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Texas Saw Fewer Traffic Fatalities 2018
Feb 18 2019 // After seven straight years of increases, the number of traffic fatalities in Texas fell in 2018, the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) reported. Traffic fatalities in the state dropped 4 percent from 3,720 in 2017 to 3,567...
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Feb 18 2019 // National MetLife has named Darla Finchum as head of the company’s U.S. property/casualty business, MetLife Auto & Home. Finchum had been serving in this role on an interim basis since last August. She will be...
Texas Bill Would Protect First Responders’ Work Comp Claims from Illegal Denials
Feb 15 2019 // A bill recently filed in the Texas House of Representatives would penalize insurers that illegally deny Texas first responders access to medical treatment for line-of-duty injuries covered under state workers’...
Ryan Specialty Group to Acquire Texas’ Myron F. Steves & Co.
Feb 15 2019 // Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group has agreed to acquire the assets and operations of Myron F. Steves & Co., an independently owned wholesale insurance brokerage headquartered in Houston, Texas, with additional offices...
Texas Indoor Gun Range Cited for Lead Exposure, Fined $214K
Feb 14 2019 // An indoor gun range in Killeen, Texas, has been cited and fined more than $214,000 for exposing employees to unsafe levels of lead, federal safety regulators said. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...
State Farm Lowering Auto Insurance Rates in Texas
Feb 14 2019 // State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. is cutting its Texas auto insurance rates for the fourth consecutive time in a year, the insurer said. on Feb. 18, the overall personal auto rate will drop by 4.3 percent for 2.9 million...
High Insurance Rates, Escape Cited in Closure of Texas Prison Transport Firm
Feb 13 2019 // A private prisoner transport company has announced its closure after an MMA fighter accused in two killings escaped this month from one of its vans while being escorted to a jail in Texas. Texas Prisoner Transportation...
Fire Danger High in Oklahoma, Texas Panhandles
Feb 13 2019 // Forestry officials say conditions in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles are ideal for sparking wildfires. Oklahoma Forestry Service officials say danger levels are high Monday in western Oklahoma and the Oklahoma...
What? Women Pay More Than Men for Auto Insurance? Yup.
Feb 12 2019 // It’s a widespread belief that men pay more for automobile insurance than women. But that’s only true for young adults. Several studies in 2018 and 2017 revealed that women over 25, particularly those between 40...
Hamilton Reappointed to Lead Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel
Feb 12 2019 // Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has reappointed Melissa Hamilton as the public counsel for the Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC). Hamilton has served as the public counsel since December 2017; her new term set to expire on...
Bus Video Shows Oklahoma Principal Used Phone During Texas Crash, Attorney Says
Feb 11 2019 // An attorney said video will show that an Oklahoma elementary school principal was using his cellphone when he crashed a bus filled with students in Texas, injuring 27 passengers — a charge the principal has denied. David...
3 Injured in Texas Scaffold, Construction Elevator Accident
Feb 8 2019 // Authorities say one person has been critically hurt and two others suffered lesser injuries in a scaffolding and construction elevator accident in a North Texas business district. Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman Mike...
Texas Governor, Officials Urge Feds to Clear Way for Harvey Money
Feb 7 2019 // A growing chorus of high-ranking Texas officials is calling on the federal government to establish rules that will allow for the flow of $4.3 billion to the state for Hurricane Harvey recovery. Texas has been waiting a...
Brown Reappointed as Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner
Feb 7 2019 // Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has reappointed Cassie Brown as Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI). Her term will expire on Feb. 1, 2021. Brown has served as workers’ comp...
Knight Appointed Texas Sales Director for Athens Administrators
Feb 6 2019 // Athens Administrators, a provider of third-party claims administration services, has tapped Catharine Knight as its new Texas sales director. Knight has more than 25 years in the healthcare and insurance industry as an...
More Than 1 Ton of Chicken Products Recalled by Texas Company
Feb 5 2019 // A Texas company has recalled about 2,100 pounds of chicken items produced last month with incorrect labels. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday announced the recall by Taylor Farms of Dallas. USDA officials say...
Hub Acquires Assets of Texas Agency, US Insurance Source
Feb 4 2019 // Insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of US Insurance Source LLC and certain of its affiliates (USIS). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Spring, Texas, USIS is an...
Independent Agent Group Taps Texas Mutual as Endorsed Work Comp Carrier
Feb 4 2019 // Texas’ largest independent insurance agent association and the state’s leading workers’ compensation insurance carrier have formed a strategic partnership. The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT)...
Parent-Centric Auto Insurer, Apparent, Launches in Texas
Feb 4 2019 // Apparent Insurance, a new auto insurance company designed for parents by parents, has begun offering coverage in Texas. The company has been established to provide specialized coverage and services for parents at every...
Lawmakers Need to Decide Nature of Texas Windstorm Insurer, Sunset Commission Says
Feb 4 2019 // To be the insurer of last resort for wind and hail insurance along the Texas coast — without state support and reliant on premium dollars and debt financing for funding, or to be a true insurance company that derives...
