A man was killed July 21 when part of an oil rig he was working on fell on him near Houston, officials said. The incident happened in a remote area of the northeastern part of Harris County, 10 miles northeast …
The Plexus Groupe Deer Park, Illinois-based The Plexus Groupe promoted industry veteran Todd Neaves to the newly created role of resident leader in its Oklahoma City office. Neaves will lead the agency’s team in Oklahoma City with a focus on …
The Actuarial & Underwriting Committee for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has recommended that the association’s board vote at its Aug. 3 meeting to file for a 5% rate increase for residential and commercial policies. TWIA is the property …
Emergency officials issued evacuation or shelter-in-place orders in the morning July 21 for some people in a Houston-area city because of a “chemical incident” at a plant in the area. The shelter-in-place order was lifted later in the day. The …
Three Oklahoma state representatives have requested an interim study to investigate clinical outcomes of patients with pain following policies resulting in rapid reductions in opioid prescribing. Rep. John Talley, R-Stillwater, said the study seeks to examine the effects of the …
Rams Food Inc., the operator of three Denny’s locations in the Houston area, has been cited for wage and overtime violations by U.S. labor officials. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division said an investigation found Rams Food …
Six people were injured when a house in the Dallas suburb of Plano was destroyed in an explosion on July 19 that also left the two homes on either side of it with major damage, authorities said. Plano Fire-Rescue said …
Alliant Longtime energy and trade credit expert Jay Rose joined Alliant as senior vice president in the company’s Alliant Underwriting Solutions (AUS) division. He is based in Dallas. Rose will build a premier team with targeted industry expertise and a …
Austin, Texas-based Incline P&C Group, through its Incline Casualty Co., is partnering with CRC Group’s 5Star Specialty Programs on transportation risks. Incline P&C Group is an insurance program market services firm. 5Star is a full-service general agent (GA) offering underwriting …
An El Paso, Texas, metal stamping manufacturing facility with a history of workplace safety violations failed again to protect its workers from the dangers of moving machine parts, federal officials said. As a result, a worker at D&D Manufacturing Inc. …
