Monthly Archives: <span>September 2017</span>

Number Drops but Texas Still Has Highest Rate for People Without Health Insurance

The number of people without health insurance in Texas continues to decline, but the state still has more residents without coverage than anywhere in the nation. U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday shows Texas’ 2016 rate of uninsured at 16.6 …

Missouri’s HALO Insurance & Benefits Adds Lankford, Vaughn

Maplewood, Mo.-based HALO Insurance & Benefits Group has hired Brenden Lankford as a personal lines account manager and Denean Vaughn as an insurance producer. Lankford previously worked in personal lines insurance for an Edwardsville, Illinois, insurance agency. Vaughn has more …

Texas AG Sues 3 Businesses for Price Gouging During Hurricane Harvey

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed lawsuits against three Texas businesses, accusing them of unlawful price gouging while consumers were in need of fuel, shelter and other essentials as a result of Hurricane Harvey. Texas law prohibits vendors from charging …

Waiting Period Suspended for Harvey-Related Claim Payouts for Totaled Vehicles

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has suspended a state statute in ordered to help facilitate the payment of insurance claims for vehicles that were totaled by Hurricane Harvey, the governor’s office said. Abbott temporarily suspended a law that required a 30-day …

Buckner Co. Names Butler Senior Vice President in Colorado

The Buckner Co. has named Lance Butler senior vice president of Colorado. Butler will be responsible for managing the top line growth and development of Colorado. Butler has more than 25 years of experience in large commercial accounts. The Buckner …

Florida Begins Slow Recovery After Irma’s Hard Hit

Aid rushed in to hurricane-scarred Florida early Tuesday as officials pieced together the scope of Irma’s destructive path and displaced residents awaited word on hard-hit areas including the Florida Keys. It was difficult to get detailed information on the condition …

Texas Mutual Creates $10M Fund for Policyholders Affected by Hurricane Harvey

Workers’ compensation insurance provider Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has established a grant of $10 million to policyholders affected by Hurricane Harvey. The grant program is intended to support the recovery of business operations throughout the Gulf Coast region. Grant applications …

Proposal Aims to Make Deadly Indiana Highway Safer

The Indiana Department of Transportation has proposed a way to make a deadly stretch of highway in western Indiana safer. Department officials told the Vincennes Sun-Commercial that an intersection of U.S. 41 near Oaktown may be turned into a J-turn …

Irma’s Path Through the Southeast Causes Flooding; Kills 2 in Georgia, 2 in South Carolina

The remnants of Hurricane Irma forced Atlanta’s international airport – the world’s busiest passenger airport – to cancel nearly 200 flights early Tuesday. The storm also claimed two lives in Georgia and two in South Carolina. The flights canceled at …

Drugmakers Ask for Dismissal of Ohio AG’s Opiate Lawsuit

Five drugmakers are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Ohio attorney general that alleges they helped perpetrate the state’s addictions epidemic. Attorney General Mike DeWine accuses the companies of intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of …