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Experts: Pilot of Crashed Texas Balloon on 10 Different Prescription Meds
Dec 19 2016 // The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas in July took medications that should have precluded him from flying, medical experts said at a federal hearing on Dec. 9. Alfred “Skip” Nichols was killed...
Property Claims and Litigation Likely on Texas 2017 Legislative Docket
Dec 19 2016 // If a Dec. 1, 2016, hearing is any indication, Texas lawmakers will likely be encouraged in the coming legislative session to take up what the property/casualty insurance industry says is a problematic trend following...
The Charity Issue: Snapshots of Giving
Dec 19 2016 // NetVU (Network of Vertafore Users) During their annual convention in March, more than 50 members of NetVU (the Network of Vertafore Users) devoted a day to serving at the San Antonio Food Bank. Volunteers sorted 12,000...
Supporting the Troops: Industry Gives Back to Those Who Served
Dec 19 2016 // Many property/casualty insurance carriers have focused their charitable efforts on veterans, and they’ve done so for a number of good reasons. One important reason for adopting veterans causes was explained by Glenn...
Texas Mutual Offers Guidance on New OSHA Rules
Dec 16 2016 // Recognizing the complex nature of keeping up with rules promulgated by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual, has provided guidance on one of...
Oklahoma, Texas Insurance Commissioners Elected to NAIC Leadership Posts
Dec 15 2016 // Texas Commissioner of Insurance David Mattax has been elected secretary-treasurer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), and Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak was elected vice chair of...
Failed $1M Insurance Plot Leads to 5-Year Sentence for Texas Pair
Dec 15 2016 // A Texas Panhandle woman and man must serve five-year prison terms for seeking to have her estranged husband killed in a failed $1 million insurance plot. Brandi Nicole Blanco of Dalhart and Randy Exavier Greene, who lived...
INSURICA, DFB Insurance Group Forge Partnership
Dec 15 2016 // Oklahoma City-based INSURICA and Amarillo, Texas-based DFB Insurance Group have combined to form INSURICA DFB Insurance Services LLC. The new entity will be jointly owned by INSURICA and DFB. The transaction, effective...
Extreme Divide Marks Approach to Healthcare in Arkansas, Texas
Dec 14 2016 // The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, is highly unpopular in both Texas and Arkansas, but the sharply different approaches the states have taken is evident in the availability and cost of health care — in the span of a...
Texas Hail Losses Set Record in 2016
Dec 14 2016 // In 2016, Texas suffered through another costly year of weather related losses for homeowners and autos. Looking only at loss information through the end of September, it has been a year of record losses for hailstorms. The...
Texas Launches Study of High School Athlete Concussions
Dec 13 2016 // Texas is undertaking what state officials say is the nation’s largest effort to track brain injuries among young athletes. The University Interscholastic League, Texas’ governing body for public high school...
Experts: Pilot of Crashed Texas Balloon on 10 Different Prescription Meds
Dec 13 2016 // The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas in July, killing 16 people, was taking medications that should have precluded him from flying, medical experts testified at a federal hearing on Dec. 9. Experts also...
3 Texas Companies Rack Up $277K in Penalties for Safety Violations
Dec 9 2016 // Together, three Texas companies are facing federal penalties totaling more than $277,000 for failing to provide safe environments for their employees. During the past two weeks, the federal Occupational Safety and Health...
Johnson & Johnson to Challenge $1 Billion Hip Implant Verdict
Dec 8 2016 // Johnson & Johnson will challenge the fairness of a trial that produced a verdict of $1 billion in damages against the company last week over allegations of design flaws in its Pinnacle hip implant. Although legal...
State Auto Western Region Adds McCarty as Underwriting Manager in Texas
Dec 7 2016 // State Auto’s Western Region has added Bob McCarty as underwriting manager for the Central/Southern Texas area. He is based in Austin. McCarty has 30 years of insurance and management experience. He began his career...
1 Dead after 2 Vehicles Land in Water-Filled Texas Sinkhole
Dec 6 2016 // Officials say one person has been killed and two others hurt when two vehicles fell into a water-filled sinkhole after a sewer line ruptured in San Antonio, Texas, during a rainstorm. San Antonio Fire Department Chief...
Texas Workers’ Comp Division: Rates Among Nation’s Lowest
Dec 5 2016 // Texas has some of the nation’s most affordable workers’ compensation coverage, the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reports. A study by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services ranks...
California, Texas Top Western States for Extreme Risk of Wildfire Damage
Dec 5 2016 // California and Texas rank first and second for the total number of residential properties at an extreme risk for wildfire damage, according to data provider CoreLogic. The reasons for that include: both states have large...
2016 State Specialist P/C Insurers Revealed: Demotech
Dec 5 2016 // The Demotech Company Classification System categorizes insurers into one of 11 categories based on an analysis of data reported by companies to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The 11 categories...
Texas Judge Upholds Ban on Guns in Waller County Courthouse
Dec 2 2016 // A judge’s ruling that upholds Waller County’s ban on guns in its courthouse keeps the southeast Texas county at odds with the state attorney general. State District Judge Albert McCaig Jr. ruled this week in a...
