Texas Supreme Court Rules to Cut Out Attorney’s Fees in First-Party Appraisals February 12, 2024 By Ezra Amacher The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled that when an insurance company pays an appraisal award plus any statutory interest in...
Louisiana Furniture Retailer Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit for $105K February 9, 2024 A furniture retailer and lessor based in Louisiana has agreed to pay a former employee $105,000 to settle a race...
Court Orders Texas Adjuster to Cease Using Lloyd’s Trademarked Names February 9, 2024 By Ezra Amacher A Texas public adjuster committed willful infringement when he formed a corporation and a limited liability company with the names...
Lubbock, Texas to Vote on Marijuana Despite Attorney General Lawsuit February 8, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — An effort to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Lubbock is moving forward, despite Texas Attorney...
People Moves: Gonzales joins Marsh as Houston Energy Hub and Office Leader February 8, 2024 Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan headquartered in New York, announced today that Susan Gonzales has joined the firm as...
Recent Earthquakes in Oklahoma Serve as a Reminder of Ongoing Risk February 8, 2024 By Sean Murphy OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — After a dramatic spike in earthquakes in the early 2010s, state regulators in Oklahoma began taking...
Texas Got Early Warnings About Costly Grid Policy, Records Show February 7, 2024 By Rachel Adams-Heard and Naureen S. Malik Texas grid officials received repeated warnings last summer that their efforts to shore up the state’s increasingly strained electric grid...
Oklahoma Man Falsely Identified as Racist Announcer Awarded $25M February 7, 2024 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma jury awarded a man $25 million on Monday after finding the state’s largest newspaper...
People Moves: Hotchkiss Promotes Lindsey to VP of Sales February 6, 2024 Hotchkiss Insurance Promotes Gary D. Lindsey to Vice President of Sales Hotchkiss Insurance, an independent insurance agency in Texas, announced...
TWIA to Consider 1:100 PML for 2024 Storm Season at Upcoming Meeting February 6, 2024 The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (TWIA) Actuarial & Underwriting Committee will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 13 to discuss and potentially...