Texas / South Central News for February 2015
- State Farm to Pay $352.5M to Settle Texas Residential Overcharge Case
- Mattax Confirmed as Texas Insurance Commissioner
- Louisiana Alleges Insurance Agency Owner Pocketed Premiums
- Texas Bill Would Create Roofing Contractor Registration Program
- Higginbotham Unites Houston Offices
- Car Cellphone Regulations Rejected by Arkansas House Committee
- Bill Banning Texting and Driving Passes Oklahoma House
- New Claims Consulting Firm Opening in Dallas
- More than $1M Awarded in Oklahoma Nursing Home Lawsuit
- IBTX Risk Services Opens Office in Houston
- Ratings of Houston-Based Delta Lloyds Insurance Co. Downgraded
- After Riots, Authorities Regain Control of Texas Prison
- More than 2.5K Oklahoma Agents Take Earthquake Coverage Class
- Wastewater Injection Shaking Oklahoma; Tracking, Management Needed
- Texas Agency, Allred-Thompson-Mason-Daugherty, now Named Higginbotham
- Ex-Oppenheimer Exec Admits to Role in Sinking Oklahoma Insurer
- Texas Lawmaker Urges Extension of Wind Insurance Inspection Waiver
- Energy Workers at Loose Ends after Drop in Crude Prices
- Arkansas Gov.’s Prison Overcrowding Plan Would Tap Insurance Department Fund
- New Leadership Team in Place at Texas-Based Hotchkiss Insurance
- All Risks Adds Tuley, Coffey in Texas
- Texas Issues Data Call on Named Driver Policies, Excluded Driver Endorsements
- Hope for Avoiding ‘Flood Insurance Nightmare’ Lies in Red River Levee Work
- Guilty Plea in $2M Slip-and-Fall Scam at Houston Home Décor Store
- Texas Workers’ Comp Unit Recovers Over $500K for Injured Workers, Beneficiaries
- Louisiana’s ‘Sobriety Court’ Program Targets Drunk Drivers
- Networked Insurance Agents Hires Villegas as Texas Sales VP
- Voter ID, Tort Reform Among Amendments Filed in Arkansas
- Injured Workers File Legal Challenge over Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Law
- Fraser and Dimitry Join Alliant Insurance Services in Houston
- Federal Judge Dismisses Louisiana Levee Board’s Suit against Oil Companies
- Armstrong Hit with $10M Sanction in Dispute with Texas Promotions Insurer
- Arkansas Bill Would Jeopardize Local Gay Anti-Discrimination Laws
- Palomar Specialty, Wellington to Launch Wind Insurance Product in Texas
- Essary Named Exec. Director of Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas
- Texting-While-Driving Bill Moves Forward in Oklahoma
- $4.2M Traffic Safety Project in Baton Rouge Area Begins
- Energy Companies Sued in Oklahoma over Earthquake Damage
- Medical Chain Pleads Guilty to Work Comp Fraud, Repays Texas Mutual $6.5M
- LCTA Workers’ Comp Adds Boudreaux as Loss Control Rep in Louisiana
- Arkansas Senate Bill Would Allow Armed Teachers, School Staff
- A.M. Best: Outlook Stable for Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual
- Bills Aimed at Property Claims Litigation Expected in Texas Legislative Session
- Despite Fewer Claims, Louisiana State Employees’ Workers’ Comp Costs Rise
- Confie Seguros Acquires Texas-Based Baja Auto Insurance
- Texas Insurance Wholesalers Wary of Retail Agent Association MGA
- Former Arrow Trucking CEO Pleads Guilty in Oklahoma to Fraud Charges
- 10 Fingerprints No Longer Collected for Texas Driver’s Licenses
- Insurer: Oklahoma Jazz Museum’s Workers’ Comp Debt Is Paid
- Houston-Based Broker, J.H. Blades, Acquires Energy Rival Burke-Daniels
- A.M. Best: Outlook Stable for Louisiana’s Stonetrust Commercial Insurance
- Minor Damage to Courthouse after Northern Oklahoma Earthquake Swarm
- Oklahoma Lawmakers Want to Regulate Drones in State
- Tourism Group Promises $2.5M to Help Fund New Orleans Patrols
- Louisiana Roadway Deaths Down 29% Between 2007 and 2013
- Texas Families Push for Statewide Ban on Texting While Driving
- Oklahoma Orders Shut Down of Injection Well After Quakes
- Hub International Acquires San Antonio-Based Alexander Insurance Agency
- United Insurance Holdings Completes Family Security Acquisition
- Trial Over, Judge to Decide Extent of BP’s Penalties for Gulf Oil Spill
- Attorneys, Insurers Facing Off over Hail Litigation in Texas
- Audit: Fire Marshal Inspections Lacking in Louisiana
- Homeowner Insurance Complaints Drop to Record Low in Texas
- Beecher Carlson Appoints Zoda as Senior VP, Risk Control
- Ratings of Texas-Based Producers Agriculture Insurance Cos. Upgraded
- Fatal Houston Fender-Bender Shows Shortcomings of Recalls
- 37 Captive Insurers Licensed in Oklahoma During 2014
- 250 Vases Stolen from Central Oklahoma Cemeteries
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