Latest Texas Headlines
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People Moves: Texas Agent, Padron, Named Invest Chair
Aug 13 2021 // Invest Invest, the classroom-to-career education program backed by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, appointed Juan Padron, partner at SafeGuard Insurance Agency in McAllen, Texas, as the new chair...
Texas Sees Increasing Numbers of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Deaths
Aug 13 2021 // Texas transportation officials say in 2020 there was a dramatic rise in the number of people killed walking and biking on roadways. Despite a decrease in traffic crashes in 2020, 731 people died in pedestrian-related...
Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Florida, Texas Could Have Saved 4,700 Lives Through July
Aug 13 2021 // The success of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in many states demonstrates the real-world feasibility, and impact, of achieving high vaccination coverage. By the end of July, the five highest-performing states — Vermont,...
Texas Auto Recycler Settles Disability Discrimination Suit for $90K
Aug 11 2021 // A Texas-based auto recycler will pay $90,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit, officials said. In addition, K&L Auto Crushers in Tyler will furnish other relief to settle a disability...
5th Circuit: Texas May Not Regulate Air Ambulance Fees
Aug 10 2021 // A federal appellate court ruled on Aug. 4 that the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation may not enforce a law that regulates fees charged by air ambulance companies that transport injured...
Texas Outlines Legislative Changes in SB 1367 Related to Property/Casualty Insurance
Aug 10 2021 // Noting the passage in the 87th Legislature of Senate Bill 1367, which made changes to certain lines of insurance, the Texas Department of Insurance has outlined the changes that are effective for an insurance policy that...
People Moves: WSS Adds Brininstool in Texas; Skyward Specialty Expands With New Hires
Aug 10 2021 // Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Plano, Texas-based wholesale brokerage and general agency Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers (WSS), an XPT Partners company, hired Blake Brininstool as a broker and...
Texas Surplus Lines Premium Total for July 2021: $836.1M
Aug 9 2021 // Texas surplus lines premium for July 2021 reached $836.1 million, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reported. The number brings the year-to-date total up to $5.42 billion as of the end of July, a 16.1%...
Staffing Crisis Hits Texas Hospitals as Burnout Depletes Workforce, Virus Surges
Aug 6 2021 // Texas nurse Jenna Price gets half a dozen solicitations a day from hospitals and staffing agencies that want to pay her four times her current salary to leave her job at a suburban Central Texas emergency room and take a...
Van Carrying 25 in Texas Crashes; Leaves at Least 11 Dead, Others Injured
Aug 6 2021 // An overloaded van carrying about 25 passengers crashed Aug. 3 on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than a dozen others, authorities said. The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. on...
Filtration System Blamed for Chemical Leak at Texas Water Park
Aug 6 2021 // A Texas water park says a chemical exposure that sent dozens of people to hospitals was caused by “improper installation” of a water filtration system. Six Flags officials said a third-party service company...
Alliant Acquires Benefit Concepts in Texas
Aug 5 2021 // Alliant Insurance Services acquired group and individual benefits agency, Houston-based Benefit Concepts Inc. (BCI). Founded in 1983, BCI provides a full range of employee benefits products and services to businesses and...
New Agency, Emergent Insurance Solutions, Launched in Texas
Aug 5 2021 // Doug Phenix, founder of Texas Printers Insurance Agency (TPIA), is now leading a newly established agency, Emergent Insurance Solutions (EIS), based in Houston. Phenix, president of EIS, has more than 30 years of...
Texas Awards $13.6M in Grants to Fight Motor Vehicle Crime
Aug 4 2021 // Communities across Texas are sharing $13.6 million in grant funding aimed at reducing and preventing motor vehicle crime in the state. The Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) grants provide support for...
Sigo Seguros Launches Spanish-First Auto Insurance Product in Texas
Aug 4 2021 // Sigo Seguros, an auto insurance provider serving the Spanish-speaking community, launched its own auto insurance product in Texas that it says is transparent, affordable and natively available in Spanish and English. By...
Confie Acquires ASAP Insurance in Texas
Aug 3 2021 // Huntington Beach, California-based personal lines insurance distribution company, Confie, acquired ASAP Insurance in Texas. With the acquisition of ASAP Insurance, the company broadens its presence in Texas. ASAP stores...
Texas Surplus Lines Premiums Rise to $947.48M, an All-Time High
Aug 2 2021 // Texas set another record in June for the amount of surplus lines premium recorded by the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX). The $947.48 million in premium reported in June brings the year-to-date total to $4.58...
TSLA’s Patterson Honored by Texas House for 40 Years of Service
Aug 2 2021 // In 2006, when Jean Patterson, executive director of the Texas Surplus Lines Association, was marking her 25 years with the organization, she said her relationships with the “wonderful members” of TSLA are what...
Texas Doctor Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud, Drug Crimes
Jul 30 2021 // A North Texas doctor will pay $376,368 in restitution after pleading guilty to mail fraud conspiracy in federal court, the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation reported. Clinton Battle...
2 Dead; 7 Injured After Leak at Texas Chemical Plant
Jul 29 2021 // Two people are dead and dozens more were injured after a chemical leak at a Houston-area plant, officials said. The incident happened about 7:35 p.m. on July 27 and involved an acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell...
