Arkansas Oil Spill Damages Exceed $70M, Exxon says November 22, 2013 ExxonMobil estimates that the March oil spill in an Arkansas subdivision has caused more than $70.5 million in damages for...
Roach Howard Smith & Barton’s Hughston Joins Assurex Global Board November 22, 2013 Tom Hughston, CEO of insurance brokerage Roach Howard Smith & Barton in Dallas, Texas, was recently named a member of...
Lance Armstrong Settles $3M Insurance Lawsuit November 22, 2013 By Jim Vertuno A day before he was scheduled to give sworn testimony about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, Lance Armstrong reached a...
Lack of Liability Insurance Shutters Police Dept. in Louisiana Town November 21, 2013 With the end of the Sorrento Police Department’s liability insurance coverage just a few hours away, the Town Council voted...
IIAT: Independent Agents Guide Consumers Through Affordable Care Act November 21, 2013 In a Nov. 14 address on the troublesome roll out of healthcare.gov and the public outcry over the cancellation of...
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. Promotes Johnson, Page November 20, 2013 Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) announced that it is aligning its Safety and Communications Departments, and has promoted Michael Johnson...
Oklahoma Mourns Loss of Former Assistant Insurance Commissioner Garrett November 20, 2013 The Oklahoma Insurance Department is mourning the loss of former chief examiner and assistant commissioner, Stephen P. Garrett, 69, who...
Texas-Based Service Lloyds Insurance Announces Management Changes November 20, 2013 Service Lloyds Insurance Co., based in Austin, Texas, announced that G. Steven Collier has been named the company’s director of...
Texas Man Sentenced on Workers’ Comp Fraud November 20, 2013 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Terrance Hopkins of Tyler on workers’ compensation fraud-related...
Texas Workplace Injury, Illness Rate Again Below U.S. Rate November 19, 2013 The Texas incidence rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses in private industry was 2.7 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers...