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FEMA Opens Proposed Hurricane Ida Housing Site Comment Period

A three-day comment period opened Tuesday for a proposed group housing site for Hurricane Ida survivors in one southeast Louisiana parish, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said. Up to 75 families could be housed at the site in the St. …

Texas Dept. of Insurance Security Issue Exposed Data for Nearly 3 Years

A data breach at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) exposed confidential information of 1.8 million Texans for nearly three years, according to a brief from the Texas State Auditor’s Office (SAO). The audit report said confidential information related to …

Louisiana Audit Shows Hurricanes Led to Increase in Insurance Complaints

Residential property. complaints against Louisiana insurance companies skyrocketed in the aftermath of 2020 and 2021 hurricanes, according to a report released this month by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) received 21,143 complaints in the calendar …

People Moves: Alliant Adds Chenoweth in Texas; Stonetrust Names Contreras, Boman to Underwriting Team

Alliant Insurance Services Adds James Chenoweth to Mergers & Acquisitions Group Alliant Insurance Services added James Chenoweth in the company’s mergers & acquisitions group. Chenoweth will specialize in providing tax, litigation and M&A risk solutions to private equity firms and …

Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Accepting Public Comment on 3 Forms

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced it is accepting public comments on three proposed new forms: DWC Form-003, Employer’s Wage Statement. This form is necessary to allow employers a way to provide wage information to …

Family Dollar Closing Arkansas Distribution Center Following Rodent Lawsuit

Family Dollar is closing an Arkansas distribution facility where more than 1,000 rodents were found earlier this year, forcing the recall of items from hundreds of stores, the company said Wednesday. The company said it plans to close the facility …

Texas AG Lawsuit Claims Google ‘Private Browsing’ Mode Not Really Private

The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” mode, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed on Thursday, filing an amended privacy lawsuit against the Alphabet Inc. unit. Texas, …

Texas Man Sentenced for Hotel Investment Fraud Scheme

An Austin, Texas man was sentenced to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay $5,052,366.92 in restitution for his role in a fraud scheme. According to court documents, from 2012 until June 2018, Jason Michael Schubert, 47, devised a …

Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Adopts Income Benefits Form

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) said it has adopted a new form: DWC Form-033, Request to Reduce Income Benefits Due to Contribution (DWC Form-033), effective immediately. The DWC said the adoption of the form is …

Oklahoma Hospital to Pay $1.1M to Settle False Claims Act Violations

Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC has paid $1,151,770.50 to settle civil claims stemming from allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester. OHHS is an Oklahoma limited liability …

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