Texas / South Central News for May 2016
- At Least 6 Dead, 2 Missing After Floods in Texas, Kansas
- Purifoy Elected President of Combined Agents of America
- Oklahoma Insurance Exec to Picked to Lead Louisiana Citizens Insurance
- Arkansas Court Backs $3M Judgment Against Gerber over Workers’ Time
- Flooded Homeowners Allege Negligence in Suit Against City of Houston
- Texas’ Coastal Wind Insurer Expects $4.9B in Funds for 2016 Hurricane Season
- Oklahoma Insurance Regulators: No Authority to Approve ACA Rate Hikes
- Sanchez Appointed Vice President at Texas-Based LevelFirst
- House Lawmakers Kill Louisiana License Plate Reader Proposal
- Martin Picked to Serve as CFO at LCTA Workers’ Comp
- Investigators: Fraud Schemes Rampant Among Houston Tow Truck Drivers
- Oklahoma Commissioner: 4 Insurers Have 55% of Earthquake Market
- Oklahoma Governor Seeks Disaster Assistance after Severe Weather
- Arkansas Officials Question Health Insurance Rate Hikes for 2017
- Candidates for Texas FAIR Plan Association Governing Committee Sought
- Oklahoma Regulators Warn Insurers on Earthquake Coverage Hikes
- AIA Urges Mitigation, not Regulation to Ease Oklahoma’s Quake Coverage Woes
- Advocacy Groups Want Stronger Texting-Driving Ban in Oklahoma
- Disaster Fraud Rampant After Floods, Hurricanes
- Texas Regulators Seek Data on Residential Property Hail Litigation
- Fraud Leads to 20-Year Prison Sentence for Houston Insurance Agent
- Louisiana Governor Wants Oil Industry to Pay for Coastal Restoration
- Ex-Texas Coach Mack Brown Testimony Sought in Discrimination Suit
- Storm Damage Causes Toyota Plant in Texas to Halt Production
- Business Travel Fuels Growth of Uber Use in Arkansas
- Louisiana House Again Advances License Plate Reader Bill
- Allstate: Texas Hail Event Accounts for Half of April Cat Losses
- UT Study Links Recent Texas Quakes to Oil Activity
- Austin Riders Look to Craigslist after Exit of Uber and Lyft
- Brightway Insurance Adds Linke as Agency Owner in Dallas
- Louisiana Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Goes to Governor’s Desk
- Report: Cost of Flood Control Improvements in Austin – Possibly $4B
- Better Fire Rating Means Lower Insurance Rates for Some in Louisiana Parish
- Bus in Fatal Texas Crash Had Seatbelts Only in First Row
- Southwest Risk Agency Services Adds Johnson as VP, Binding
- 3.8M Quake Rattles Parts of Central Oklahoma
- Changing Directions, Oklahoma Eyes Medicaid Expansion
- Vehicle Problems Not New for Bus Company in South Texas Crash
- A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of Republic Underwriters Insurance, Affiliates
- MarketScout Adds Lohmar to Construction Practice in Dallas
- 8 Suits Filed over Crude Oil Spill along Louisiana’s Bayou Teche
- NTSB Investigating Texas Bus Crash That Left 8 Dead, 44 Hurt
- Louisiana Drivers Seek Relief from Lawmakers for Insurance Lapse Fines
- Federal Officials Say Damaged Guardrail Caused Texas Prison Bus Wreck
- Ross Campesi Sr., Founder of Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurer Passes
- House Approves Louisiana Medical Marijuana Program Expansion
- Texas Town Faces Questions After Arson Blamed for Fertilizer Plant Blast
- Insurers Limit Exposure as Quakes Increase in Oklahoma
- 2 Dead, at Least 10 Hurt as Storms Move into Ohio River Valley
- Great American Insurance Acquires Service Lloyds Texas Nonsubscription Business
- 2 Charged with Insurance Fraud in Oklahoma Buried Truck Case
- ATF: 2013 Fire at Texas Fertilizer Plant Intentionally Set
- Uber, Lyft Suspend Service in Texas Capital Because of Background Checks
- Tornadoes Survival Tips from Texas to Nebraska
- Storm Shelter Construction Begins on 1st of 20 Schools in City in Oklahoma
- Two-Car Crash On Rainy Texas Highway Kills 5
- Voters in Texas Capital Keep Fingerprinting for Rideshare Drivers
- Louisiana Officials Tell Drivers Insured by Affirmative to Get New Coverage Now
- Louisiana Commissioner: FEMA Extended Proof of Loss Form Filing Deadline
- Cancer Patient Sues Oklahoma Insurer over Proton Therapy Treatments
- Pilgrim’s Pride in Texas Expands its Recall of Cooked Chicken Products
- Disaster Declaration for 12 Arkansas Counties
- $330K In Tornado Damage in Oklahoma County: Assessor
- $250K Settlement in Veteran’s Death Endorsed by Arkansas Panel
- New Orleans Uber Drivers Let Riders Hail Illegally on Street, Say Cabbies
- Alliant Opens New Orleans Office, Hires Chauvin and Hardie
- Arkansas Regulators: In Separate Cases 2 Plead Guilty to Auto Insurance Fraud
- Officials: 9 Tornadoes in Oklahoma, Arkansas Last Week
- Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Overhaul Takes Another Hit
- Texas Insurer Group Awards Scholarships to 27 Students
- LCTA in Louisiana and Prime Occupational Medicine Form Partnership
- Lockton Aligning Texas Operations into Two Business Teams
- Louisiana Tornado Confirmed by Weather Service
- IMA Financial Group Acquires Waldman Bros in Dallas
- Gulf States Fighting Metal Thefts from Ag Operations
- TDI: Back-to-Back Texas Storms Prompt Questions on Deductibles
- Ratings of Financial American Property and Casualty Insurance Downgraded
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Arkansas Agency, Hagan Newkirk
- Teens Ejected from Carnival Ride in Texas; 1 Killed, 1 Hurt
- Starr Companies Hires Bass as South Central Regional VP
- Exxon Mobil Pays $2.63M Fine for Arkansas Pipeline Spill
- Flash Floods Overwhelm East Texas Town, 6 Deaths Reported
- Pilgrim’s Pride Recalls Chicken Products Due to Foreign-Matter Contamination
- Oklahoma Autism Insurance Bill Sent to Governor for Signature
- Texas-Based Agency Partnership Reports Solid Growth in 2015
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