The National Weather Service confirms a tornado touched down in southern Mississippi. A mobile home was damaged in the Monday morning storm while some sheds and barns were damaged. National Weather Service meteorologist David Cox says one mobile home occupant …
Insurance agents from across Florida marched together on the state’s capitol Wednesday to deliver a message to Florida lawmakers: It’s time for assignment of benefits (AOB) reform. Carrying signs that read “STOP AOB ABUSE,” about 125 members of the Florida …
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that oil and natural gas companies can be sued when a worker is killed or injured on the job. The state’s highest court struck down a state workers’ compensation law that exempted oil and …
Wholesale insurance broker and program manager, Midlands Management Corporation, has added insurance professional Lori Covey to its team in Dallas. A 25-year veteran of the industry, Covey brings a wealth of experience and knowledge. She started her career on the …
Universal Insurance Agency, a First United company, has merged with Ledbetter Insurance Agency LLC. Both companies are located in Oklahoma City. According to the joint announcement from the firms, the merger creates one of the largest independent insurance agencies in …
Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC has named Andrew Petersen regional president and executive vice president of reinsurance operations. Petersen will report to Ron Ganiats, Paragon’s CEO. He will be launching Paragon’s San Diego, Calif. presence Petersen was previously chief corporate development …
Gov. Bill Haslam touted a $30 million plan Monday that focuses on prevention, treatment and law enforcement to attack an opioid epidemic that kills at least three people a day in Tennessee. The Republican governor released details of the `TN …
The bodies of five people killed in an Oklahoma oil well explosion were recovered on Tuesday afternoon in a building adjacent to the drilling site outside of Quinton, Oklahoma, Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris said at a briefing. The bodies …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has been named chair of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Antifraud (D) Task Force. He also was named to the International Insurance Relations (G) Committee, Executive (EX) Committee and Property and Casualty …
Texas Security General Insurance Agency LLC (TSGA) in San Antonio, Texas, has added David A. Winkley as vice president of Commercial Lines. A former business owner, Winkley has industry experience in retail production, wholesale underwriting and marketing. A managing general …
