Formosa Plastics Agrees to Pay $50M to Settle Texas Water Pollution Suit October 16, 2019 By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Petrochemical manufacturer Formosa Plastics has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit in which a judge ruled the...
Credit Rating of Texas’ Pinnacle National Insurance Co. Upgraded October 16, 2019 AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of...
Unstable Building, Cranes Hamper Rescue After New Orleans Hotel Collapse October 16, 2019 By Kevin McGill Rescue workers and search dogs moved gingerly through a dangerously unstable New Orleans hotel in a risky search for the...
Audit: Former Clerk Misappropriated $185K from Arkansas City’s Accounts October 15, 2019 State auditors have determined a former city clerk and administrator in Arkansas wrote unauthorized checks to herself and used other...
Arkansas Insurance Dept. Unit Honored for Work Comp Pharmacy Benefits Program October 15, 2019 The State Risk Manager Association recently named the Arkansas Insurance Department’s Public Employee Claims Division (PECD) as the recipient of...
Texas Company Faces $301K in Fines After Employee Fatality October 15, 2019 A Texas company has been cited for workplace safety hazards and fined more than $301,000 after an employee fatality at...
Collapse of Hotel in New Orleans Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Missing October 14, 2019 By Chevel Johnson A Hard Rock Hotel under construction at the edge of New Orleans’ historic French Quarter collapsed Saturday morning, leaving at...
Godsey Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Dallas as VP October 14, 2019 Geoff Godsey has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president in Dallas. He will provide a full range of risk...
Donelon Re-Elected to Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Post October 14, 2019 Louisiana voters have re-elected Jim Donelon to the post of insurance commissioner, an office he has held since 2006. In...
Univ. of Louisiana Monroe to Create Risk Management, Insurance Endowed Chair October 11, 2019 The University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) will create an Endowed Chair in Risk Management and Insurance position in the College of...