A series of small earthquakes believed by seismologists to be caused by the underground injection of wastewater from oil and gas production continued to rattle northern Oklahoma on Feb. 6. Four quakes occurred Saturday morning, the strongest being magnitude 3.3 …
A suspect has been arrested been taken into custody following a massive fire that destroyed all but the rock outer walls of an 111-year-old Texas courthouse, an official says. The fire at the Mason County Courthouse in Mason, about 100 …
It looks like Tesla has gone all-in on Texas. Not only is the electric car company moving some manufacturing operations to Austin, its founder, Elon Musk, is said to be relocating there, and it will soon be offering its own …
Forty workers’ compensation insurance carriers out of 120 assessed in Texas scored high enough to be placed in the “high performer” tier in a study recently released by state workers’ comp regulators. The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ …
Two Texas-based hotel management firms have agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging gender pay discrimination at a hotel they operated in Louisiana. In its lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said Aimbridge Hospitality LLC …
In his State of the State address on Feb. 2, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott advocated liability protections for businesses faced with lawsuits related to the coronavirus pandemic. In his prepared remarks, Abbott said business owners “have gone above and beyond …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) has appointed Donald Ashwood as captive coordinator, a position in which he will coordinate increased activity with captive insurers in Oklahoma. Ashwood joined the OID in 2014 and most recently served as financial operations officer. …
Texan Insurance has acquired Houston-based Suzanne Brown Agency LLC in an all-cash transaction. Founded in 2001, Suzanne Brown Agency is an independent, full-service insurance agency that specializes in personal and commercial insurance needs. Suzanne Brown and her 11-member staff will …
Saying exceptional drought conditions pose a wildfire threat in a large swath of West and Southwest Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for counties in those areas of the state. Abbott said drought conditions pose a threat …
The Louisiana Department of Insurance Office of Consumer Services recovered more than $22 million for consumers from insurance companies through complaint resolution in 2020, the department reported. All payouts are in excess of what insurers originally offered consumers for their …
