Texas / South Central News for September 2008
- Ike Pummels Louisiana-based Restaurants
- 20 Counties in Ark. Declared Disaster Areas After Ike
- Number of Volunteer Firefighters Falling in Texas
- Texas Mutual Pays $2.3M Dividend to CompGroup AGC
- Texas Sets Workers’ Comp Benefit Rates
- Texas Cautions Consumers on Replacement of AIG Policies
- Gustav and Ike Blasted Louisiana’s Crops, Forestry and Fisheries
- Okla. Traffic Fatalities Down From 2007
- Barnes Appointed Presiding Officer of Texas Mutual Board
- Texas Commissioner to Insurers: Don’t Jump the Gun on Raising Rates
- New Texas Work Comp Commissioner: We’ve Come a Long Way
- Texas Windpool Not Denying Claims on a Blanket Basis, Spokesman Says
- Build Smart With Passive Protection Systems, Safety Institute CEO Says
- Geeslin: Too Early to Tell How Much Ike Will Ultimately Cost
- Apex Global Partners Acquires Austin’s Global Benefit Solutions
- Texas Workers’ Comp Discount, Interest Rate Set for Q4 2008
- Texas Mayor Requesting $2.3B in Aid From Congress
- Towerstone Adds Cerne as Account Representative
- Womack Honored With Austin Agents Group Presidents’ Award
- Madison Benefits, Higginbotham & Associates to Merge
- Hurricane Gustav Damage in Alexandria, La., Tops $25M
- Entergy Sees Up to $600M in Damage from Gustav
- Insurer Trade Group Leader Says Industry is Responding to Ike Claims
- Texas Issues Data Call to Insurers in Hurricane Ike’s Aftermath
- Louisiana Citizens’ Hurricane Claims at 41K, Number Expected to Rise
- Former Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner Joins Thompson Coe
- Named-Storm Deductibles: Louisiana Legislators Want Just 1 Yearly
- Catastrophe Modelers Revise Expectations of Hurricane Losses
- Univ. of North Texas Student Wins NAPSLO’s J.H. Blades Scholarship
- Storm Surge Not Covered in Texas Windstorm Association Policies
- Hurricane Gustav Disaster Declaration Extended for Louisiana
- Texas Seeks Federal Help for Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by Ike
- Hurricane Ike Tests Texas Windstorm Association’s Ability to Pay Claims
- Arkansas AG Subpoenas Gas Retailers for Ike-Related Price Spikes
- Ark., La. Commissioners Reassure Policyholders After AIG Bailout
- Gallagher & Co. Acquires San Antonio’s Summit Insurance Group
- Galveston-based American National Operational, Company Says
- Louisiana Commissioner: Citizens Can Handle Gustav and Ike
- Officials Say Oklahoma Banks Are Solid
- 20,000 Cattle, Horses Wandering in Southeast Texas
- TWIA Certificate Waiver Surcharge for Residences to Rise Nov. 1
- Most of Louisiana’s Coast Flooded by Ike
- Texas Regulators Suspend Premium Payments for Ike Victims
- At Resort Cut Off By Ike, Whole Neighborhoods Gone
- Relief Operations Ramp Up in Storm-Hit Texas
- Ike Kills 2 in Louisiana, Floods Homes
- Texas Agents Group Gears up Disaster Response Team
- Ike Insured Damage Estimates Range from $6B to $18B
- Houston’s Corporate Giants Idled by Hurricane Ike
- Nearly 2,000 Brought to Safety in Texas
- 1 Dead in Ark. After Ike, More than 200K Lose Power
- Okla. Gov. Declares Emergency Ahead of Hurricane Ike
- State Offices Close in Advance of Ike in 2 SW Louisiana Parishes
- Hurricane Ike Idles Texas Oil Industry, Threatens Floods
- Like Ike, Insurance Exposures Along Texas Coast Are Massive
- Louisiana Won’t Be Spared by Ike
- New Insurance and Risk Advisor Joins Saunders Insurance Team
- AmWINS Group Forms Energy Practice in Houston Office
- La. Regulators Suspend Cancellations, Nonrenewals with Emergency Rule
- Thousands Flee Texas Coast as Hurricane Ike Shifts Northward
- Oklahoma Agents Group Surveys Legislative Candidates on Issues
- Texas Work Comp Division Encourages Crane Safety in Wake of Accidents
- July Enforcement Actions in Texas Result in $500K in Fines
- Louisiana Still Mopping up From Gustav as Ike Enters Gulf
- Texas Bracing for Possible Strike by Hurricane Ike
- Towerstone Adds Varner in Dallas Office
- Bordelon Named Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation
- Louisiana Agent Accused of Misappropriating Premiums
- Spaht to Lead PIA of Louisiana
- La. Commissioner: Insured Gustav Losses Estimated at $1.7B
- Army Corp of Engineers Wins Flood Fight During Hurricane Gustav
- Amerisafe Receives Financial Size Category Increase from A.M. Best
- Houston Couple Charged for Insurance Fraud, Deadly House Fire
- Risk Management Group Says Gustav Damage Between $4 and $10 Billion
- Insurers Estimate Gustav Claims as HIgh as $10 Billion
- After Gustav, Will People Be Less Likely to Heed Warnings Next Time?
- USAA Responding to Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana
- Gustav only Sideswipes New Orleans
- Missouri National Guard Travels to Louisiana After Hurricane Gustav
- Estimate of Insured Losses from Gustav Between $2 and $4.5 Billion
- As Gustav Winds Down, New Orleans Eyes Damage
- State Farm, Allstate Mobilize Catastrophe Teams to Gulf Coast
- U.S. Chemical Makers Report Minimal Hurricane Gustav Damage
- Energy Firms Find Little Damage in Gustav’s Wake
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