Texas / South Central News for January 2016
- Texas Company Fined $86K for Trenching Hazards
- Oklahoma Seeking Federal Disaster Declaration for December Storm
- Oklahoma Governor OKs $1.4M in State Funds for Earthquake Research
- Louisiana Sees Big Growth in Health Care, Education Employment
- Oklahoma Bill Would Require Use of Hazard Lights in School Zones
- Dozens of Dangerous Texas Chemical Plants Operate near Public Centers: Report
- Kellar Named Workers’ Comp Director at Louisiana Workforce Commission
- Ace Westchester’s Rubel: Future Trends and the Insurance Industry
- Frozen Seafood Distributor Faces $115K for Safety Violations in Texas
- Texas Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Help after Tornadoes
- JLT Specialty USA Appoints Robinson as Senior VP in Houston
- Exxon: Oil & Gas to Will Continue Dominate Energy Sector for Decades
- Special Purpose Captive Insurer Approved in Arkansas
- Funding Plan for Arkansas Fire Departments Proposed by Lawmakers
- Texas Led Nation in Catastrophic Losses in 2015
- Texas Flooring Company Fined Nearly $67K After Worker Falls
- Texas Stamping Office: Growth in U.S. Surplus Lines Continued in 2015
- Gleason Tapped to Head Global Energy Industry Practice at Ironshore
- Oklahoma to Host 5th Annual Tornado Summit
- Texas Man Gets Life for 10th Drunk Driving Conviction
- Flood-Prone Louisiana to Get $234M to Move Village, Control Stormwater
- Experts Doubt Involuntary Flight Claim Would Help Texas ‘Affluenza’ Teen
- Oklahoma City Man Charged with Insurance Fraud
- Texas Supreme Court: Loss-of-Use Damages Allowed in Total Loss Cases
- Sandridge Energy Agrees to Reduce Wastewater Volume in Oklahoma Wells
- Additional $5.1M Recovered for Louisiana Insurance Policyholders in 2015
- Lloyd’s Appoints Regional Director for South Central U.S.
- WebTPA Appoints Chapman as VP – Business Development
- Oklahoma Officials Avoid Tough Measures Despite More, Stronger Quakes
- Robbers Crash Minivan into Dallas Chanel Boutique
- 1 Worker Dead, 3 Hurt in Explosion at Texas Chemical Plant
- Louisiana Citizens Property Insurer Plans Rate Changes
- Hundreds of Oklahomans Turn Out for Earthquake Hearing
- Texas-Based American Underwriting Managers Acquired by U.S. Risk
- Farmers Insurance Estimates Loss from South Central Storms at $90M
- USI Insurance Acquires Healthcare Liability Solutions in Houston
- Oklahoma Residents Sue 12 Energy Companies Following Earthquakes
- Miller Joins Centauri Insurance as Sales Manager in Texas
- Flood Threat Subsiding Near New Orleans, Baton Rouge
- DeRouen, Rambie Named to Executive Roles at Dexter & Co.
- Workers’ Comp Maintenance Tax Reduced in Texas
- Higginbotham Adds Clarke as Loss Control Specialist in Corpus Christi
- Oklahoma Licensed 26 Captive Insurers Last Year
- Blue Bell: Ice Cream Safe Despite Potential Concern
- Fired Arkansas Cop Sues City for $2.5M
- Texas Seeking Professionals for Windstorm Model Peer Review
- B&H Risk Services Adds Greenwood as Senior Underwriter in Dallas
- USAA Pledges $2.1M to Fight Veteran Homelessness in San Antonio
- AmWINS Group’s WebTPA Names Rigby to Lead Growth
- Officials: Arkansas Wildfires Burned 14,652 Acres in 2015
- Refiled Suits in Oklahoma Allege Excessive Force by Ex-Reserve Deputy
- Louisiana-Based Cunningham Insurance Opens Alexandria Office
- Former Tyson Benefits Manager Sentenced to 28 Months in Federal Prison
- Northwest Oklahoma Hit with 3 Quakes of Magnitude 4.0 or More
- Houston Employee Benefits Firm, Ascende, Joins EPIC
- National Insurance Crime Bureau Warns of Post-Disaster Scams in Texas
- Dallas-Area Tornadoes Account for a Big Chunk of December Insured Losses in U.S.
- TWIA Files for Changes to Dwelling and Commercial Policies
- Strama Selected as Lead Attorney for Texas Surplus Lines Association
- Oklahoma Orders Reduction in Wastewater Disposal after Quakes
- Mississippi Floodwaters Head South; Officials Weigh Options
- Dollar General Fined Nearly $163K for Texas Worksite Hazards
- Hillshire Brands to Pay $4M to Settle Texas Race Discrimination Suit
- CoVerica Opens New Branch Office in Tyler, Texas
- Repairs to Hazardous Lewisville Lake Dam in Texas Likely Delayed
- Farmers Insurance Launches Rideshare Insurance Coverage in Texas
- H.W. Kaufman Financial Group Acquires New Orleans-Area Brokerage
- Deadline Approaching for Louisiana National Flood Insurance Policyholders
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