Latest Texas Headlines
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Baseball-Size Hail Makes Insuring Solar and Wind Farms Pricier
Aug 2 2023 // The Scottsbluff solar farm in western Nebraska was built to withstand most hailstones. But the icy pellets that rained down in late June were bigger than baseballs. The hail — part of a larger pattern of severe storms,...
No Duty to Defend Doesn’t Mean No Duty to Indemnify, Federal Appeals Court Finds
Aug 2 2023 // A federal appeals court has clarified, at least under the realm of Texas law, when an insurer has a duty to indemnify – even if it has no duty to defend a tort action against the insured thanks to an unambiguous...
McDonald`s Franchise in Louisiana and Texas Illegally Hired Minors, Labor Department Finds
Aug 1 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A McDonald`s franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws and has hired more than 80 minors in two states, the U.S. Department of Labor said. CLB Investments...
1 in 5 Texans Live in Flood Prone Areas, New Data Reveals
Aug 1 2023 // Almost 6 million Texans, or about 20% of the population, live in an area susceptible to flooding, according to first-of-its-kind data gathered as part of a statewide effort to harden Texas against floods and rising sea...
Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $43B in H1, Surpassing 10-Yr Average: Munich Re
Jul 28 2023 // Natural disasters during the first half of 2023 cost insurers an estimated US$43 billion with an overall economic price tag of $110 billion, according to Munich Re. These insured losses were slightly lower than the US$47...
Texas’ Tokio Marine HCC Unveils New Look Website
Jul 27 2023 // Tokio Marine HCC, headquartered in Houston, Texas, announced it has overhauled its website reflecting a fresh new brand look, as it continues its journey to deliver an easier and more rewarding online experience for...
Texas Glass Manufacturer Earns OSHA Star Designation
Jul 26 2023 // OSHA has awarded Cardinal IG Waxahachie, a glass manufacturer and provider based in Waxahachie, Texas, with a “Star” designation for excellence in workplace safety and health management. The action follows an...
Acrisure Brand Roll out Reaches Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma
Jul 24 2023 // Acrisure said that local partners in its South Region will be rebranded as Acrisure in a continuation of the firm’s global brand roll out. As part of the roll out, Acrisure businesses in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas...
Federal Government to Allow Lease of Gulf of Mexico Areas for Wind Farms
Jul 20 2023 // GALVESTON — The federal government on Thursday announced the first-ever chance for companies to lease areas in the Gulf of Mexico to build wind farms, including two parcels roughly 30 miles off the Texas coast near...
Texas Oil Company Fined $1.3M for Excess Emissions
Jul 20 2023 // The Environmental Protection Agency levied a $1.3 million fine on a Texas oil and gas company for excess emissions from tanks, flares and other equipment the EPA using a helicopter equipped with a special infrared camera...
Texas Mutual Insurance Company Awards Over $4 Million in Grants to Nonprofits
Jul 19 2023 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company has awarded more than $4 million in grants to several Texas nonprofits, part of its commitment in community funding to nonprofit organizations. Texas Mutual has committed funding to nonprofit...
Texas’ American National Rebrands Logo
Jul 18 2023 // Galveston, Texas-based American National Insurance Company announced a comprehensive rebranding initiative to modernize its brand, its first significant rebranding update in 50 years. The company unveiled a new logo and...
Texas Manufacturing Plant to Pay $175K to Settle Discrimination Discrimination Suit
Jul 18 2023 // Lion Elastomers, LLC, a manufacturing plant in Port Neches, Texas, agreed to pay $175,000 and provide other relief pursuant to a consent decree entered by a federal district court on July 7, resolving a disability...
Hail and Wind from Thunderstorms Caused $5.5 Billion in Damage, KCC Says
Jul 17 2023 // Severe weather created when a stationary front trapped warm, humid air over Texas and the Southeast caused an estimated $5.5 billion in insured losses, Karen Clark & Co. said in a briefing in late June. KCC said there...
Declarations
Jul 17 2023 // Titan Submersible “If there were aspects of the design or construction of this vessel that were kept from the passengers or it was knowingly operated despite information that it was not suitable for this dive, that...
People & Places
Jul 17 2023 // National Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan, announced the expansion of its Cyber team with a series of appointments and promotions. Matthew McCabe has been appointed managing director of cyber...
5th Circuit Asks Texas Supreme Ct. if Attorney Fees Owed After Insurer Pays Appraisal Award
Jul 13 2023 // A federal appellate court, grappling with conflicting decisions from federal courts, is asking the Texas Supreme Court to decide whether attorney fees can be awarded to claimants when insurers pay appraisal awards plus...
Severe Weather Causes First-Half 2023 Losses of at Least $1B in Seven States: Report
Jul 13 2023 // Seven states experienced at least $1 billion in total insured severe weather loss for the first half of 2023, according to an update from BMS Group. Texas led all states with insured severe weather loss of $7.2 billion...
Lack of Heat Safety Standards Puts Texas Workers at Risk, as Heat-Related Deaths Continue to Rise
Jul 12 2023 // Maynor Estuardo Álvarez used to stand the Texas heat, but not anymore. Something changed in his body last summer while working as a painter in an apartment in Houston. It was the afternoon, the temperature had surpassed...
No Liability Coverage Owed for Investor Losses Caused by Blue Bell’s Listeria Outbreak
Jul 12 2023 // A 2015 Listeria outbreak linked to ice cream sold by Blue Bell Creameries hospitalized 10 people and killed three. While those injuries and deaths were certainly “bodily injuries,” a lawsuit filed by investors...
