Texas Legislature Takes Aim at the Use of ESG-Related Factors by Insurance Companies August 8, 2023 By Heather Palmer, Andrew Holland and Evan Grosch Insurance companies are increasingly incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their underwriting processes when they examine risk. However,...
South Louisiana Parish Sues to Block Port of New Orleans’ $1.8B Container Port Project August 7, 2023 NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A south Louisiana parish is suing the Port of New Orleans to block it from building...
Texas Construction Company Fined $266K For Failure to Correct Fall Protection Systems August 7, 2023 Despite an extensive history of serious and repeat violations dating back more than a decade, a Houston, Texas steel erection...
Texas Court Rejects ‘Fishing Expedition’ Discovery Request to Home Depot August 7, 2023 By Jim Sams A Texas appellate court threw out a trial court order that approved a plaintiff’s overly broad discovery request in an...
Drag Performers and LGBTQ+ Advocates Sue to Block Texas Law Expanding Ban on Sexual Performances August 4, 2023 By Jim Vertuno AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A group of drag performers and LGBTQ+ rights advocates have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to...
Boundless Rider Launches Motorcycle, ATV and Off-Road Insurance in Texas August 4, 2023 Boundless Rider, a venture-backed digital MGA, announced that it is available for purchase in Texas, with plans to expand to...
Texas Policy Protects Big Polluters From Citizen Complaints August 3, 2023 PORT LAVACA — On a rugged stretch of the Gulf Coast in Texas, environmental groups called foul in 2020 when...
Oklahoma Governor Signs Executive Order Narrowly Defining “Female” and “Male” August 3, 2023 By Sean Murphy OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday directed state agencies to use narrow definitions of “female” and...
NR West Acquires Texas’ Foster Benefit Resources August 2, 2023 NR West, the parent company of The Insurance Exchange, a premier Dallas-based General Agency, announced that it has completed its...
No Duty to Defend Doesn’t Mean No Duty to Indemnify, Federal Appeals Court Finds August 2, 2023 By William Rabb A federal appeals court has clarified, at least under the realm of Texas law, when an insurer has a duty...