Latest Texas Headlines
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Texas U.S. Attorney: Luxury Jeweler Pays Serviceman in Discrimination Case
Dec 30 2020 // The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas reported that luxury jeweler Harry Winston has paid a U.S. Army reservist to resolve a claim the company violated the Uniformed Services Employment and...
Texas’ Move to Control Coal Ash Pollution Could Mitigate Tougher EPA Rules
Dec 30 2020 // Texas may soon get authority over the disposal of ash from coal-fired power plants, a change that could insulate coal companies from tougher rules expected under a Biden administration. A proposal introduced by the U.S....
Slew of Cannabis-Related Bills Filed in Advance of 2021 Texas Legislature
Dec 29 2020 // Marijuana seems to be on the minds of Texas legislators judging from the many cannabis-related bills that have been filed so far in advance of the Texas legislative session that begins in January. Many of the filed bills...
Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office: Fee Decreases on Jan. 1, 2021
Dec 23 2020 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) is reminding wholesale agents and brokers that the stamping fee for recording surplus lines insurance policies in Texas will be lower beginning on Jan. 1, 2021. The...
Workplace Fatalities Increased By 25% in Texas in 2019
Dec 22 2020 // The number of work-related fatalities in Texas rose by 25% in 2019. A report on fatal occupational injuries in 2019 released by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) shows there...
Through November, Texas Surplus Lines Premium 12% Higher than Last Year
Dec 21 2020 // Texas surplus lines premium recorded by the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) rose to $587.46 million in November. The recorded premium year to date as of November is 12.3% higher than that of the same period...
Liquidation Sought for Texas Nonstandard Auto Insurer, ACCC
Dec 21 2020 // An application for an order of liquidation has been filed in a Travis County, Texas, district court for a Houston-based nonstandard auto insurer now in receivership. ACCC Insurance Co. was placed into receivership on Oct....
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas Benefits Broker, PIATX
Dec 18 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired San Antonio-based PIATX LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2009, PIATX is an employee benefits broker and consultant focused on delivering responsive and...
Texas Workers’ Compensation System’s Path to Wellness
Dec 16 2020 // Since 2003, insurance rates in the Texas workers’ compensation system have dropped by nearly 72 percent, according to a new study released by a research group within the state’s insurance department. In 2003,...
Georgia Nonstandard Auto Insurer to Assume Business of Troubled Texas Carrier, ACCC
Dec 15 2020 // A portion of the personal auto insurance business of a Texas insurance company that appeared to be headed for liquidation at the end of November is being assumed by a Georgia-based insurer. Embark General, headquartered in...
Hull & Company Acquires Assets of South & Western General Agency in Texas
Dec 15 2020 // Hull & Company LLC, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all the assets of Addison, Texas-based South & Western Inc. and all issued and outstanding shares of its affiliate, S&W...
Wright National Launches Admitted Residential Flood Insurance Product in Texas
Dec 15 2020 // Wright National Flood Insurance Services has introduced an exclusive, admitted, stand-alone flood product in Texas: Wright Residential Private Flood Insurance. The product, which became available on Dec. 14, will be sold...
Texas AG’s Office: Whistleblower Firings Were not Retaliation
Dec 14 2020 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office told a state district court that it was not retaliating when it fired former top Paxton aides who had reported their boss to authorities for possibly breaking the law. In...
Texas to Get Federal Disaster Assistance for Hurricane Laura Recovery
Dec 14 2020 // Federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Texas to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Laura from Aug. 23-27, 2020, according to FEMA. Federal...
Texas’ Marine Underwriters of America Acquired by DOXA Insurance Holdings
Dec 11 2020 // DOXA Insurance Holdings LLC (DOXA) has acquired Conroe, Texas-based Marine Underwriters of America (MUA), a niche agency serving the marine industry with specialized insurance policies for ocean marine, inland marine and...
Comment Period on Coastal Texas Study Extended to Jan. 13
Dec 9 2020 // The public comment period on a state/federal study of needs and opportunities along the Texas coast has been extended for another month, according to the Texas General Land Office. The GLO and the U.S. Army Corps of...
Texas Windstorm Insurer to File for 5% Residential, Commercial Rate Hike
Dec 8 2020 // The board of directors of Texas’ insurer of last resort for wind and hail for properties along the Texas coast has directed its staff to file a rate increase of 5% for both residential and commercial policies with...
Migrant Farm Workers from Texas Allege Pesticide Exposure in Illinois
Dec 7 2020 // More than two dozen migrant workers from Texas allege they were sprayed with toxic pesticides while working in Illinois cornfields, according to a federal lawsuit. The workers, including teenagers, senior citizens and a...
7 Injured in Storage Tank Explosion at Texas Petroleum Facility
Dec 7 2020 // Seven contractors were injured, four critically, when a storage tank at a petroleum facility in Texas exploded after catching fire on Dec. 5, according to fire officials. The fire began about 10 a.m. near a crude oil...
Texas Couple Sentenced to Prison in $15M Employee Benefit Plan Embezzlement Scheme
Dec 4 2020 // A Red Oak, Texas, couple have been sentenced to a combined 18-plus years in federal prison for their roles in a $15 million retirement plan embezzlement scheme, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas...
