Two law enforcement officers from the New Orleans area have pleaded guilty to engaging in a plot to make a fraudulent insurance claim. Former New Orleans Police Sgt. Kevin Guillot and former Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputy Daniel Spears each face …
Texas has a new state fire marshal. Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman has appointed Chris Connealy, former fire chief for Cedar Park, as the state’s new fire marshal, A Texas Advisory Council on Arson (ATAC) reported. Connealy has served in …
Gloom infects the hard-working shrimp and crab docks of this gritty fishing town as the second full year of fishing since BP’s catastrophic oil spill kicks into high gear. Usually folks are upbeat and busy in May, when shrimpers get …
Every few years it seems that there are predictions a new type of claim that threatens to engulf carriers. In the 1980s and 1990s it was environmental clean up claims and SuperFund, followed shortly by asbestos, the fear of Y2K …
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has expanded its fight against insurance fraud into San Antonio. TDI Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman has announced the placement of a special insurance fraud prosecutor and investigator who have joined the Bexar County District Attorney’s …
Oklahoma’s attorney general and assistant attorneys general would be able to carry firearms virtually anywhere in the state under a bill approved in the House. The House voted 82-11 for the bill that authorizes those state officers to carry anywhere …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co.’s board of directors has approved the company’s plan to distribute $150 million in workers’ compensation dividends. This marks the 14th consecutive year the board has approved a dividend distribution to qualifying policyholder owners. By the end …
Charges against former St. Helena Parish, La., sheriff candidate Frederick D. Bell of Kentwood for alleged insurance fraud and theft have been rejected by the district attorney’s office. Assistant District Attorney Angel Monistere tells The Advocate the charges were dropped …
Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, has a newly elected 2012-13 Management Committee. The new committe includes: President Roger Luttrell, president of Benton-Luttrell-Brown in Van Alstyne, Texas; Executive Vice President Don B. Hudson, vice-president of JHC …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Professional Claims Managers Inc. in Dallas, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 1986, Professional Claims Managers (PCM) is a full service third party administrator that provides comprehensive claims and …
