Texas / South Central News for May 2017
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Houston’s Zuber Insurance Agency
- Toon Joins Combined Agents of America as Production Director
- Coastal Texans Concerned About Rising Sea Levels Amid Hurricane Threats
- Mathies Joins Fidelis in Houston as Sr. Marine Underwriter
- NFP Acquires Oklahoma’s Bigbie, Hensley & Janway Insurance
- Louisiana Fake-Crash Scheme Leads to 13 Arrests
- Texas Bill Affirming Workers’ Comp Division Fraud Unit Advances
- OSHA, Mid Continent Recommit to Oklahoma Oil and Gas Worker Safety Alliance
- Tribune: Governor Appears Undecided on Signing Texas Texting-While-Driving Ban
- Federal Disaster Assistance Granted for 2 Oklahoma Counties
- Texas ‘Industrial Insureds’ Surplus Lines Bill Signed into Law
- Suspicious Fires in Arkansas Targeting Police, Firefighter Properties
- Louisiana Disaster Declarations in Last 18 Months Involved Nearly 90% of Parishes
- A.M. Best: Outlook Stable for MGA Insurance in Dallas
- Damage Assessment from 7 Oklahoma Tornadoes Ongoing
- Storm Triggered Sensor Halts Texas Roller Coaster, Strands Riders
- Texas Workers’ Comp Research Group Lays Out 2017 Agenda
- BenefitMall in Dallas Names Gomes Executive VP, Benefits Sales
- Oklahoma’s Insurance Commissioner: Phone Scams Targeting Storm Victims
- Louisiana Getting Another $51M in Federal Flood Aid
- Texas Senate Passes Texting While Driving Ban
- Texas Christian Camp to Settle Federal Discrimination Suit for $70K
- Residents Assess Damage After Night of Tornadoes in Central U.S.
- Agricultural Flood Damage in Arkansas Estimated at $175M
- Federal Lawsuit Alleges Baylor Football Players Recorded Rapes
- CompSource Named Company of the Year by Oklahoma Independent Insurance Agents
- Bill Setting Statewide Rules for Ridesharing Companies Passes Texas Senate
- Texas ‘Hailstorm’ Litigation Bill Headed to Governor’s Desk
- Oklahoma Seeks Federal Disaster Aid After Recent Severe Weather
- Oklahoma Court Affirms Employer’s Right to Choose Provider in Workers’ Comp Case
- Texas Wholesale Insurance Broker LevelFirst Promotes Innocent to VP
- Texas Senate Committee Again Looks at Texting Ban
- Travis Named VP at Texas Wholesale Broker LevelFirst
- Dozen Earthquakes Reported in Oklahoma, Including a 4.2 Mag
- New Louisiana Emergency Rule Extends Flood-Impacted Policyholder Protection
- Louisiana Flood Damage Survey Help Sessions Planned
- Weather Service Confirms Tornado Touchdown in Owasso, Oklahoma
- Louisiana Bill to Limit Opioids for Injured Workers Passes Committee
- Black Elk Energy Agrees to $4.2M Penalty Over Deadly Gulf Oil Platform Fire
- Attorney Challenges Tilly’s Appointment to Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission
- Higginbotham Acquires Part of Hilb Group of Texas
- Texas Public Safety Agencies Embracing Drone Use
- Texas’ State National Companies: Revenues Up in Q1 2017
- TRIP: Oklahoma’s Deteriorating Roads, Bridges Cost Motorists $5B
- BP Settles with Louisiana Parish Over Oil Spill for $45M
- Louisiana Lawmakers Dismiss Plan to Ban Speed Enforcement Cameras
- Venture Programs Adds Baker as Underwriter for South, Central U.S.
- AssuredPartners Acquires Preferred Guardian Insurance of Dallas
- Arkansas Woman Pleads Guilty in Fake U-Haul Crash Case
- Insurance Partners of Texas Acquired by Marsh & McLennan Agency
- Arkansas Crop Damage from Floods Pegged at $64.5M
- Arkansas Implements 60-Day Premium Payment Extension for Flood Victims
- Louisiana Scraps Proposal to Use $190M in Flood Aid for Canal Project
- Palomar Specialty, AAA Club to Offer Earthquake Insurance in Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Commissioner Unhappy About State Farm’s Plan to Exit Tulsa
- Louisiana Commissioner Requests Flood Insurance Proof of Loss Extension
- Louisiana’s Schilling and Texas’ Shepard Receive Big ‘I’ Awards
- Texas House Passes ‘Hailstorm’ Bill Aimed at Weather Damage Lawsuits
- Downhole Technology Reaches $120K Settlement in Harassment, Retaliation Suit
- The Nitsche Group’s Lovelace Named Five Star Professional
- Louisiana GOP Seeks to Divert $190M in Flood Aid to Protection Project
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas Insurance Managers
- Texas Seeks Property Insurers’ Catastrophe Area Premium Data
- Hatt Joins MarketScout’s Private Client Insurance Practice in Dallas
- Number of Arkansas Storm-Related Fatalities Rises to 5
- Charter Bus with Texas School Athletes Crashes; 2 Dead
- Oklahoma Tornado Shelter Company Owner Faces Felony Embezzlement Charges
- Louisiana’s Retailers Casualty Reports $1.7M Policyholder Dividend
- SWBC Promotes Meriwether to Chief Financial Officer
- Louisiana’s State Roads, Bridges Are ‘Embarrassing,’ Engineers Say
- Storms Leave Trail of Destruction in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
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