Texas / South Central News for August 2020
- Cat Risk Modelers Air Worldwide, KCC Release Laura Insured Loss Estimates
- Rust-Ewing, Assurance One Changing Name to Texas First Insurance
- Fire at Hurricane-Hit Louisiana Chemical Plant Contained
- CoreLogic Estimates Hurricane Laura Insured Losses at $8B to $12B
- Update: Hurricane Laura Kills 6 in Louisiana, but Damage Is Less than Expected
- Fire Burns at Hurricane-Hit Louisiana Chemical Plant
- Damage from Whopper Hurricanes Increasing for Many Reasons
- Arkansas Sees Near-Record Increase in COVID-19 Deaths
- 4 Killed as Hurricane Laura Slams Louisiana, but Less Damage Than Forecast
- Arkansas Governor Rejects Panel’s Call to Close Bars to Prevent Virus Spread
- New Orleans Sues Owners Over Deadly Collapse of Hotel Project
- Analysts Warn of Effects of Hurricane Laura Losses on P/C Insurers
- Hurricane Laura Slows After Landfall; Inland Storm Surge Expected
- Former Texas Insurance Agent Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
- Hurricane Laura Expected to Be Category 4 When It Hits Texas, Louisiana
- Hurricane Laura’s Timing, Direction Bring Harvey, Katrina, Rita to Mind
- Bodies of Remaining 2 Missing in Texas Port Explosion Found
- Hurricane Laura Expected to Slam Energy Coast; On Track for $5-12B in Losses
- Texas Cities Issue Mandatory Evacuation Orders as Hurricane Laura Advances
- 11 Charged in Louisiana Staged Truck Crash Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Report: Data Shows Oklahoma Face Mask Mandates Are Reducing Virus Spread
- Gulf Coast Fears Tropical Storm Laura Could Become Deadly Hurricane
- Two Bodies Found, Two Missing After Explosion in Texas Port
- EPA to OK Use by American Airlines of Surface Coating to Fight COVID-19
- Dueling Storms Marco, Laura Hit Haiti, Dominican, Cuba on Way to Gulf Coast
- Gulf Coast Braces for Tropical Storm Marco; States Declare Emergencies
- Texas Insurance Agency Released from Suit by Restaurant Group Over Virus Losses
- Texas Pharmacy Marketer Charged in $60M Kickback Scheme
- Louisiana Governor Sets Goal: Net Zero Greenhouse Gases by 2050
- $300 Jobless Aid Starts Next Week in Louisiana; Bar Owners Appeal Closure Ruling
- As Texas Restaurant Industry Struggles, So Does Food Supply Chain
- Downed Power Line Blamed for Large Blaze at Dallas-Area Factory
- 10 Months Later, Worker’s Body Removed from New Orleans Hotel Debris
- Credit Rating of Southern Pioneer Property and Casualty Insurance Upgraded
- Federal Judge Declines to Block Louisiana’s Forced Bar Closures
- Dabney Named VP, Corporate Underwriting, at Texas Mutual Insurance Co.
- Texas Insurance Commissioner Sullivan Returning to Private Sector
- Commissioner Notes New Auto Insurance Rate Reductions in Louisiana
- Texas Forest Service Warns of Increased Wildfire Activity, Fuel Dryness
- Louisiana to Get $205M in BP Spill Money for Coastal Restoration
- Judge Tosses Texas Barbershops’ Suit Against Insurer Over Coronavirus Losses
- Dallas Doctor Sentenced to 5.5 Years in Prison for Health Care, Insurance Fraud
- Oklahoma Highway Bridge Conditions Move from Worst to Top 10 in U.S. Ranking
- Litchfield Special Risks Adds Harris as Underwriter in El Paso
- Texas Mutual Names Strong VP, Underwriting Operations
- Louisiana’s LUBA Workers’ Comp Adds Tucker as VP, Sales Manager
- Strong Winds ‘Likely’ Toppled Train In Western Oklahoma, Weather Service Says
- Analysis: Louisiana Nursing Homes Have Coronavirus Vulnerability from Staff
- Wetlands Loss Suits Against Oil Companies to Stay in Louisiana State Courts
- Oklahoma Lawmaker to Study COVID-19 Impact on Employment, Wages
- Texas to Add New Fee to Insurance Form Filings Starting in September
- Texas Windstorm Insurance Company: No Rate Change for Now
- McMinimy Joins Liberty Company Insurance Brokers’ Team in Houston
- Texas Governor Extends Disaster Declaration for COVID-19
- Arkansas Health Officials Report 772 New COVID-19 Cases
- 3 Arkansas Men Agree to Settlement in Mall Shooting Case
- Arkansas Reports 18 More Deaths Amid 912 New Coronavirus Cases
- Louisiana Teachers Positive for Virus Days Before School
- Texas Reports Nearly 9,200 New COVID Cases, 245 Deaths
- ‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf Much Smaller This Year Following Tropical Storms
- Houston Will Enforce Masks With Fines as Texas Deaths Topped 7,000
- Virus Cases Grow by 377 in Oklahoma, More Deaths
- Louisiana Prepares to Resume Movie, TV Filming Amid Pandemic
- Texas Mutual, VFIS of Texas Award $500K to Emergency Service Groups
- 698 Louisiana Businesses Cited for Violating COVID-19 Rules
- Louisiana Contractor Disputes Pay After Demolishing Wrong House
- One80 Intermediaries Acquires National Underwriting Services in Texas
- Amerisafe in Louisiana Reports Higher Than Expected Earnings
- 5th Circuit: Texas Carrier Must Defend Against Claim Despite Policy Exclusion
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