Louisiana’s Seafood Industry Struggling After Ida September 24, 2021 By Jay Reeves Louisiana’s oyster farmers, crabbers, shrimpers and anglers are nothing if not adaptable, producing millions of pounds of seafood annually, often...
Report: More than 456.5K Claims Filed in Texas After Winter Storm September 24, 2021 A recently released report from the state’s insurance department shows more claims and higher average claim costs resulting from the...
Fort Worth Masonry Company Cited Again for Fall Hazards: Fined $216K September 23, 2021 Federal workplace safety officials cited a Fort Worth, Texas-based masonry company for continuing to put its workers at risk for...
Lawsuit: Ida Power Outages in Louisiana Due to ‘Gum and Super Glue’ at Utility September 23, 2021 By Janet McConnaughey A lawsuit alleges that Louisiana’s largest electric utility used a “bubble gum and super glue” approach to maintenance and construction...
People Moves: Biggs Joins Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission; Alliant Adds Soto, Hargrave in Texas; ICT Hires Johnson September 23, 2021 Biggs Joins Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) added Scott Biggs as its newest commissioner. The...
Oklahoma to See 9.4% Drop in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs in 2022 September 22, 2021 The Oklahoma Insurance Department approved a 9.4% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for 2022, a reduction that will...
Karen Clark & Co.: Insured Loss from Nicholas Likely Near $950M September 22, 2021 Catastrophe risk modeling firm Karen Clark & Co. estimates that the insured loss from Hurricane Nicholas will come in at...
Louisiana Lawmaker: Residents Sleeping in Tents After Ida Damaged Housing September 22, 2021 By JC Canicosa, The Louisiana Illuminator About 13,000 homes in Louisiana’s Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes were destroyed by Hurricane Ida and displaced parish residents have been...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Files Agribusiness in Louisiana September 21, 2021 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Bastrop, La.-based Files Agribusiness LLC, retail insurance agency specializing in federal crop insurance, agribusiness...
GlobalPro Enters Texas; Opens Office in Dallas September 21, 2021 GlobalPro, a multidisciplinary insurance services firm that helps clients manage the risks to a financial recovery following a loss caused...