Texas / South Central News for August 2021
- Moody’s: Ida’s Impact Likely to Be Greater on Regional Insurers, State’s LA Citizens
- Texas’ Griddy Energy Settles Over Exorbitant Energy Bills From Freeze
- Analysts Foresee Modest Economic Damage in U.S. From Ida; Peg Insured Losses at $10B
- Second Insurance Business Transfer in U.S. Approved in Oklahoma
- Floods, Outages Stall Oil Companies’ Efforts to Restart After Hurricane Ida
- Analysis: As Ida Strikes, Louisiana Still Waiting for Aid a Year After Laura
- Louisiana Governor Seeks Major Disaster Declaration After Ida’s Landfall
- Ida’s Economic Impact Could Spread Far Beyond Gulf Coast
- CoreLogic: Hurricane Ida Threatens 941K Homes with $220B in Rebuilding Cost
- Ida Loses Punch, Levees Hold; Louisiana Expects More Rain, Flooding
- Video Shows Louisiana Trooper Pummeling Black Man
- Update: New Orleans Notifies to Evacuate Some Areas, with Massive Storm Surge Expected; Southeast States Also Warned
- NRA Canceling Annual Meeting in Texas Because of COVID
- Louisiana Hospital System Will Require Employees to Get Vaccinated
- $40M in Hurricane Laura Repairs at Louisiana College
- People Moves: Incline in Texas Makes Series of Hires, Promotion
- Texas Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition Celebrates 50 Years
- Massive 2016 Flood Still Defines South Louisiana Parish
- NTSB: Bridge Crew at Fault in Anchored Ship’s Costly New Orleans-Area Crash
- Hurricane Laura Hit Louisiana a Year Ago but Recovery Is Ongoing
- Paying an Appraisal Award Doesn’t Always Bar Prompt Payment Liability: 5th Circuit
- Prosecutors in Louisiana Reach $2M Settlement with Exonerated Man
- Flood-Weakened Tracks a ‘Probable Cause’ in 2019 Fort Worth Train Derailment
- 1 Person Dies in DUI Accident Every 9 Hours in Texas, Officials Say
- Effective Sept. 1 All Auto Insurers in Texas Must File Rates with Actuarial Support
- Texas Summarizes Workers’ Comp Bills Passed in 2021
- Louisiana’s Orleans Parish to Pay $2M to Exonerated Man in Settlement
- Texas Takes 1.6K Commercial Vehicles Off the Road After International Roadcheck
- Outlooks Revised to Positive for Oklahoma’s National American Insurance
- 4 Texas School Districts Close Due to Virus Outbreaks
- Oklahoma ‘Green Rush’ Fueled by Colorado Pot Entrepreneurs, Low Barriers to Entry
- Astros Settle Case of Girl Hurt by Foul Ball, Attorney Says
- Louisiana to Insurance Producers: You Must Have a License to Do Business in State
- People Moves: Keystone Names Pizzolato Texas State VP; USG Hires Strickland in Houston
- AM Best Assigns B+ Rating to Texas’ National Unity Insurance
- COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket in Texas Nursing Homes; Nearly Half of Workers Unvaccinated
- One Dead in ‘Unprecedented’ El Paso Flooding
- Safety Regulations a Focus at Hearing into Deadly Louisiana Lift Boat Accident
- People Moves: Texas Agent, Padron, Named Invest Chair
- Texas Sees Increasing Numbers of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Deaths
- Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Florida, Texas Could Have Saved 4,700 Lives Through July
- Another Guilty Plea in Louisiana Staged Truck Accident Schemes
- New Rules Governing Misconduct Claims at Louisiana’s Colleges Enacted
- Coast Guard: Capsized Lift Boat Never Received Weather Warnings
- Austin’s Incline P&C Group, Hippo Team Up on Home Insurance
- Appeals Court Revives Suit Challenging Arkansas ‘Ag-Gag’ Law
- Texas Auto Recycler Settles Disability Discrimination Suit for $90K
- 5th Circuit: Texas May Not Regulate Air Ambulance Fees
- Texas Outlines Legislative Changes in SB 1367 Related to Property/Casualty Insurance
- People Moves: WSS Adds Brininstool in Texas; Skyward Specialty Expands With New Hires
- Louisiana 2020 Hurricane Update: $10B in Claims Reported as of June 30
- Panel Revives Jurisdictional Question in Louisiana Suits Against Oil Giants
- Texas Surplus Lines Premium Total for July 2021: $836.1M
- Staffing Crisis Hits Texas Hospitals as Burnout Depletes Workforce, Virus Surges
- Van Carrying 25 in Texas Crashes; Leaves at Least 11 Dead, Others Injured
- Filtration System Blamed for Chemical Leak at Texas Water Park
- TWIA to File for Rate Increase; TDI Proposes Member Assessment Rule Change
- Oklahoma City Landlords Settle Federal Sex Harassment Claims for $1.25M
- 2 Louisiana Parishes Designated Agriculture Natural Disaster Areas
- Alliant Acquires Benefit Concepts in Texas
- New Agency, Emergent Insurance Solutions, Launched in Texas
- Texas Awards $13.6M in Grants to Fight Motor Vehicle Crime
- Louisiana Doctor Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud, Conspiracy
- Sigo Seguros Launches Spanish-First Auto Insurance Product in Texas
- Houston’s CrossCover Enters E&S Property Insurance Market
- Confie Acquires ASAP Insurance in Texas
- Forgotten Oil and Gas Wells Lingering, Leaking Toxic Chemicals
- Work Begins on $760M Louisiana River Parishes Levee Project
- Resettlement Homes on Louisiana Island Designed to Help Weather Storms
- Texas Surplus Lines Premiums Rise to $947.48M, an All-Time High
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