Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Business Moves
Feb 8 2016 // Aspen, AgriLogic Specialty insurer Aspen Insurance has acquired AgriLogic Insurance Services and certain affiliates for cash in a transaction that further diversifies Aspen’s specialty insurance...
Record Western Wildfires a Contrast in Otherwise Quiet Year for U.S. Natural Disasters
Feb 8 2016 // It was a relatively quiet year for natural disasters – except for those living in the Western United States, according to property data provider CoreLogic, in its annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis, released...
Fatal Explosion at ‘Texas’ Musical Venue Leads to OSHA Citations
Feb 5 2016 // Federal safety regulators have cited a performing arts employer after 21-year-old worker died following a pyrotechnics explosion at a musical venue in Canyon, Texas. Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation Inc. was cited for...
Aspen MGA to Acquire Midlands Management’s Texas Personal Auto Book
Feb 5 2016 // Aspen Managing General Agency (MGA) and Midlands Management of Texas announced that Aspen MGA has acquired the renewal rights of the Texas personal auto business currently managed by Midlands Management. Richard Bird,...
Sexually-Transmitted Zika Virus Case Confirmed in Texas
Feb 4 2016 // Health officials on Feb. 2 reported that a person in Texas has become infected with the Zika virus through sex in the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States amid the current outbreak in Latin...
Texas Governor Announces Appointments to State Risk Management Board
Feb 3 2016 // Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Gerald Ladner, Sr. and reappointed Rosemary Gammon for terms set to expire on Feb. 1, 2021, to the board of the State Office of Risk Management. Dr. Lloyd Garland was named as...
Texas Extends Reporting Period for Workers’ Comp Non-Subscriber Status
Feb 2 2016 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced a grace period for employers without workers’ compensation insurance coverage or that terminated their coverage...
West Texas Wildfire Destroys 7 Homes
Feb 2 2016 // An official says a wildfire destroyed seven homes in a rural area near the West Texas town of Eula. Meanwhile, a wildfire burned almost 3 square miles of ranch land north of Amarillo. The fires, which both started on Jan....
Aspen MGA Entering Texas Private Passenger Auto Market
Feb 2 2016 // Aspen Managing General Agency (MGA) announced it is entering the Texas private passenger auto market on March 1, 2016, led by industry veteran Paul Harrison. Aspen MGA is a division of Allstar Financial Group, an...
Multi-Year Trend of Reduced Natural Hazard Activity Continues in 2015
Feb 1 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Low-Level Hazard Activity Results in Decreased Damage and Loss Totals Looking at the big picture, 2015 was a quiet year in terms of natural hazard activity. Overall,...
Texas Company Fined $86K for Trenching Hazards
Jan 31 2016 // Federal safety officials have cited a Texas construction company for exposing workers to trenching hazards at a site in Katy. Proposed penalties total $86,240. Five citations were issued by the federal Occupational Safety...
Dozens of Dangerous Texas Chemical Plants Operate near Public Centers: Report
Jan 29 2016 // Dozens of Texas plants similar to a fertilizer facility that exploded in the town of West in 2013, one of Texas’ worst industrial accidents, are still operating near schools, hospitals and residential neighborhoods,...
Record Western Wildfires a Contrast in Otherwise Quiet Year for U.S. Natural Disasters
Jan 28 2016 // It was a relatively quiet year for natural disasters – except for those living in the Western U.S. Property data provider CoreLogic today released its annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis. The report shows...
Frozen Seafood Distributor Faces $115K for Safety Violations in Texas
Jan 28 2016 // Named a “severe violator” by federal safety officials, a frozen seafood distributor operating a plant in Brownsville, Texas, has been hit with $155,000 in fines over workplace safety hazards. The federal...
Texas Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Help after Tornadoes
Jan 28 2016 // Gov. Greg Abbott has requested a federal disaster declaration for some Texas counties after deadly late-December blizzards and tornadoes. Abbott on Jan. 26 announced the request for individual assistance for people in...
Texas Led Nation in Catastrophic Losses in 2015
Jan 26 2016 // Tornadoes, hailstorms and fires took their toll on Texas last year with insured losses well over $3 billion, according to an insurer trade group The state had over three times as many claims and almost three times the...
Texas Flooring Company Fined Nearly $67K After Worker Falls
Jan 26 2016 // Federal safety regulators cited a Texas flooring company for workplace hazards after a worker required hospitalization due to workplace injuries. Subfloor Systems Inc. of Hurst, Texas, was fined $66,990 by the U.S....
Texas Stamping Office: Growth in U.S. Surplus Lines Continued in 2015
Jan 25 2016 // Collectively, the surplus lines insurance service/stamping offices across the country processed a record-breaking $25 billion in premium in 2015, exhibiting 3.6 percent growth over the $24.2 billion in premium processed...
Texas Stamping Fee Rises, the First Change Since 2007
Jan 25 2016 // The surplus lines stamping fee rate in Texas increased at the beginning of year to 0.15 percent of the gross premium amount of surplus lines insurance policies. It’s the first change in the stamping fee for many...
People – South Central
Jan 25 2016 // Dallas-based risk management consulting and insurance agency, Dexter & Company, has promoted Royce DeRouen and David Rambie to executive roles. In his new role as senior vice president, DeRouen oversees the Risk...
