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Global Risk Solutions Acquires Texas’ Tailored Adjustment Services

Global Risk Solutions Inc., a provider of property/casualty claims, environmental risk management and complex claims products and services, has acquired Tailored Adjustment Services Inc., based in Colleyville, Texas. Tailored, specializes in property/casualty claims as well as litigation management. It was …

Tougher Rules for Louisiana Car Accident Lawsuits Now in Place

Louisiana motorists filing car accident lawsuits will encounter tougher rules to win damage awards, under a new law championed by the state’s business lobby that took effect Jan. 1, and that backers hope will lower the state’s hefty insurance premiums. …

Texas U.S. Attorney: Luxury Jeweler Pays Serviceman in Discrimination Case

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas reported that luxury jeweler Harry Winston has paid a U.S. Army reservist to resolve a claim the company violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) …

Texas’ Move to Control Coal Ash Pollution Could Mitigate Tougher EPA Rules

Texas may soon get authority over the disposal of ash from coal-fired power plants, a change that could insulate coal companies from tougher rules expected under a Biden administration. A proposal introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would allow …

8th Circuit: Late Notice Bars Coverage Under Arkansas District’s ‘Claims-Made’ Policy

Ace American Insurance Co. is not liable for the approximately $250,000 that an Arkansas school district paid to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit because the district did not notify the insurer about a complaint against it until more than six …

Slew of Cannabis-Related Bills Filed in Advance of 2021 Texas Legislature

Marijuana seems to be on the minds of Texas legislators judging from the many cannabis-related bills that have been filed so far in advance of the Texas legislative session that begins in January. Many of the filed bills advocate for …

Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020: South Central Region

Hurricanes, Hurricanes and Tropical Storms It can’t come as any surprise that hurricanes and tropical storms topped the list of the most read subjects of interest in Insurance Journal’s South Central region. In a North Atlantic hurricane season for the …

BP Spill Money to Help Enlarge Louisiana Coast Island, Expand Wildlife Refuge

Money from the 2010 BP PLC oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is being used to help to expand the size of the U.S. wildlife refuge off Louisiana’s coastline. Work has begun off Louisiana on a project to more …

Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2020: South Central Region

The weather, as usual, made for many headlines in Insurance Journal’s South Central region in 2020. COVID-19 related lawsuits and transactions involving nonstandard auto business also made news. Here’s a look back at some of the most read stories for …

2 Months After Hurricanes, Recovery Elusive for Louisiana Residents

As southwest Louisiana recovers from the back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the region this year, signs of progress compete with lingering evidence of mass destruction. The fallen trees that carpeted neighborhoods have mostly been chopped up and hauled away, but the …

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