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 …
Higginbotham Insurance Group and BenefitSpecialists announced the merger of their operations in Houston. BenefitSpecialists, an employee benefits broker in Houston, will align capabilities with Higginbotham to offer a single source solution for insurance, risk management and employee benefits services. BenefitSpecialists …
The Louisiana Workforce Commission will receive $2.95 million in federal funds to provide additional services to Louisiana’s unemployed, the U.S. Department of Labor announced. The money will come from a Re-employment and Eligibility Assessment grant, part of $65.5 million to …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Houston-based AWC Frac Valves Inc. with one willful, six serious and four other-than-serious violations for exposing workers at the company’s Conroe, Texas, facility to multiple safety hazards, including …
Hilltop Holdings Inc. a Dallas-based holding company that through a subsidiary provides fire and homeowners insurance to low value dwellings and manufactured homes, and Dallas-based PlainsCapital Corp., the financial services holding company for PlainsCapital Bank, PrimeLending and FirstSouthwest have agreed …
An Oklahoma insurance agent has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for not filing his federal income tax returns. Barry G. Brockman of Oklahoma City was sentenced for not filing tax returns for the calendar years 2003 and …
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) has recognized Detex Corp. of New Braunfels and James Avery Craftsman Inc. of Kerrville with the Peer Review Safety Program Award. The TDI-DWC Peer Review Safety Program recognizes Texas employers …
