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42,000 Louisiana Homeowners to be Dropped by Southern Fidelity Friday

More than 40,000 homeowners are looking for new insurance policies after an insurance company dropped them, following similar moves by two other companies. Southern Fidelity canceled 42,000 policies Friday, leaving Louisiana homeowners with 60 days to find new coverage, state …

People Moves: DOXA Names Robbins to Lead Sales Force in Texas; McGriff Hires Fulbright in Houston

DOXA Insurance Holdings Names Michael Robbins to Lead Sales Force in Texas DOXA Insurance Holdings announced the appointment of Michael Robbins, CIC, to lead the company’s sales force in Texas as regional sales director, headquartered in Dallas. Robbins, a 14-year …

Wildfire Burns Homes Around North Texas Lake

A wildfire has burned several homes and prompted calls for voluntary evacuations around a lake in north Texas amid sweltering temperatures and dry conditions, authorities said. The fire at Possum Kingdom Lake about 95 miles (153 kilometers) west of Dallas …

Actuarial Committee Recommends No Change in Texas Windstorm Insurance Rates

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s Actuarial & Underwriting Committee recommended to the board of directors that there should be no change in residential or commercial insurance rates. The Actuarial & Underwriting Committee’s recommendation came after a 2022 Rate Adequacy Analysis …

Louisiana Guaranty Fund to Borrow $600 Million to Pay Claims

A state-chartered bailout fund is seeking to borrow $600 million after seven Louisiana insurers went bust following 2021’s Hurricane Ida. The Times-Picayune ‘ The New Orleans Advocate reports that the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association will seek approval of the plan …

30 Women Settle Watson-Related Claims Against Houston Texans

Thirty women who had accused the Houston Texans of turning a blind eye to allegations that their former star quarterback Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage sessions have settled their legal claims against the team, their …

Texas Jury Hands Fired Southwest Flight Attendant $5.1 Million Verdict

A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union. A jury in federal district court in Dallas …

NTSB: Dad, Not 13-Year-Old, Was Driving Truck That Hit Golfers’ Van in Texas

A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he had methamphetamine in his system, investigators said Thursday. …

Uvalde, Texas Video Raises More Calls for Police Accountability

As video taken inside Robb Elementary School puts in full view the bewildering inaction by law enforcement during the May slaughter of 19 children and two teachers, some in Uvalde are shouting: Will police face consequences? Only one officer from …

Lawsuit Alleges Texas Officer Paralyzed Man in Jail

A man filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing a Texas police officer of using excessive force while restraining him in jail and inflicting injuries that left him paralyzed from the chest down. The lawsuit on behalf of Christopher Shaw seeks unspecified …

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