Texas / South Central News for February 2020
- Insurtech: It’s not Just for Carriers Anymore
- Arkema, Executives Accused of Failures in Chemical Fire at Texas Plant
- Davis Named President of Texas’ Service Insurance Holdings
- FEMA to Texans with Post-Harvey Group Flood Insurance: Plan for Standard Coverage
- Windhaven Insurance Ceasing Operations, Assets to be Auctioned Off
- Oklahoma Senate Passes Bill Requiring All Children to Wear Seat Belts
- Oklahoma AG to Refile Suits Against Opioid Distributors in State Court
- Traynor to Join Board at Louisiana’s AMERISAFE
- Oklahoma Work Comp Commission: Feb. 27 Is Last Chance to Comment on Fee Schedule
- Distinguished Programs Adds Schmitt as Sales Executive for Oklahoma, Texas
- Neptune Flood Insurance Offering Coverage in Louisiana
- Texas Sues TPC Group, Owner of Port Neches Chemical Plant That Exploded
- USI Insurance Services Acquires Forté Benefits in Texas
- Second Person in Days Killed by Mardi Gras Float in New Orleans
- Louisiana Approved to Spend $1.2B in Flood Aid
- Amerisafe in Louisiana Reports 4Q Earnings of $34M
- Judge Rules Army Corps Not Responsible for Harvey Flooding Damage
- Ex-Student, University of Arkansas, Settle Rape Lawsuit
- Suit Against Army Corps for Post-Harvey Flooding Dismissed by Federal Judge
- Viewpoint: 4 Things Insurance Firms Can Do to Improve Efficiency, Data Use
- Refinery Fire Doused in South Texas, No Injuries
- Viewpoint: 3 Ways Technology Makes Insurance Broker RFP Responses Easier
- Texas Windstorm Insurer Sets Funding at $4.2 Billion for 2020 Cat Year
- Trial Over Arkema Chemical Plant Fire During Harvey Set to Begin
- Louisiana Student Hospitalized After Pushup Punishment Awarded $183K
- In Houston, a City with No Zoning, Warehouse Blast Prompts Safety Debate
- SLTX: Texas Adopts Updated Surplus Lines License Rules for Military Spouses
- Oklahoma Senate OKs Bill to Allow More Armed Teachers
- Texas’ Watkins Insurance Group Names New Shareholders: Siddons, Scott
- No Injuries Reported After Fire Erupts at ExxonMobil Refinery in Louisiana
- BOK Financial Insurance Expanding in Oklahoma, Texas
- Public Entity Specialist Patterson Joins Alliant Insurance in Dallas
- Louisiana Small Business Protection Act Now in Effect
- Families of 2 Killed in Louisiana Barge Crash Sue Vessel Owners
- Man Pleads Guilty to Burning African American Churches in Louisiana
- Texas Windstorm Insurance Board to Meet Feb. 18 in Austin
- Man Injured in Home by Houston Blast Dies; Cause of Death Pending
- Arkansas Health System Sued for Age Discrimination
- Company Tied to Deadly Houston Warehouse Explosion Files for Bankruptcy
- Report: 6 Texas Refineries Releasing Cancer-Causing Pollutant Above Federal Threshold
- AM Best Assigns A- Financial Strength Rating to Oklahoma’s Trisura Insurance
- 1 Injured, Cars Damaged in Scaffold Collapse at New Orleans Four Seasons Site
- Arkansas Restaurant to Pay $300K to Settle Federal Sex Harassment Lawsuit
- Daughter of Worked Killed in Texas Oil Well Blast Sues Chesapeake Energy, Other Firms
- TDI: Former NFL Player Indicted in Texas for Fraudulent Claims
- Arkansas’ Benton County to Appeal FEMA Denial of Aid for Tornado Damages
- RT Specialty Promotes May to President, National Personal Lines Practice in Houston
- 3rd Texas Oil Well Worker Dies of Injuries from Blowout
- Arkansas Insurance Dept. Recovers more than $3M for Consumers in 2019
- Insgroup Acquires Assets of Dallas Brokerage Harris F Underwood III
- Wesson Named President of Texas’ Swingle Collins & Associates
- Credit Ratings of National Lloyds, American Summit Insurance Under Review
- Nelson Joins RHSB in Texas as Vice President
- South & Western to Service AmTrust Farm/Ranch Business in Oklahoma, Texas
- Oklahoma Insurance Department Moving to New Location in Oklahoma City
- Hilltop Holdings Selling Texas’ National Lloyds Corp. to Align Financial
- 2nd Worker Injured in Texas Oil Well Blowout Dies
- Electrical Spark Likely Caused Deadly Houston Blast, ATF Says
- Energy/Marine Insurance Broker Dimitry Joins Higginbotham in Houston
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