 12, 2024 A federal judge has upheld the Department of Labor’s finding that a Houston, Texas crane and rigging services provider violated...
Pipeline Brawl in Louisiana Rattles Industry Desperate to Build June 11, 2024 By Elizabeth Elkin A legal battle in Louisiana is hobbling construction of three pipeline projects worth more than $2 billion. Yet the litigation...
Paper Links Social Learning and Flood Insurance Uptake June 11, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Short but severe flooding that followed hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017 triggered a nationwide increase in flood insurance take-up...
Contractors Can’t Advertise ‘Insurance Negotiating’ Skills, Texas Supreme Court Says June 11, 2024 By William Rabb and Ezra Amacher A contractor cannot be the public adjuster on a claim and cannot advertise itself as an insurance claims negotiator if...
Financiers Plan to Launch Texas Stock Exchange June 10, 2024 By Martin Slipczuk, The Texas Tribune DALLAS (AP) — A group of financial firms and investors is planning to launch a Texas-based private market stock exchange...
Austin Flood Mitigation Makes Residents Eligible for 25% Insurance Discount June 10, 2024 Austin residents can now receive up to a 25% discount on their flood insurance thanks to the city’s upgraded Community...