Wastewater Injection Shaking Oklahoma; Tracking, Management Needed February 23, 2015 By Mary Duenwald Not so many years ago, earthquake science was no more relevant to Oklahoma than marine biology. But these days the...
Texas Agency, Allred-Thompson-Mason-Daugherty, now Named Higginbotham February 22, 2015 Allred-Thompson-Mason-Daugherty Insurance (ATMD) agency Wichita Falls, Texas, is now doing business under the name of Higginbotham. The name change was...
Ex-Oppenheimer Exec Admits to Role in Sinking Oklahoma Insurer February 22, 2015 By Patricia Hurtado A former Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. executive pleaded guilty to participating in a fraud that the U.S. says led to...
Partner Perspective Is my insurance agency too small for an agency management system? Presented by EZLynx Key Takeaways Agency size isn’t the deciding factor for an agency management system, but workload and complexity are. A one-person...
Texas Lawmaker Urges Extension of Wind Insurance Inspection Waiver February 22, 2015 A Texas lawmaker says thousands of coastal residents could lose their windstorm insurance coverage if the Legislature doesn’t extend a...
Energy Workers at Loose Ends after Drop in Crude Prices February 20, 2015 By James Osborne and The Dallas Morning News The drive from Ken Mercer’s home in Tennessee to the oil fields of western North Dakota takes 20 hours if...
Arkansas Gov.’s Prison Overcrowding Plan Would Tap Insurance Department Fund February 20, 2015 By Andrew DeMillo Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Feb. 18 proposed tapping more than $33 million in state reserve funds — including $31...
New Leadership Team in Place at Texas-Based Hotchkiss Insurance February 20, 2015 Carrollton, Texas-based Hotchkiss Insurance Agency (HIA) announced a new leadership team. Mike Hotchkiss is now the CEO, Ken Hotchkiss is...
All Risks Adds Tuley, Coffey in Texas February 19, 2015 The South Central region of wholesale insurance broker All Risks Ltd. has tapped David Tuley, to commence its Houston operation....
Texas Issues Data Call on Named Driver Policies, Excluded Driver Endorsements February 19, 2015 The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a special data call to obtain information from insurance companies writing private passenger...
Hope for Avoiding ‘Flood Insurance Nightmare’ Lies in Red River Levee Work February 19, 2015 The threat of a flood insurance nightmare in Louisiana’s Rapides Parish and elsewhere was delayed, but not eliminated, by Congress...