February 14, 2022
A judge has tossed two of six fraud counts against a former Boeing pilot involved in evaluating the troubled Boeing 737 Max jetliner. A federal judge in Fort Worth last week dismissed, on technical grounds, counts that accused Mark A. …
February 11, 2022
McGriff Adds Mike Feighl as Commercial Marketing Account Executive McGriff has hired Mike Feighl as a senior vice president and marketing executive in its Houston-based Commercial Division. Feighl comes to McGriff from Wortham Insurance & Risk Management, where he served …
February 11, 2022
A new task force will look into how to improve the safety at large Houston-area events in the hopes of avoiding another tragedy like last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival, officials said Feb. 9. The task force will review possible …
February 10, 2022
Relation Insurance Services, a national insurance agency based in California, has acquired the assets of Dallas, Texas-based Sleeper Sewell Insurance, the company announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1962, Sleeper Sewell offers a full suite …
February 10, 2022
Louisiana policyholders seeking to file proof of loss for damage due to Hurricane Ida have until Feb. 25, when a 180-day deadline for most residential and commercial property insurance policies expire. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding policyholders that …
February 10, 2022
A massive fire ripped through an empty five-story hotel and apartment complex in northwest Oklahoma City that was under construction, fire officials said. There were no injuries reported in the blaze late Feb. 8 at the construction site, which prompted …
February 10, 2022
The family of a Dallas man who died in police custody five years ago can proceed with their lawsuit against four officers, a federal appeals court ruled in an opinion filed last week that overturned a lower court’s ruling. Qualified …
February 9, 2022
Texan Insurance acquired Texans Insurance & Financial Group, Inc. in an all-cash transaction effective Dec. 30, 2021. Founded in 1991 in Sugarland, Texas, Texans Insurance & Financial Group (TIFG) is an independent, full-service insurance agency that specializes in personal and …
February 9, 2022
MIDLAND — One local said it sounded like a pickup truck had rammed into the side of their house. Another said it sounded like the air conditioner fell off the roof. A third compared the experience to getting off of …
February 9, 2022
Efforts to reduce a backlog of tens of thousands of cases in Texas’ busiest court system got a boost Feb. 7 with the reopening of a newly restored building for jury selection. Officials and attorneys say bringing some normalcy back …