MarketScout, the national electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA with headquarters in Dallas, announced that Kelly Hammett has joined MarketScout in the firm’s interactive marketing and exchange network division. Hammett will work with the firm in further developing the online …
A Mother’s Day checkpoint in Louisiana’s Calcasieu Parish ended in five arrests for driving while intoxicated. Law enforcement officers also issued multiple citations for other offenses. Louisiana State Police Troop D, with assistance from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, conducted …
A Chauvin, La., woman, who claims a deputy used unnecessary violence as television cameras rolled, has filed suit against the Terrebonne Sheriff’s Office and the production company of an upcoming TV show. The suit says Angela Rodrigue, 47, was abused …
A bill recently passed and signed by the governor toughens the penalties for insurance fraud, state officials say. Senate Bill 1439, requested by Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak, is expected to save taxpayers millions of dollars, according to the …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “bbb” from “a-” of Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas Inc. (Arkansas Farm Bureau) in Little Rock, Ark. The …
Amerisafe Inc., a specialty provider of hazardous workers’ compensation insurance headquartered in DeRidder, La., saw a 19 percent growth in premium written during the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared with the first quarter of 2011. The company recorded …
Houston leaders have announced $151 million in federal funds will be used to fix years-old housing damage from Hurricane Ike. The September 2008 hurricane devastated Galveston and also spread storm-related damage north to the Houston area. The funding was announced …
Southeast Texas has a new team dedicated to fighting insurance fraud. Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman and Harris County District Attorney Patricia Lykos announced that the Harris County District Attorney’s Office has a new insurance fraud prosecutor …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon told an Alexandria civil club that the state’s property insurance market is “more competitive than ever.” The Town Talk reports Donelon spoke on May 8 to the Alexandria Rotary Club about the recovery of the …
The Louisiana Department of Insurance has approved changes to the property insurance rate levels for personal lines policies written by Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. The approved rate changes are applicable to all new business and renewal policies effective June …
