December 23, 2014
Two of the biggest cities in Texas are reminding drivers of bans on handheld devices behind the wheel that take effect in Austin and San Antonio come January. Police in both cities won’t start issuing fines until February. Talking on …
December 15, 2014
San Antonio has become the latest Texas city to approve rules for regulating ridesharing companies such as Lyft and Uber. The San Antonio City Council approved regulations that require commercial insurance, fingerprint background checks for drivers and inspections for vehicles. …
December 15, 2014
De Miller, principal of the Donald E. Miller Agency Ltd. in San Antonio, is joining Houston-based Wortham L.L.C. as a managing director on Jan. 1, 2015, under a letter of intent executed with Wortham Insurance & Risk Management. The Donald …
November 14, 2014
Federal officials say crash tests will show by early 2015 whether guardrails found along many U.S. highways work are safe. The Federal Highway Administration said that crash tests involving guardrails made by Trinity Industries Inc. will be done by mid-January …
October 3, 2014
A San Antonio city council committee has decided to ban the use of hand-held devices in cars. The City Council’s Public Safety Committee moved Wednesday to put the ban before the council for a vote this month. The proposal would …
April 9, 2014
A man who complained about alleged slow service at a Denny’s in South Texas must serve eight years in prison for starting the restaurant’s Christmas tree on fire. The San Antonio Express-News reports a judge sentenced 25-year-old Christopher Maddocks in …
January 16, 2014
Ratings agency, A.M. Best, has placed under review with developing implications the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Wright National Flood Insurance Co. (WNFIC) of San Antonio, Texas. These rating actions follow the …
November 7, 2013
Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance announced that the company is looking to add 100 new Advantage Program insurance agents in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio, Texas markets. Nationwide Insurance Advantage Program agents will serve as independent contractor exclusive …
October 15, 2013
Property/casualty insurance wholesaler, IMS/London American, announced that Don Lundy has joined the company as vice president/branch manager for its San Antonio, Texas, location. Lundy most recently served as vice president of property and casualty for Hallmark Specialty Underwriters. He also …
September 5, 2013
The Texas Department of Insurance reported that a licensed insurance adjuster, Jennifer Marez, 35, of San Antonio has pleaded no contest to a second-degree felony of theft of $100,000 to $200,000. As a condition of the plea agreement filed in …