West Explosion Insured Losses Hit $100M April 24, 2013 “Daddy, are we dead?” Those were the first words from 9-year-old Kaden Anderson after an explosion ripped apart the fertilizer...
Texas Governor: State Oversight Not to Blame for West Blast April 24, 2013 By Paul J. Weber and Sophia Tareen Gov. Rick Perry said that spending more state money on inspections would not have prevented the deadly explosion at the...
Safety Rules Limited for Small Fertilizer Plants April 23, 2013 By Ramit Plushnick-Masti and Jack Gillum There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West,...
Some Residents Allowed Back Home After Texas Blast April 22, 2013 By Christopher Sherman and Will Weissert Stranded families growing weary and frustrated since a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion left them barricaded from their battered homes...
Fertilizer Explosion Response Team Includes Texas Insurance Department April 18, 2013 The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) reports it is working in conjunction with other public agencies in responding to the...
Allied World U.S., Venture Underwriters Launch GL Program for Contractors October 25, 2012 Allied World U.S. and Venture Underwriters, Inc. have entered into an agreement to provide a general liability program for commercial...
Coastal Risk Underwriters Enters Alaska Homeowners Market August 16, 2012 Coastal Risk Underwriters (CRU), a member company of Insight Catastrophe Group, has launched a new preferred homeowners program for properties...
DTRIC Insurance Launches Usage-Based Auto Insurance in Hawaii August 3, 2012 DTRIC Insurance will begin offering Akamai Rater, Hawaii’s first program that aligns individual driver behavior with auto insurance rates. DTRIC’s...
West, Russia Divided on U.N. Security Council Climate Role July 20, 2011 By Patrick Worsnip Western nations clashed with Russia and developing countries Wednesday over whether climate change was a security matter meriting the attention...
West Honored with Political Action Award by Texas Agents Group July 8, 2011 Scott West, owner of Pathfinder Insurance Agency in Houston, was honored as the Paige Eiland Political Action Award winner by...