Texas / South Central News for April 2021
- Texas, Oklahoma Hailstorms Likely Caused $3.5B in Damage: Accuweather
- Lawsuit Over U.S. Wage Rule Focused on Louisiana Crawfish Processors
- Texas Insured Who Paid Part of Settlement May Seek Recovery from Carrier
- Louisiana 2020 Hurricane Insured Claim Costs Still Rising
- Texas House Passes Bill That Would Expand State’s Medical Cannabis Program
- Texas Q1 Surplus Lines Premium Up 20% Over 2020, Stamping Office Says
- Branch Insurance Expands Home, Auto Coverage to Colorado, Oklahoma
- Houston’s Skyward Specialty Launches Healthcare Professional Liability Group
- Louisiana Refineries to Pay $5.5M for Lake Charles-Area Contamination
- Texas Bill Would Require Disclosure on ‘Occupational Insurance’ Policies
- U.S. Supreme Court Hands Texas Insurers a Win in Air Ambulance Billing Battle
- New Roles for Gomez, Copeland at IIAT; New Directors at Global Special Risks
- Roadway Work Zone Fatalities Increased by 9% in Texas in 2020
- Governor Signs Oklahoma Bill Allowing Third-Party Drivers License Examiners
- $25M Lawsuit Blames Energy, Boat Companies in Deadly Liftboat Capsizing
- Texas Dredging Company Charged, Faces $200K Fine Over 2016 Oil Spill
- Texas FAIR Plan Rate Increase Filings Approved
- Louisiana Bills Target LSU Sex Assault, Harassment Scandals
- NTSB: 2 of 6 Killed in Massive, Icy Texas Crash Had Exited Cars
- Northwest Louisiana Condominium Building Destroyed by Fire
- People Moves: Marze to Dwight Andrus Insurance; BenefitMall Adds Mitchell, Promotes Sims
- Oklahoma Passes Bill Increasing Professional Licensing Mobility
- The Hilb Group Acquires Clarus Benefits Group in Texas
- Court Orders Liquidation of American Capital; Policies to Cancel May 14
- Oklahoma Bill Would Create Workers’ Comp Assigned Risk Plan
- Ratings of Hallmark Financial Services, Subsidiaries Under Review
- Oklahoma Cybercrime Legislation Headed to Governor
- Louisiana Bills Promote Private Flood Insurance, Target Staged Accidents
- First United Insurance Division Rebrands as Unity Insurance Partners
- Insurers Have Paid Nearly $1.7B Property, Auto Claims from Texas Winter Storm
- Police to Demand Texas Tesla Crash Data; Musk Denies Autopilot Use
- Texas House OKs Bill Allowing Carrying of Handguns in Public Without Permit
- Search for Crew Members Missing from Capsized Lift Boat in Gulf Continues
- Another Earthquake Reported Near Louisiana-Texas Border
- Two Die in Tesla Crash in Texas
- Texas Energy Companies Against Berkshire Hathaway’s $8B Backup Power Plan
- Louisiana Accuses Alabama Agency, Owner of Fraudulent Marketing, Submissions
- NICB Supporting Texas Bill Aimed at Curbing Catalytic Converter Thefts
- South Texas Officials Worried About Flooding Due to Border Levee Breaches
- 12 Missing After Ship Capsizes Off Coast of Louisiana
- After the Storm: Disaster Plans and Backups a Must for Public Entities
- Oklahoma Apprenticeship Bill Allows Liability Protection for Students
- People Moves: RHSB Promotes Croy to VP, Property/Casualty
- Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission Seeks Comments on Medical Fee Schedule
- Texas Supreme Court Sides with Insurer on Mold-Related Policy Changes
- Oklahoma Bill Would Provide Liability Insurance to Educators
- NTSB: Erratic Steering Led to 2019 Vessel Collision in Sabine Pass
- State of Emergency Declared in South Louisiana Parish After Tornado
- Texas Grid Operator to Argue It Is Immune from Winter Storm Lawsuits
- Texas Surplus Lines Premiums Reach $877.51M in March
- $50M Suit Alleges Retaliation over Allegations Against Former LSU Coach
- Report: Carjackings, Thefts Up Significantly in New Orleans
- Distracted Driving a Major Problem in Texas, Transportation Officials Say
- People Moves: Brown & Riding Hires Lenzsch, Lally in Houston
- Union Sues Northwest Louisiana School System Over ‘Heroes’ Stipend
- Texas House Passes Active Shooter Alert Bill
- Massive Fire Breaks Out at Texas Chemical Facility
- Louisiana Construction Firm, Feds Reach Settlement in Whistleblower Case
- Security Service Insurance Acquires Louisiana’s Pace Insurance Managers
- 7 Officers Fired Following Death of Black Jail Inmate in Texas
- Texas OKs NCCI’s Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Filing Effective July 1
- Regulator Deems Florida-Based American Capital Assurance Corp. Insolvent
- Oklahoma, Farmers Insurance Reach $25M Settlement Over Earthquake Claims
- Louisiana Treasurer Says $700K from 2010 BP Oil Spill Settlement Unclaimed
- Hurricane Center: Delta Caused $2.9B in Damage
- Northwest Louisiana Shaken by 3.0 Mag Quake
- Report: Texas Work Comp Insurers See More than 44K COVID-19 Claims by Mid-February
- People Moves: McPartland Named Partner at Hotchkiss Insurance
- NTSB: Speed an Issue in 2019 Houston Ship Channel Crash
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