Report: Wildfire Risk to Homes in West Tops $237B February 26, 2015 By Don Jergler In the Western U.S. there are nearly 900,000 homes representing an estimated reconstruction cost of more than $237 billion considered...
New Claims Consulting Firm Opening in Dallas February 24, 2015 Nelson Claims Consulting LLC announced the formation of a highly specialized consulting group focused on providing management services to insurance...
IBTX Risk Services Opens Office in Houston February 24, 2015 San Antonio-based independent insurance agency, IBTX Risk Services, announced it has expanded into the Houston market. IBTX will engage clients...
Texas Agency, Allred-Thompson-Mason-Daugherty, now Named Higginbotham February 22, 2015 Allred-Thompson-Mason-Daugherty Insurance (ATMD) agency Wichita Falls, Texas, is now doing business under the name of Higginbotham. The name change was...
Energy Workers at Loose Ends after Drop in Crude Prices February 20, 2015 By James Osborne and The Dallas Morning News The drive from Ken Mercer’s home in Tennessee to the oil fields of western North Dakota takes 20 hours if...
New Leadership Team in Place at Texas-Based Hotchkiss Insurance February 20, 2015 Carrollton, Texas-based Hotchkiss Insurance Agency (HIA) announced a new leadership team. Mike Hotchkiss is now the CEO, Ken Hotchkiss is...
All Risks Adds Tuley, Coffey in Texas February 19, 2015 The South Central region of wholesale insurance broker All Risks Ltd. has tapped David Tuley, to commence its Houston operation....
Networked Insurance Agents Hires Villegas as Texas Sales VP February 18, 2015 Networked Insurance Agents has hired Henry Villegas as sales vice president in Texas. In this role he serves as the...
Fraser and Dimitry Join Alliant Insurance Services in Houston February 16, 2015 Specialty insurance brokerage firm, Alliant Insurance Services, has added two veteran producers to its energy and marine group in Houston,...
Palomar Specialty, Wellington to Launch Wind Insurance Product in Texas February 13, 2015 Palomar Specialty Insurance Co., based in La Jolla, Calif., has partnered with Fort Worth-based Wellington Risk Insurance Agency Inc. (Wellington),...