Texas / South Central News for October 2019
- Houston-Area Residents Get Encroachment Letters as Flood Control Projects Proceed
- Number of Volunteer Firefighters Continues to Grow in Oklahoma
- Texas Warns of Insurance Deductibles Scam Following Dallas Storms
- Womack Named Vice Chair, Morrison Secretary-Treasurer at Texas Windstorm Insurer
- Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office Awarded $55K Federal Smoke Alarm Grant
- Texas Oilfield Worker Killed by Poisonous Gas; Wife Dies Checking on Him
- Men Charged with Stealing New Tractors Worth $80K from Louisiana Business
- Bishop Joins Houston’s Insgroup as Sr. VP, Commercial Lines
- Louisiana Homeowners Insurer, Gulf States, Acquires Coastal American Holdings
- Five Indicted in Louisiana for Staged Accident Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Brad Pitt, Others Can Be Sued over New Orleans Homes, Judge Says
- Ex-CEO of Louisiana Foundation Gets 33 Months for $550K Embezzlement
- Arkansas Restaurant Faces Charges of Sex Harassment of Teens, Young Adults
- Insurer Group: Dallas Tornado Outbreak Costliest in Texas History
- Kansas-Oklahoma Border Shaken by 3.7 Magnitude Quake
- Meyer Named Interim Executive Director at Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office
- Oklahoma County to Pay $12.5M to Settle Suit Over Inmate Death
- 9 Tornadoes Confirmed in North Texas Outbreak; Insured Losses Pegged at $2B
- Texas Man Convicted of $1.7M Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Texas Dentist Office Settles Federal Pregnancy Discrimination Case for $20K
- Texas Voters to Decide on Proposition to Create Fund for Flood Prevention, Recovery
- Flatt Joins Higginbotham as EVP; Will Open Midland Office
- 2 Unstable Cranes Felled at Site of Collapsed Hotel in New Orleans
- 3 Twisters Confirmed in North Texas; Governor Issues Disaster Declaration
- No Fatalities Reported After Dallas Hit by Tornado
- Texas Firms Say Too Many Low-Skill Workers Are Failing Drug Tests
- IBHS Survey Highlights Building Code Gaps in Texas Coastal Counties
- Officials: Nearly Half of all Texas Traffic Deaths Occur in Energy-Producing Areas
- Feds Say Retailer Broke Law by Selling Rifle Used in Texas Church Attack
- Unconfirmed Drug Test Can’t Be Used to Deny Workers’ Comp Claim: Louisiana Court
- Texas Insurance Department Issues Warning About Imelda-Soaked Vehicles
- Oklahoma Judge Says He Miscalculated Award in Opioid Case by $107M
- Possibility of Tropical Weather Adds to Worry at New Orleans Collapse Site
- Formosa Plastics Agrees to Pay $50M to Settle Texas Water Pollution Suit
- Credit Rating of Texas’ Pinnacle National Insurance Co. Upgraded
- Unstable Building, Cranes Hamper Rescue After New Orleans Hotel Collapse
- Audit: Former Clerk Misappropriated $185K from Arkansas City’s Accounts
- Arkansas Insurance Dept. Unit Honored for Work Comp Pharmacy Benefits Program
- Texas Company Faces $301K in Fines After Employee Fatality
- Collapse of Hotel in New Orleans Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Missing
- Godsey Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Dallas as VP
- Donelon Re-Elected to Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Post
- Univ. of Louisiana Monroe to Create Risk Management, Insurance Endowed Chair
- Texas RV Dealer Insurance Practice Merges with Higginbotham
- 1st Death Linked to E-Cigarette Use Recorded in Texas
- George P. Bush Tapped to Oversee $4B Texas Disaster Mitigation Plan
- Texas Windstorm Insurer Seeks Input for Actuarial & Underwriting Committee
- More Charges Filed in Texas Against Louisiana Cattle Theft Suspect
- Texas Regulators Warn of Auto Insurance Phone Scam
- Texas Man Convicted of $6K Workers’ Compensation Fraud
- Tate Joins EPIC’s Property/Casualty Unit in Dallas
- Halliburton to Settle National Origin, Religious Discrimination Suit for $275K
- CFC Acquires Cyber Incident Response Provider, Solis Security, in Austin
- AM Best: Outlooks Revised to Positive for Texas’ Columbia Lloyds Companies
- Combs Named Chief of Staff at Oklahoma Insurance Department
- Louisiana Workers’ Comp Corp. to Return $136M to Policyholders in October
- Comments Sought on Proposed Claim Rules for Texas Windstorm Insurer
- Federal Disaster Declared for 6 Imelda-Impacted Texas Counties
- AssuredPartners Acquires Houston Benefits Firm, Healthcare Consultants
- Texas’ BevCap Management Adds Marchino as EVP
- Feds Fine Popular New Orleans Restaurant $238K for Unpaid Overtime
- 150-Plus Eateries Cited for Violating Louisiana Seafood Label Law
- Mahler Joins Holmes Murphy’s Houston Leadership Team
- Johnson & Johnson Says Oklahoma Judge Miscalculated Opioid Award
- Texas Surplus Lines Premium Up 16% Over 2018
- Relation Insurance Acquires Oklahoma’s Premier Consulting Partners
- Louisiana Auto Insurance Provider, GoAuto, to Lower Rates
- Verisk to Acquire Property Data Provider, BuildFax, in Austin
- Manufacturer, Staffing Agency Sued for Harassment, Retaliation at Oklahoma Site
- Texas Mutual Commits $5M to Help Tropical Storm Imelda-Impacted Policyholders
- Stoutenburgh Joins EPIC Insurance Brokers in Dallas
- Texas Insurer Trade Group, Industry Partners Donating Alarms to Local Fire Departments
- Louisiana Hospital Owners, Operators to Settle Whistleblower Case for $530K
- Imelda-Impacted Texans Still Don’t Know if They Qualify for FEMA Aid
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