March 18, 2021
The last Texas regulator on the Public Utility Commission at the time of the deadly February blackouts has resigned, Gov. Greg Abbott announced. In a statement issued on March 16, Abbott said he had asked for and accepted the resignation …
March 18, 2021
Wisconsin-based Society Insurance has plans to launch its insurance programs for the hospitality industry in Texas this year. In business for more than 100 years, Society Insurance offers property/casualty coverages, partnered with underwriting, risk management and claims handling for restaurants, …
March 18, 2021
Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort will raise personal property insurance rates by 2.3% this year, the state insurance department said. The increase is in line with current inflation rates and evidences stability and appropriate rates in Louisiana’s residential insurance …
March 17, 2021
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on March 15 sued Walgreens, accusing the pharmacy chain of fueling the opioid crisis in the state by filling a large number of suspicious orders for painkillers. Rutledge filed the lawsuit in Pulaski County Court, …
March 17, 2021
At least 57 people died in Texas as a result of the mid-February 2021 winter storm, according to preliminary data the state health department released March 15. The largest number of deaths — at least 25 — occurred in Harris …
March 17, 2021
Pennsylvania’s Keystone Agency Investors (KAI) has partnered with Kerrville, Texas-based Garrett Insurance Agency to facilitate KAI’s entry into that state. Founded in 1918, Garrett Insurance Agency is an independent insurance agency offering a comprehensive suite of personal, commercial, group health …
March 16, 2021
Transportation officials warn that pedestrian deaths are continuing to increase in Texas, and now account for 1 in 5 of all traffic fatalities. Traffic crashes took the lives of 3,150 pedestrians in Texas from 2015 to 2019, according to the …
March 16, 2021
A bill to address a growing trend of cybercrime unanimously passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives on March 10 with a vote of 92 to 0. House Bill 1759, authored by Rep. Trish Ranson, D-Stillwater, updates language in the Oklahoma …
March 16, 2021
Today in Texas homes and businesses, the lights are on and clean water flows. But for one week in February, the entire state of Texas was brought to its knees by a massive winter storm creating such a demand for …
March 15, 2021
A Texas-based medical practice that federal officials say subjected employees to religious discrimination and retaliation will pay $375,000 to settle the case following a judgement by a federal court. Tim Shepherd M.D., P.A. and Bridges Healthcare, P.A., doing business as …