Monthly Archives: <span>June 2015</span>

Slow Growth in Texas Workers’ Comp Claims: WCRI

Workers’ compensation claims costs in Texas have grown relatively slowly over a five-year period, according to a recent Workers Compensation Research Institute study of 17 states. The total average cost per claim for injured workers in Texas was among the …

People – South Central

Texas-based Higginbotham hired Sean Bell as an associate of commercial property/casualty insurance for its practice in Austin. Bell has experience in brokerage with an independent agency and in claims with an insurance carrier. Bell began his career as a property …

Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Mulling Coastal Rate Hike

More than 65,000 homeowners in coastal parishes covered by the Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort could see their rates jump 10 percent in mid-August. Under state law, Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. must charge 10 percent more than private …