Latest Texas Headlines
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Freight Trains Collide in Texas, Triggering Fireball
Jun 29 2016 // Several box cars derailed and were engulfed in flames following a freight train collision in the Texas Panhandle on Tuesday. Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Bryan Witt says the accident occurred in the morning near...
2 North Texas-Area Facilities Fined by Federal Safety Regulators
Jun 28 2016 // Federal safety regulators have fined two different companies over safety violation in facilities located in North Texas. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined steel fabricator, K-T Galvanizing...
Texas Workers’ Comp Discount, Interest Rate Set for Q3
Jun 28 2016 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has set the rate for any interest or discount provided for the third quarter of 2016 at 4.03 percent. This rate is computed by using the treasury...
Texas Energy Exec Charged with Defrauding Investors
Jun 27 2016 // A Texas energy company CEO dubbed the “frack master” is charged with defrauding investors of about $80 million, including misappropriating at least $30 million for personal expenses, including private jets and...
Texas State Senator Sues Cowboys Player over Allegedly Trashed House
Jun 24 2016 // Dez Bryant faces a lawsuit from his former landlord over allegations of more than $60,000 in damages to a house that the Dallas Cowboys receiver leased. The civil suit was filed last week by Texas state Sen. Royce West, an...
TWFG Honors Top Agents with Awards
Jun 24 2016 // The Woodlands, Texas-based The Woodlands Financial Group announced its annual agent awards at the group’s recent national convention. President and CEO Gordy Bunch inducted 20 new members into the Million Dollar Club...
Texas Insurers Hope Court Decisions Will Curtail Hail-Related Lawsuits
Jun 21 2016 // Following a severe hailstorm in south Texas in 2012, insurers were beset with homeowner property lawsuits — sometimes after claims were paid and repairs were completed — even though data from the Texas Department of...
Why Customer Satisfaction Is Falling for Large Auto Insurers, Rising for Small: J.D. Power
Jun 21 2016 // After climbing in each of the past two years, customer satisfaction is falling among the nation’s largest auto insurers, while satisfaction is actually up a tad for small insurers. This rising dissatisfaction with...
States Faced with Massive Well Cleanup from Oil Bust
Jun 20 2016 // The worst oil bust since the 1980s is putting Texas and other oil producing states on the hook for thousands of newly abandoned drilling sites at a time when they have little money to plug wells and seal off environmental...
Insurer to Pay $750K over Fatal Shooting in Texas County
Jun 20 2016 // A $750,000 settlement has been reached with relatives of an unarmed motorist fatally shot by an off-duty South Texas sheriff’s deputy. The family of Mathew Jackson has agreed to settle the civil lawsuit. The money...
Texas Public Insurance Counsel: Deny Texas Homeowner Policy Arbitration Endorsement
Jun 20 2016 // A Texas insurance company has filed to offer an optional endorsement to its homeowners insurance policy that would require mandatory arbitration in claims disputes in exchange for a premium discount, and the head of the...
President Declares 12 Texas Counties Major Disaster Areas
Jun 20 2016 // Twelve Texas counties that suffered severe flooding during heavy rainfall in late May have been declared major disaster areas by President Barack Obama, making them available for federal disaster assistance. The Associated...
People – South Central
Jun 20 2016 // Louisiana-based insurance carrier, LCTA Workers’ Comp (LCTA), hired Christine Martin as chief financial officer (CFO). A certified public accountant, Martin has more than 20 years of financial management experience....
Philadelphia Insurance Renews Campaign to Plant 80K Trees
Jun 17 2016 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, announced that it is continuing its partnership this year with the Arbor Day Foundation with a goal of planting 80,000 trees for the second year in a...
13-Vehicle Pile Up, 1 Fatality in Texas Panhandle Dust Storm
Jun 17 2016 // Authorities say one traveler was killed and several were hurt in a 13-vehicle pileup during a dust storm in the Texas Panhandle. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the accident Wednesday night closed Interstate 40...
Texas-Based RiskPro Partners Names Davis as VP, Risk Management
Jun 16 2016 // RiskPro Partners, a privately held insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Dallas, has hired Julie Davis as vice president, Risk Management Services, in RiskPro Partner’s Austin office. Davis joins RiskPro Partners...
Southeast Texas Judge Declares Local Disaster Over Oysters
Jun 16 2016 // The leader of a Southeast Texas county has declared a disaster in an effort to assist oyster farmers struggling following recent heavy rain and flooding. Galveston County Judge Mark Henry announced the local declaration as...
Agents May Now Offer Texas Legal Insurance Plans to Clients
Jun 15 2016 // Nonprofit legal insurance provider, Texas Legal, announced it has launched a Producer Program to allow agents and brokers to offer Texas Department of Insurance-regulated legal insurance plans to clients. Agents who are...
Texas Insurance Agent Arrested in Scam Targeting Elderly Clients
Jun 14 2016 // A Lubbock, Texas-based insurance agent has been arrested on charges of defrauding elderly victims through an annuity scam. The Texas Department of Insurance reported that Joseph Allen Gaines was arrested last month on...
After 4 Years, Louisiana Sinkhole Stabilizing
Jun 14 2016 // A massive sinkhole that went viral in 2013 swallowing trees in Assumption Parish and forcing more than 300 residents from their homes has quieted down as officials slowly allow residents to come home. The sinkhole, located...
