First United Insurance in Durant, Oklahoma, has added Erick Johnson as vice president and insurance commercial lines producer. Johnson joins First United with over 17 years of experience in the insurance industry. He previously served as a marketing representative, district …
A Louisiana woman facing eviction from her apartment has been accused of setting the 25-unit complex on fire, leaving a dog dead and 26 residents displaced, authorities said. Jazlynn Major, 25, was arrested on Sept. 1 in Hunstville, Texas, and …
Amynta Group, a provider of property/casualty insurance and warranty protection products and services, has acquired a workers’ compensation insurance book of business from Houston International Insurance Group (HIIG). This acquisition broadens Amynta’s workers’ compensation practice and geographic presence in the …
Efforts to stem a plume spewing on Sept. 1 from an offshore natural gas well platform in Texas have been hampered by rough waters, but officials say the environmental impact has been minimal. The U.S. Coast Guard said that in …
Growing numbers of Louisiana residents are turning to the state to find a place to stay after Hurricane Laura ravaged the state’s southwestern region, wrecking homes, ripping away roofs and leaving hundreds of thousands without utility access. In addition to …
Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co., based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has hired Jeff Skaggs as senior vice president of Underwriting and Marketing; Dawn Boniol as manager of Compliance, Quality Control and Claims Support; and Richard Perkins as Loss Prevention Outreach coordinator. …
Family members of two of the deceased Odessa, Texas, mass shooting victims are suing the person who supplied the AR-style firearm to the mass shooter and the gun parts manufacturer for over $1 million in damages. The families of 15-year-old …
Houston International Insurance Group Ltd. (HIIG) has launched an E&S (excess and surplus) brokerage business unit to provide liability and property insurance products and services to the wholesale brokerage market. The unit will be led by Mark Boland, supported by …
A Monroe, La., insurance producer has been served with a cease and desist order alleging various unauthorized actions including false information on insurance applications, altering or forging names on checks and electronic transfer forms, and receiving commissions based upon fraudulent …
Hazardous emissions from a chlorine plant fire, abruptly shuttered oil and gas refineries and still-to-be assessed plant damage are seeping into the air after Hurricane Laura, regulators say, but some key state and federal monitors to alert the public of …
