Texas / South Central News for April 2016
- Texas Mutual Awards $600K in College Education Grants
- Oklahoma Ex-Reserve Deputy, Insurance Exec Convicted in Suspect’s Death
- Houston Bakery to Pay $1M to Settle Race, National Origin Discrimination Suit
- Oklahoma Commissioner to Insurers: Pay Roof Repairs that Meet Building Codes
- Texas Roofer Fined $80K for Repeated Workplace Hazards
- Proposal for Food Inspection Cuts in Louisiana Raises Health Risk Concerns
- Texas, Louisiana Residents Sue Toledo Bend Dam Operator Over Flooding
- Arkansas Measure Would Cap Medical Non-Economic Damages at $250K
- 2 Ohio Property/Casualty Insurers Approved to Operate in Arkansas
- FEMA: $30M in Disaster Assistance Going to Texas Following March Storms
- A.M. Best: Texas Hail Storm Damage Poised to Exceed 9-Year U.S. Average
- Howard Promoted to Shareholder, Vice President at Gillis, Ellis & Baker
- FEMA Grants Proof of Loss Extension to Louisiana NFIP Policyholders
- Oklahoma Law Limits Fines for Failure to Show Proof of Auto Insurance
- Arkansas Admits New Life, Accident, Health Insurance Provider
- Remaining Flood-Displaced Houstonians Get Temporary Housing
- Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Passes in Louisiana Senate
- NBA’s Thunder Among Groups Opposing Oklahoma Gun Bills
- Motorcycle Helmet Repeal Bill Defeated in Louisiana House
- A.M. Best: Ratings of National Unity Insurance Downgraded, Withdrawn
- Allstate Racks Up Big March Losses from Southwestern Hailstorms
- OSHA: 3 in South Central States Killed when Riding Mowers Overturn
- Ex-Insurance Agent in East Texas Sentenced to 3 Years for Fraud
- San Antonio Storm Costliest Hail Event in Texas History
- Oklahoma Bill Aimed at Stopping Repeat DUI Offenders
- Outlook for National Lloyds Insurance Revised to Stable
- Report: Ammonium Nitrate Still Close to Schools, Houses in Texas
- Oklahoma to Hold Hearing on Earthquake Insurance Rate Increases
- Autism Insurance Coverage Bill Passed by Oklahoma Senate
- Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Seeks Extension of Flood Claim Deadline
- Randall, Smith Top Allstate’s List of Stormiest Texas Counties
- House Committee OKs Use of Automated License Plate Readers
- Texas Inundated as Storms Dump More than a Foot of Rain
- In Texas Court, Exxon Files to Block Climate-Change Document Subpoena
- Texas Republican Congressman Named Big ‘I’ Legislator of the Year
- Louisiana Lawmakers Back Motorist Bills: License Plate Scans; Texting; Seatbelts
- Texas ‘Affluenza’ Teen Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years in Jail
- San Antonio Area Hit with Grapefruit-Sized Hail, Flooding
- San Antonio Independent Agents Honor Whitaker with Binford Award
- Arkansas Man Gets 30-Month Sentence for Insurance Fraud
- Another Provision of Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Law Struck Down
- Former Oklahoma Dentist Charged with Money Laundering, Insurance Fraud
- Chubb’s Wikoff Named AVP, Management Liability for CNA’s Central Zone
- Fires in Arkansas Blamed on Lightning, Static
- Louisiana Insurance Chief: Claim Citizens Rebates During Tax Season
- Louisiana Food Manufacturer Fined $124K for Workplace Hazards
- Large Hail Again Causes Damage in North Texas Cities
- 3 Appointed to Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas Board
- Texas Windstorm Insurance Assoc. Expert Panel to Meet April 14
- Louisiana Ag Losses from March Flooding Could Top $15M
- OSHA: Company Ignored Safety Rule at Louisiana Site; Faces $226K in Fines
- Texas Mutual Insurance Names Evans VP of Marketing, Customer Engagement
- Fomby Named VP at Texas-Based LevelFirst
- Texas Teen’s Air Bag Death Spurs Renewed Call to Fix Recalled Cars
- Entergy Agrees to Review Fire Safety at Reactors After Federal Probe
- Transportation Group: Oklahoma Roads Take Financial Toll on Drivers
- New Oklahoma Fire Burns 40 Square Miles; Structures Destroyed
- Texas Teen’s Death Linked to Faulty Takata Air Bag, 10th in U.S.
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Oklahoma’s Capitol Benefits Group
- Distracted Driving a Problem as Crashes Increase on Texas Roads
- Bolls Joins Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas as Finance Director
- Oklahoma Safety Campaign Aimed at Protecting Road Workers
- Farmers Expects More than $250M in Claims from Severe Weather in Texas
- Some Louisiana Residents Dropped Flood Insurance, Now Regret It
- Windhaven Insurance Acquires ATX Premier
- Former Oklahoma Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to $500K Scam
- Weather Service Confirms Arkansas Tornado
- Blue Bell: Listeria Likely Spread Through Oklahoma Plant Drainage System
- FEMA Denies Request for Levee Repairs in Grand Isle, Louisiana
- $2.6M Fine Against Exxon over Arkansas Oil Spill Upheld
- Weather Emergency Declared in 7 Oklahoma Counties
- Severe Storms Move East Leaving 7 Hurt, Damage in Oklahoma
- Dunn to Lead Dallas Office of AmWINS Brokerage of Texas
- 2nd March Hailstorm in North Texas Deemed an Insurance Catastrophe
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