Oklahoma Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee, filed legislation to address the state’s high number of uninsured motorists, especially those with DUI convictions. Senate Bill 260 would require an individual convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) to have valid auto insurance …
Texas Rep. Chris Turner, House District 101- Grand Prairie, has filed a measure that would clarify the definition of “claimant” in respect to a healthcare liability claim. HB 956 was crafted in response to a decision by the Texas Supreme …
In today’s competitive market, an effective client onboarding process is the most important step in cultivating a lasting relationship. In order to develop a solid foundation, insurance brokers must make new clients feel as though they are working with a …
Keleigh Buchanan was promoted to assistant vice president at Dallas-based independent insurance broker Roach Howard Smith & Barton. Buchanan has 15 years of experience in the insurance industry. She specializes in offering products and services to high net-worth clients with …
Obamacare will cost 7 percent less than expected over the next decade for federal subsidies to help lower-income people pay for private health insurance, congressional researchers said recently. A report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said insurance coverage …
By the end of 2008, the Texas residual market for insuring seacoast properties for wind and hail figured it had enough resources available to pay claims for both Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Dolly that hit the Texas coast that year. …
U.S. Sen. David Vitter, a Republican from Louisiana, says a climate action plan set forth by President Barak Obama would drastically change floodplain maps and result in increased flood insurance rates. Vitter is chairman of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship …
A 49-year-old Helena, Mont. man who has been convicted of 11 drunken driving offenses has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. District Judge Kathy Seeley sentenced Shawn Kevin Smaage in late January, saying he would have to serve at …
Ground has been broken for a new school building on the Washington coast at Westport that officials say is designed to be tsunami-proof. The planned “vertical evacuation structure” will be an addition to the Ocosta Elementary School. School children toting …
A Coos County, Ore., man badly burned when he poured gasoline on a fire is suing Walmart, claiming the gas can he bought there was defective. Daniel Rowlett is seeking $13 million. He says Walmart sold him a plastic can …
