Illinois-based insurer, Allstate, has named Brownsville, Texas, the city with America’s safest drivers. The ranking is based on Allstate claims data. The 14th annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report spotlights safe driving leading up to the busy Labor Day travel …
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has approved three new insurance companies to conduct insurance business in that state. Authority was granted to West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. (WBM) of West Bend, Wisconsin, to offer property, casualty (including workers’ compensation), surety, …
The former CEO of an Oklahoma ambulance service has agreed to pay tens of thousands of dollars to settle a civil kickback case. The U.S. Justice Department revealed Monday that Stephen Williamson will pay an $80,000 settlement, the Oklahoman reported. …
Louisiana’s not seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment increased by 26,000 jobs from July 2017 to 1,980,200, marking 10 consecutive months of increases, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported. Over the same time period, not seasonally adjusted private sector employment increased by 28,500 …
The Houston City Council voted unanimously to purchase $30 million in cyber insurance coverage at a total premium cost of $471,000. The policy provides first-party coverage for the city’s operations, third-party coverage for the city’s liability to others, and coverage …
Tulsa’s market growth for cannabis-derived products without the high of THC was inevitable regardless of Oklahoma’s medical marijuana legalization, according to advocates. Proponents of medical marijuana have fielded questions about whether entrepreneurs are opening cannabidiol, or CBD, shops with the …
In a dynamic before-and-after project, a nonprofit organization has partially restored a home ravaged by a catastrophic rush of floodwater when a New Orleans levee failed 13 years ago during Hurricane Katrina, re-creating two rooms to look like a typical …
More than 1,600 people and businesses applied for Oklahoma medical marijuana licenses on the first day that applications were made available. The online application system went live at 10 a.m. Saturday at www.OMMA.ok.gov for all potential medical marijuana patients, growers, …
Orlando Hernandez, a 28-year veteran of the fire and emergency services professions, has been selected to serve as the interim state fire marshal, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. Hernandez has been the life safety coordinator at the Texas Department …
An Allemands, Louisiana-based provider of marine transportation services will pay $165,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC said Otto Candies LLC also will provide other relief to settle the …
