The death toll in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida rose to 26 on Sept. 8, after health officials reported 11 additional deaths in New Orleans, mostly older people who perished from the heat. The announcement was grim news amid signs the …
The company overseeing the response to a large oil spill spurred by Hurricane Ida said that a containment dome has been placed over a broken undersea pipeline, stemming the flow into the Gulf of Mexico. Houston-based Talos Energy said in …
Federal employment officials say Texas-based Dell Inc. has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging the company paid a female IT systems analyst less than male coworker for the same work. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said Dell has agreed …
Louisiana health officials said Sept. 8 they are revoking the licenses of nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse where seven residents died amid deteriorating conditions deemed too squalid to be safe after Hurricane Ida. The seven homes — …
Alera Group Insurance and wealth management firm Alera Group named Latischa Petty vice president of total rewards. She is based in Houston. Reporting to Debra Martinez, chief HR officer at Alera Group, Petty will partner with leadership to ensure that …
Louisiana’s top insurance regulator on Sept. 7 directed insurance companies pay policyholders’ Hurricane Ida evacuation expenses as damaged infrastructure and dangerous living conditions in Southeast Louisiana keep people from returning home. Directive 218, issued by Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, requires …
Surplus lines premium recorded in Texas during August totaled $767.1 million, bringing the year to date total to $6.18 billion, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX). This results in a 6.9% (or $49 million) increase and …
Joe Sobol, owner of Big Easy Construction in New Orleans, has bad news for homeowners who’ve been calling about roofs damaged by Hurricane Ida or to get an update on renovations that were scheduled before the storm ripped through the …
Catastrophe risk specialist, RMS, estimates onshore and offshore U.S. insured losses from Hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico region to be between $25 billion and $35 billion. RMS’ estimate includes losses to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in …
Cassie Brown has been appointed Texas Commissioner of Insurance by Gov. Greg Abbott for a term that expires on Feb. 1, 2023. Brown has served as Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation since 2018, succeeding Ryan Brannan who left the head …
