In Texas Court, Exxon Files to Block Climate-Change Document Subpoena April 15, 2016 Exxon Mobil Corp. is squaring off against government investigators who believe the energy giant covered up knowledge of how fossil...
Texas Republican Congressman Named Big ‘I’ Legislator of the Year April 15, 2016 Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas), chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, is the Gerald Solomon-Independent Insurance Agents...
Louisiana Lawmakers Back Motorist Bills: License Plate Scans; Texting; Seatbelts April 15, 2016 Louisiana lawmakers have approved several bills related to driving safety. A proposal filed by Republican Sen. Ronnie Johns to allow...
Partner Perspective What 25 Acquisitions Taught Me About Operational Consistency Presented by Fulcrum Over the course of my career I have been involved in more than 25 agency acquisitions, first as VP of...
Texas ‘Affluenza’ Teen Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years in Jail April 14, 2016 By Nomaan Merchant The Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck must serve nearly two years in jail,...
San Antonio Area Hit with Grapefruit-Sized Hail, Flooding April 14, 2016 Hail as big as grapefruits left behind broken windows and other storm damage in parts of South Texas Tuesday night....
San Antonio Independent Agents Honor Whitaker with Binford Award April 14, 2016 The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio (IIASA) has honored Gary Whitaker with the Ben R. Binford Award for outstanding...
Arkansas Man Gets 30-Month Sentence for Insurance Fraud April 14, 2016 A Little Rock, Ark., man received a 30-month sentence for auto insurance fraud following a negotiated guilty plea, the Arkansas...
Another Provision of Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Law Struck Down April 14, 2016 By Tim Talley The Oklahoma Supreme Court on April 12 struck down part of the state’s workers’ compensation law, saying the provisions deprived...
Former Oklahoma Dentist Charged with Money Laundering, Insurance Fraud April 13, 2016 By Justin Juozapavicius A former Oklahoma oral surgeon whose filthy clinics led to thousands of patients being tested for HIV and hepatitis faces...
Chubb’s Wikoff Named AVP, Management Liability for CNA’s Central Zone April 13, 2016 Chicago-based CNA has appointed Mike Wikoff as assistant vice president, management liability zone leader for the Central Zone. Wikoff is...