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14 States Process $12.7B in Surplus Lines Premium in First Half 2016
Aug 3 2016 // Data from the 14 U.S. surplus lines service/stamping offices show they have processed almost $12.7 billion in insurance premium filings in the first half of 2016, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas...
Convictions, Complaints Added Up for Pilot in Hot Air Balloon Crash
Aug 3 2016 // The pilot of the hot air balloon that crashed on July 30 in Texas had at least four drunken-driving convictions, two prison stays and more than 40 customer complaints in his past, records show. Alfred “Skip”...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas-Based Victory Insurance Agency
Aug 3 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Victory Insurance Agency Inc., based in Pearland, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1983, Victory Insurance Agency (Victory) is a retail insurance...
Texas Contractor Fined $124K for Trench Hazards, Safety Violations
Aug 2 2016 // Federal safety officials on July 28 cited Oscar Renda Contracting Inc. for safety violations at a site in Houston and proposed penalties of $124,300. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Texas Balloon Pilot Previously Had DWI Arrest in Missouri
Aug 2 2016 // The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas and killed all 16 people aboard was arrested in Missouri in 2000 for driving while intoxicated, and the Better Business Bureau warned consumers about doing business with...
FAA Rejected Advice for Hot Air Balloon Safety Rules 2 Years Ago
Jul 31 2016 // Warning about potential high-fatality accidents, safety investigators recommended two years ago that the Federal Aviation Administration impose greater oversight on commercial hot air balloon operators, government...
Texas Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills All 16 Aboard
Jul 31 2016 // A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday, and there did not appear to be any survivors, authorities said. Authorities would not confirm the exact number of...
Texas Regulators: Houston Attorney Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Jul 28 2016 // Texas officials say a Houston attorney has pleaded guilty at the conclusion of a multi-year investigation into a criminal organization that set up fake auto accidents and medical bills. Investigators with the Texas...
Nabors Industries, C&J Energy Services Sued for Racial Harassment, Retaliation
Jul 28 2016 // Alleged racial harassment and retaliation at a Texas work site has led to lawsuit filed against two oilfield services companies by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The...
Texas Windstorm Insurer: Submit Depopulation Documentation by August 25
Jul 26 2016 // Texas Windstorm Insurance Association member companies that want to participate in the Assumption Reinsurance Depopulation Program may now submit required documentation to both TWIA and the Texas Department of Insurance...
SMU Study Links Oil, Gas Wastewater Disposal to Texas Quakes
Jul 26 2016 // Seismologists researching minor earthquakes that since 2014 shook the Dallas area say disposal of wastewater from oil and gas production and hydraulic fracturing likely caused the tremors. The Dallas Morning News reports...
Texas Attorney: Information-Heavy Healthcare a Huge Target for Cyber Crime
Jul 25 2016 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Healthcare organizations contain a wealth of personal information, making them them the number one target for cyber breaches, according to a Houston-based attorney who specializes in...
SLSOT’s Essary Intent on Using Data to Better Communicate with Stakeholders
Jul 25 2016 // Surplus lines may not be the most widely understood segment of the property/casualty insurance industry but for risk managers of large organizations it’s often the go-to market for complicated risks for which...
Workers’ Comp Disability Guidelines Withdrawn from Guidelines.gov
Jul 25 2016 // The Work Loss Data Institute (WLDI) has withdrawn its Official Disability Guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse, a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, operated by the U.S....
Damage Cost from Texas Spring Hail Storms at Nearly $700M: CoreLogic
Jul 25 2016 // According to new data released by CoreLogic, the 2016 hail season is already one of the most severe in Texas history, with year-to-date results reaching the nine-year average for U.S. hail storm damage. Estimated losses...
Friend or Foe? Texas Open-Carry Law a Challenge for Police
Jul 25 2016 // Gun-rights activists, some of them wearing camouflage and military-style gear and openly toting rifles and handguns, marched alongside the hundreds of people who flocked to downtown Dallas on July 7 to protest police...
People – South Central
Jul 25 2016 // Three members of the board of directors of the Insurors Group LLC, an alliance of independent insurance agents in Texas, were recognized by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas at the group’s convention in San...
Cattle Feeders Association Earns $716K Safety Dividend from Texas Mutual
Jul 22 2016 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has awarded a dividend of $176,118 to the Texas Cattle Feeders Association workers’ compensation safety group. The dividend was earned based on the group members’ dedication to making...
Texas Air Liquide Plant Cited for Workplace Safety Violations
Jul 22 2016 // Federal safety officials have cited Air Liquide Large Industries US LP for workplace health and safety violations at the company’s plant in Corpus Christi, Texas. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...
The Woodlands, Texas-Based TWFG Announces Expansions
Jul 22 2016 // Insurance organization, TWFG, headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, announced it is expanding both locally and nationally. The company has opened 18 branches in 2016 and another three are expected to launch in August....
