Louisiana should start issuing checks for $300 in weekly federal coronavirus unemployment aid next week, but as many as 87,000 people receiving state unemployment may not be eligible for the federal assistance, Gov. John Bel Edwards has said. The state …
Before the coronavirus hit Texas earlier this year, Eric Silverstein celebrated one year of opening his newest restaurant, Bar Peached, in Austin. But ever since the pandemic led to business shutdowns and the public’s fear of catching the virus, business …
A large fire believed to be ignited by a falling power line burned Wednesday at a Dallas-area factory that makes trash bags and other plastics, authorities said. There were no reports of injuries from the massive blaze at the Poly-America …
Crews on Aug. 17 recovered the body of a construction worker trapped in debris for more than 10 months after the collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction in New Orleans. The remains of Jose Ponce Arreola, 63, were …
The Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of Southern Pioneer Property and Casualty Insurance Co.(Southern Pioneer) in Jonesboro, Arkansas, has been upgraded by AM Best to “bbb+” from “bbb.” The ratings agency also has affirmed the insurer’s Financial Strength Rating …
A federal judge in New Orleans refused on Aug. 17 to block a state order closing bars to stop the spread of COVID-19, handing a defeat to 10 southeast Louisiana bar owners who had sued to stop the closure. U.S. …
Richard Dabney has been appointed vice president of corporate underwriting at the Austin-based workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Company. In this newly created VP position within the underwriting division, Dabney will oversee the company’s corporate underwriting and underwriting support …
Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan will resign from his post in September and return to the private sector, the Texas Department of Insurance reported. In his three years at the agency, Sullivan, who took the top leadership job in October …
Louisiana’s insurance commissioner has approved new rate decreases for private passenger auto policies for two major auto insurers in the state. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved Progressive Insurance Group’s filing for a rate decrease of 2.3% on new business …
Continued hot and dry conditions across much of the state have resulted in increased wildfire activity, particularly in north central Texas and in areas along the Interstate-35 corridor, the Texas A&M Forest Service reports. Activity and fuel dryness is expanding …
