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Smoke Plume Over Houston Fades After TPC Restores Power

Texas chemical producer TPC Group Inc. has restored normal operations at its facility that spewed thick, black smoke into the Houston sky for almost four hours Monday. The plant, which makes chemicals used to manufacture tires, lost power during a …

Louisiana Insurers Required to Submit Hurricane Season Data by Aug. 30 Deadline

Insurers in Louisiana have until Friday, Aug. 30 to compete a data call relating to property and casualty homeowners’ insurance policies and commercial lines property policies during the 2024 hurricane season. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple issued Directive 224 to …

People Moves: Christensen Group Insurance Appoints Mazzanti to Spearhead Chicago Expansion

Christensen Group Insurance, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, appointed Chuck Mazzanti to spearhead its expansion into the Chicago metropolitan area. Mazzanti is a commercial lines producer with over 15 years of industry experience. He most recently served as a construction …

Texas DWC to Hold Brown Bag Series on Dispute Resolution

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold a Brown Bag Series with stakeholders in the workers’ compensation system this fall, with a half dozen meetings scheduled across the state. The series will focus on dispute resolution …

AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Rating to Church Mutual’s Surplus Notes

AM Best said it has assigned and placed under review with negative implications a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of bbb+ (Good) to the $40 million, 9.5% surplus notes due 2044 issued by Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. Additionally, AM Best …

US Justice Department Accuses RealPage of Driving Up Rents

The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states sued RealPage on Friday, accusing the property management software company of using algorithms to help landlords illegally collude and drive up rents for apartments. The lawsuit filed in North Carolina accuses Dallas, …

Scientists at Iowa Research Facility Race to Halt Spread of Bird Flu

AMES, Iowa (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A milking barn sits in the distance with a tractor parked alongside. But the people who work there are not farmers, …

Judge: EPA Can’t Use Civil Rights Act to Fight Industrial Pollution in Louisiana

A federal judge has weakened the Biden administration’s effort to use a historic civil rights law to fight industrial pollution alleged to have taken a heavier toll on minority communities in Louisiana. U.S. District Judge James David Cain of Lake …

Alabama High School Football Player Dies From Brain Injury in Season Opener

A high school football player in Alabama died after he suffered a brain injury in a Friday night game, according to multiple news reports. Caden Tellier, whose mom once held an Alabama insurance producer license, played quarterback for Morgan Academy …

Halliburton Probes Impact of Cyberattack With Law Enforcement

Top U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton said on Friday it was working with law enforcement to determine the extent of a computer systems breach and was yet to determine if the incident would have a material impact on its business. …

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