Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feds Fine Texas Cancer Center $4.3M for Data Breaches
Jun 21 2018 // Federal health officials have ordered the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to pay a $4.3 million fine for failing to secure health records stemming from data breaches. The Houston Chronicle reports the U.S....
Brady to Serve as Chair of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Jun 21 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected Jeffrey L. Brady of Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates (BCH) in Houston, to serve as chair for 2018-19. Brady was elected during IIAT’s 121st Annual...
University of Texas to Settle Ex-Coach’s Discrimination Lawsuit
Jun 21 2018 // The University of Texas has agreed to settle a race and sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney. Kearney attorney Jody Mask on Wednesday told The Associated Press that the case...
Heavy Rains Bring Flooding to Harvey-Impacted Areas in Texas
Jun 21 2018 // Heavy rains along the Texas coast have caused flooding in areas that were hit hard by Hurricane Harvey less than a year ago. National Weather Service meteorologist Tyler Castillo said Wednesday that since Tuesday, rain of...
Texas Attorney Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Jun 20 2018 // Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County grand jury has indicted attorney Leslie Casaubon of Lewisville, Texas, on three counts of workers’ compensation...
Weiss Ratings Names Strongest, Weakest Homeowners Insurers in Texas
Jun 20 2018 // Palm Beach Gardens, Florida-based Weiss Ratings has named the six strongest providers of homeowners insurance doing business in Texas that are financially ready for the 2018 hurricane season. At the same time, Weiss...
Maximum Builds Texas Property Team with Addition of Lally
Jun 19 2018 // Insurance wholesale broker Maximum has added Bill Lally to its property team in Texas. He will be based in Houston. With previous experience as a property broker and several years spent developing a property underwriting...
Feds Sue G2 Corporation, Alleging Sex Harassment at Texas Facility
Jun 18 2018 // G2 Corporation, doing business as Screen Tight, violated federal law by subjecting a female worker in the Patio Screen Door Fabrication warehouse in Corsicana, Texas, to unwelcome physical and verbal sexual harassment at...
Appalachian Underwriters Hires Duran as Texas External Marketing Rep
Jun 18 2018 // Appalachian Underwriters Inc. has added Armando Duran as external marketing representative for Texas. He is based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and will focus on agent relationships throughout the state. Duran comes to AUI...
Texas High Court: Policy Arbitration Clause Doesn’t Apply in Dispute With Non-Signatory Party
Jun 18 2018 // The Texas Supreme Court in late May ruled that a party to an insurance contract that mandates arbitration of disputes is not required to enter arbitration in a dispute against another party that is not a signatory to the...
Texas Insurance Wholesalers Find Strength in Independence, Relationships
Jun 15 2018 // There’s no denying the robust mergers and acquisition trend among wholesale brokers in the property/casualty insurance industry nationwide, and Texas is no exception. But some Texas wholesale brokers and managing...
A Whole New Ballgame: Managing Risk for World Champion Houston Astros
Jun 15 2018 // Monica Rusch’s work was easier when the Houston Astros were losers. She was accustomed to worrying about fans being hit by balls, drunks getting too rowdy, players suffering injuries, thieves breaking into parked...
Brown Appointed Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation
Jun 14 2018 // Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Cassie Brown as Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI). She succeeds Ryan Brannan, who left the division on May 1. Brown’s term expires...
205 Tons of Beef Smoked Sausage Recalled by Texas Company
Jun 14 2018 // A Texas company is recalling more than 205 tons (186 metric tons) of beef smoked sausage due to an ingredient issue. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the recall by J Bar B Foods of Waelder involves beef brisket...
Insurance Council of Texas Hosting ‘Speed Interview’ Student Recruiting Event
Jun 14 2018 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) in July will host what the association says is its largest student recruitment event ever held for insurance and risk management students. ITC’s 3rd Annual Speed Interview and...
Hundreds of Complaints Filed Against Texas Contractors After Harvey
Jun 13 2018 // Homeowners have filed hundreds of complaints and lawsuits against contractors in Houston and other storm-damaged cities following Hurricane Harvey. The Houston Chronicle reports that the complaints vary from shoddy work...
Republican Leaders Undercut Trump AG’s Bid to End Pre-Existing Conditions Coverage
Jun 13 2018 // Even after the Trump administration chose not to defend Obamacare’s protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions in court, Republican leaders are hoping the lawsuit doesn’t undo one of the most...
Damage from June 6 Texas Hailstorm Estimated at $1B
Jun 12 2018 // Karen Clark & Co. has estimated the June 6 hailstorm that pummeled North Texas will generate around $1 billion in insured losses to residential and commercial properties and automobiles. Baseball sized hail was...
Texas Court: Policy Arbitration Clause not Valid in Dispute With Non-Signatory Party
Jun 12 2018 // The Texas Supreme Court in late May ruled that a party to an insurance contract that mandates arbitration of disputes is not required to enter arbitration in a dispute against another party that is not a signatory to the...
Texas’ RHSB Adds 3 to Employee Benefits Practice
Jun 11 2018 // North Texas-based insurance broker, RHSB, has expanded its Employee Benefits practice with the addition of three experienced professionals: Dirk Hansen, Shannon Hansen and Cindy Gonzales. Dirk Hansen joins as senior vice...
