Texas / South Central News for October 2017
- U.S. Supreme Court Declines Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Lawsuit
- Texas Posts Adjusted Annual Payroll Requirement for Seasonal Workers
- 3 Licensed Producers Accused of Insurance Fraud Scheme in Louisiana
- Report: Seatbelt Use Lags Among Louisiana Truck Drivers, Passengers
- Houston Labor Union to Pay $30K to Settle Federal Race Discrimination Lawsuit
- Seeman Holtz Acquires Texas Agency, Confimex Services Insurance
- Louisiana Ramps Up Effort to Prevent Employers from Misclassifying Workers
- Oklahoma’s Medical Malpractice ‘Affidavit of Merit’ Law Ruled Unconstitutional
- U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern District of Texas Creates Disaster Fraud Task Force
- Louisiana Sheriff Rejected Applicant Because of HIV, Lawsuit Says
- Texas Workers’ Comp Prosecution Unit Reports Fraud Indictments
- Mumphrey Joins LWCC in Louisiana as Chief Information Officer
- Officials Confirm Oklahoma Casino Hit with EF1 Tornado
- Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations, Besh Steps Down from New Orleans Restaurant Group
- Oklahoma’s Tornado King Ordered to Return More than $100K in Embezzlement Scheme
- Ryan Specialty Group Acquiring Houston’s Oxford Insurance Services LLC
- Alliant Employee Benefits Adds Williams as VP in Oklahoma City
- Oklahoma Energy Companies Settle Suit over Earthquake Damage
- 2 Missing After Barge Fire Off Texas Coast
- Governor Evacuated from Beach Boys Concert as Oklahoma Hit with Severe Storms
- Food Poisoning at Louisiana Fundraiser Blamed for 1 Death; More than 100 Sickened
- CoreLogic: Hurricane Nate Property Damage Could Top $1B
- Brown & Brown Acquires Louisiana Employee Benefits Firm
- Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Request to Raise Liability Limits Disapproved
- Arkansas Officials: Highway Funding May Have to Wait Until 2019
- In ‘Energy City’ USA, Hurricane Harvey’s Fury Lingers
- Rockport Mayor Says Much of Town Won’t Be Rebuilt Following Harvey
- Renewed Push for Underground Water Storage Projects Sparked by Harvey
- Year After Texas Balloon Crash, NTSB Wants Medical Certification Exemption Tossed
- Arkansas Gov. Opposed to Tapping General Revenue for Road Improvements
- Ex-Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma: Insurer’s $4M Payout for Lost Ring not Enough
- Small Quake Rattles Northeast Arkansas
- Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Stirs Comparison to BP Disaster
- When Hurricanes Wreak Havoc: An Insurance Agency’s Perspective
- Safety a Priority for Oklahoma Wind Turbine Maintenance Workers
- After Harvey Suspension, OSHA Resumes Regular Enforcement in Texas, Louisiana
- Natural Gas Well Leak Forced Evacuations in Oklahoma
- Louisiana Oil Platform Explodes; Search Continues for Missing Worker
- Fitch Ratings: Texas Flood Plan Would Lower Risk to Houston Region Utilities
- Butler Named Chief of Staff at Louisiana Insurance Department
- Developers Built Homes Inside Houston’s Reservoirs. But No One Warned Buyers.
- Oklahoma Recovery Program Participants Sue Over Alleged Forced Labor
- Texas’ QEO Group to Write Commercial Auto with Clear Blue Insurance Group
- Houston-Area Home Buyouts Part of Flood Mitigation Efforts
- Texas Pumpkin Crops Suffer from Heavy Rains
- LCTA Workers’ Comp’s Prevot to Serve on Louisiana’s Opioid Prevention Advisory Council
- Oklahoma County’s Insurer to Pay $750K in Inmate Death Settlement
- Deadline Extended for Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Post-Harvey Claim Disputes
- Michiels Named Claims Manager at LUBA Workers’ Comp
- Texas Insurance Trade Group Adds 3 More Cities to Smoke Alarm Program
- Texas Insurance Broker RHSB Restructures Senior Leadership
- Oklahoma Mulls Rule Change for Ex-State Employees, Officials Turned Lobbyists
- Texas Congressional Delegation Seeks Additional $19B in Federal Harvey Aid
- Left Out of Disaster Tax Relief Program, Louisiana Offers Bigger Flood Aid Loans for Small Businesses
- Citrus Crop Thefts a Growing Problem in South Texas
- Head of Texas’ Harvey Recovery Effort Says Agents Need to ‘Step Up’ on Damage Claims
- Part of Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Law Overturned by State’s High Court
- Arkansas Woman Pleads Guilty in Staged U-Haul Crash Case
- Indiana’s American Inter-Fidelity Exchange OK’d to Sell Insurance in Arkansas
- Fort Worth’s Higginbotham, Kilpatrick Insurance Merge
- Houston-Area Residents: Toxic Chemicals Found in Soil, Water After Plant Fire
- Shortcomings of Houston Fire Department Exposed by Harvey
- Houston Considers Flood Control Projects While Recovering from Harvey
- Oklahoma Emergency Care Provider Will Take Insurer to Court over Legal Fees
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