Latest Texas Headlines
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Texas Ranch Didn’t Protect Boys from Sexual Abuse, Lawsuit Says
Jun 3 2019 // A young man and a teenage boy have filed a lawsuit accusing the staff at a Texas ranch for at-risk youth of not protecting them from sexual abuse by older residents, an advocate for child abuse victims says. In recent...
Are Agencies Overpaying for Young Employees Today?
Jun 3 2019 // Memo to insurance agency owners seeking to onboard new employees: Expect to pay more, offer more and train more. Those trying to hire know that already. “What we’re seeing in particular in Texas, and I imagine...
Plumber Says ‘Safety Is at Risk’ After Texas Lawmakers Flush Plumbing Code
Jun 3 2019 // Plumbers in Texas will no longer be subject to state regulations after lawmakers this week flushed the state plumbing code and the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, a state agency that employed dozens and generated...
My New Markets
Jun 3 2019 // Parcel Delivery Companies Market Detail: Gladius Insurance Services LLC (www.gladiusins.com) covers packages for parcel delivery companies (Amazon type operations). Coverage available includes: general liability,...
People & Places
Jun 3 2019 // National Bermuda-based specialty insurer Sompo International Holdings Ltd. has hired Steven E. Grippo as senior vice president, where he will lead the unit’s U.S. Architects & Engineers practice. Grippo brings to...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Withdraws 10% Rate Increase Filing
Jun 3 2019 // By Stephanie K. Jones Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast voted at a May 24, 2019, meeting of its board of directors to withdraw a 10% rate increase filed last year that was...
Buildings Damaged in Texas Storm System That Spawned 2 Confirmed Twisters
May 31 2019 // Forecasters say at least two tornadoes hit parts of north and east Texas in a storm system that damaged dozens of homes and left one person hurt. The National Weather Service has confirmed twisters struck Wednesday in the...
Texas, Louisiana Among States Most at Risk for Storm Surge, CoreLogic Says
May 31 2019 // Some 7.3 million U.S. homes with an estimated reconstruction cost of $1.8 trillion are at risk from storm surge, Irvine, California-based data analytics provider CoreLogic said in its 2019 Storm Surge Report, issued days...
Risk Strategies Acquires Texas’ MainStreet Consulting Group
May 29 2019 // Boston-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm Risk Strategies has acquired MainStreet Consulting Group, a brokerage headquartered in Conroe, Texas, just north of Houston. Terms of the deal were not...
Texas Rubber Company Faces $530K in Penalties for Safety Violations
May 29 2019 // Federal safety officials have levied more than a half a million dollars in penalties against a Texas rubber products company for multiple workplace safety violations. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...
Texas Surplus Lines Brokers Can Now Input Policy Limit Info Into EFS
May 28 2019 // Agents and brokers can now input policy limit information directly into the Surplus Line Stamping Office of Texas’ (SLTX’s) Electronic Filing System (EFS). A new field has been added to the system to allow...
Texas Would Lose Billions if Another Major Storm Hits Coast, Report Says
May 28 2019 // Housing sales in Texas would drop, gasoline prices would increase and the state would lose hundreds of billions of dollars in economic output if another major storm struck an unprotected coastline, according to a new...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Withdraws 10% Rate Increase Filing
May 28 2019 // Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast voted at a May 24, 2019, meeting of its board of directors to withdraw a 10% rate increase filed last year that was subsequently put on...
FAA ‘Very Encouraged’ by Talk with World’s Regulators on Grounded Boeing 737
May 24 2019 // The chief U.S. aviation regulator said he was very encouraged by a one-day discussion with his counterparts from around the world on the steps needed to return Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max jetliner to service,...
Texas Insurance Department: Continuing Ed Service for Agents, Adjusters Improved
May 23 2019 // A year ago, it took months for insurance agents and adjusters to get continuing education transcripts, course credit and other information from the Texas Department of Insurance. Today, it takes about two weeks, according...
Texas Environmentalists Plan Pollution Lawsuit Against Valero
May 23 2019 // Three Texas environmental groups have notified Valero Energy Corp. of plans to file a lawsuit under the U.S. Clean Air Act for pollution at the company’s Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, the organizations...
Surplus Lines Insurance Bills Sent to Texas Governor
May 23 2019 // Two pieces of legislation impacting the surplus lines insurance industry in Texas have been passed by state lawmakers and are headed to the governor’s desk, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX)...
Testimony Ends in Texas Suit over Harvey-Related Overflow Dams, Floods
May 22 2019 // Testimony has ended in the lawsuit by some Texas residents seeking U.S. government compensation after their land flooded when two federally owned reservoirs overflowed during Hurricane Harvey. Testimony wrapped up Friday...
Brinson, Myers, Milvo Named to Texas Surplus Lines Office Board
May 22 2019 // Teri Brinson, Randy Myers and Leslie Milvo have been named to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) board of directors, with three-year terms set to run through Dec. 31, 2021. Brinson is vice president at LP...
Texas House OKs Bill to Spend More Than $3B for Flood Control Projects
May 22 2019 // Nearly two years after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Texas coast, the Texas House approved legislation that would pull more than $3 billion from the state’s rainy day fund to help pay for flood control projects...
