Texas / South Central News for March 2021
- Arkansas Takes Control of Pharmacy Benefits Insurer
- Final Defendants Sentenced in Massive Texas Work Comp/Healthcare Fraud Case
- Houston Company to Pay $50.9K to Settle Federal Age Discrimination Suit
- Damaged Homes, Injuries, 1 Death, in East Texas Tornado
- Texas Attorneys Face Organized Crime, Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
- Texas Legislation Would Overhaul State’s Electricity Market, Require Weatherization
- Study: Nearly 70% of ERCOT Customers Lost Power During Texas Winter Storm
- OSHA Sues Texas Hotel Operator for Whistleblower Law, Other Violations
- Judge: Austin Can Require Masks Despite Lifting of Texas’ Statewide Mandate
- First Louisiana Insurance Is Now a Higginbotham Company
- South Central People Moves: Texas’ BSBD Group Adds Williamson as VP
- At Least 111 Texans Died in During Winter Storm; Most from Hypothermia
- AM Best Credit Ratings Assigned to Texas’ Upland Specialty Insurance
- Battle Brews over Texas Bills Aimed at Commercial Vehicle Accident Lawsuits
- Kin Insurance to Offer Homeowners Coverage in Louisiana
- Arkansas Governor Vetoes Bill to Refund Businesses’ Coronavirus Fines
- Central Texas Town Hit Hard by Spring Storms
- Texas Windstorm Insurer Plans for $4B in Funding for Hurricane Season
- Judge: No Dismissal of Ammo Seller from Suit over Texas School Shooting
- FEMA Allocates Additional $22M for Hurricane Laura Recovery in Louisiana
- Texas Forest Service: Southern Plains Wildfire Outbreak Possible this Spring
- Farmers Insurance Now Offering Direct-to-Consumer Policies in Louisiana
- Bernhard Capital Forges Partnership with Louisiana’s Gray Casualty & Surety
- Texas Bills Address Workers’ Comp, Other Protections for First Responders
- San Antonio Hotel Accused of Price-Gouging in Storm
- Arkansas AG: Scammers Targeting Professional License Holders
- Texas House Panel Advances Bill Requiring Power Plants to Prep for Extreme Weather
- School Bus Crash Leads to Arrest, Insurance Fraud Charges in Louisiana
- More Fallout from February Blackouts: Last Texas Power Regulator Resigns
- Wisconsin’s Society Insurance to Enter Texas Hospitality Market
- 2.3% Rate Hike for Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Approved
- Arkansas AG Sues Walgreens over Opioid Crisis
- At Least 57 People Died in the February Winter Storm in Texas
- Keystone Agency Investors Partners with Texas’ Garrett Insurance Agency
- Pedestrian Deaths Continue to Rise in Texas
- Oklahoma House Unanimously Passes Cybercrime Bill
- Who Will Pay for the Freeze and Subsequent Meltdown in Texas?
- Texas Medical Practice to Pay $375K in Religious Discrimination, Retaliation Case
- Tornadoes in Texas Panhandle, No Injuries Reported
- Texas-Based BNSF Ordered to Pay $290K in Whistleblower Case
- $1.4B Shortfall Threatens Houston Area Flood Control Projects
- 5th Circuit Rejects ‘Legal Gotcha’; Says Insurer Must Pay for Harvey Damage
- Oklahoma Contractor Again Cited for Trenching Hazards, Fined $205.5K
- Hamilton Reappointed as Texas Public Insurance Counsel
- Security Firm to Pay $110K in Louisiana Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement
- Relation Insurance Services Enters Arkansas with Agency Asset Acquisition
- Louisiana Woman Accused of Selling Fake Auto Policies on Facebook Marketplace
- Louisiana’s Dwight Andrus Insurance Adds Hebert as VP, Personal Lines
- Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates Continue to Drop in Louisiana
- Demotech Withdraws Rating of American Capital, AM Best Issues Downgrade
- Farmers Insurance Returning to Louisiana
- Relation Insurance Services Acquires Assets of Texas Agencies, InSource and Shepard
- Hub International Acquires Assets of Louisiana’s The Juban Insurance Group
- Texas Oil, Gas Interests Left to ‘Self-Regulate’ in Aftermath of Winter Storm
- Zurich NA Names Heintz Underwriting Manager for South Central Region
- $509M in Surplus Lines Insurance Premium Recorded in Texas in February
- Natural Gas Explosion Near Houston Injures Several Workers
- Porch Group to Acquire Texas MGA/Insurer, Homeowners of America
- Oklahoma House Passes Computer Data Privacy Act
- Appalachian Underwriters Insurance Pros in Dallas Step Up During Winter Storm
- AccuWeather Raises Texas Damage, Loss Estimate from Winter Storm to $130B
- Louisiana AG Backs $100M Deal in Freeport McMoRan Coastal Damage Suit
- CEO of Texas Power Grid Fired After Deadly February Blackouts
- Judge: Exxon Mobil Must Pay $14.25M Penalty in Pollution Case
- FEMA: 87% of Federal Flood Claims from Hurricane Laura Closed in Louisiana
- Higginbotham Enters Louisiana in Partnership with Insurance Broker, Knotts
- Alliant Acquires Louisiana’s Group Insurance Inc.
- Texas Power Company Seeks Bankruptcy Protection; Others Likely to Follow
- Texas Businesses Now Must Decide: Require Face Masks or Not
- Louisiana Oil Well Explosion Leaves 1 Person Dead
- For 3rd Time, Louisiana Reminds Insurers, Agents of Obligations After Catastrophes
- Oklahoma Building Products Supplier Ordered to Reinstate Whistleblowers, Pay Damages
- Hub Acquires Assets of Texas’ Wellspring Insurance Agency
- North Texas Foam Recycling Plant Burns; 3 Workers Injured
- Etheredge Named VP, Human Resources, at Hotchkiss Insurance in Texas
- CRC Group Adds Griffin General Agency in Houston
- Winter Storm Uri Losses in Texas Expected in $10B – $20B Range
- Texas Records $613.58M in Surplus Lines Premium in January
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Arkansas’ Corporate Risk Services
- Guerrero Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Houston
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