Group Sues ExxonMobil Over Baton Rouge Chemical Plant Emissions March 7, 2016 By Michael Kunzelman An environmental group’s lawsuit claims ExxonMobil Corp. continues to violate Clean Air Act regulations despite a 2014 settlement over emissions...
Police: 1 Injured When Generator Explodes at Texas Refinery March 7, 2016 One person was injured when a generator inside a refinery near Houston exploded, authorities said on March 5. The incident...
Catastrophe Response Team Works to Protect Storm Victims March 4, 2016 After tornadoes ravaged the Dallas area in late December, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) and Texas Department of Insurance...
Reed Joins Midlands Management at Sr. Broker/Underwriter in Texas March 4, 2016 Wholesale insurance broker Midlands Management Corp. has added Jennie Reed to the Texas property/casualty excess and surplus team as a...
Suit Alleges Texas Lawyers Bankrolled BP Oil-Spill Scam March 4, 2016 Two high-profile Texas attorneys were sued by a fishing boat captain who said they were involved in a scam to...
Select Insurance Markets Adds Castaneda in Austin March 4, 2016 Houston-based MGA, Select Insurance Markets, has added Pedro Castaneda to its marketing team. He is based in Austin, Texas. Prior...
FORTIFIED Home-High Wind, Hail Programs Launched at National Tornado Summit March 3, 2016 The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) launched its new FORTIFIED Home–High Wind and Hail programs at the...
Texas Mutual, VFIS Award Over $150K to Emergency Service Organizations March 3, 2016 Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., a policyholder-owned company, and VFIS of Texas awarded more than $150,000 to 71...
Post Tornado, St. John Parish Trying for Normalcy March 3, 2016 By Bill Fuller A sense of normalcy is returning to St. John the Baptist Parish after a tornado struck the west side of...
Louisiana Flood Board Appeals Dismissal of Suit Against Oil Companies March 2, 2016 By Cain Burdeau A lawyer for a flood protection agency tried on Feb. 29 to revive a closely-watched lawsuit alleging oil and natural...