Texas suffers from more than $1 billion in losses from motor vehicle crime each year, according to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA), a division of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. To help Texans fight back, MVCPA’s board …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected Mark Bridges of INSURICA in Amarillo to serve as vice chair for 2020-2021. Bridges was elected to the post during IIAT’s annual business meeting on June 10, which was held virtually. Bridges …
The Republican Party of Texas’ in-person convention has been canceled, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said on July 8. The news came after Turner directed the city’s legal department to work with the Houston First Corp., which operates the George R. …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has named Russell Luttrell of Benton-Luttrell Insurance in Van Alstyne as the André P. Juneau ELITExan of the Year. Luttrell was presented with the award during IIAT’s annual business meeting on June 10, …
Dallas-based Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett and Dixon LLC added Wes Edison to the agency’s team of insurance experts as senior vice president. In this role, Edison will draw on his extensive experience to deliver innovative risk management solutions for BSBD’s clients. …
Arkansas health officials have shut down a Little Rock bar after tracing it to a cluster of coronavirus cases and finding the business wasn’t complying with virus safety measures. The Department of Health on Saturday ordered Brewski’s Pub and Grub …
Arkansas’ governor on July 3 signed an order allowing cities to enact measures requiring masks in public to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, relenting after opposing such mandates at the state or local level. Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed an …
The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) will receive $3.45 million from U.S. Department of Labor to support the expansion of its registered apprenticeship programs. The funding received, is part of the USDOL’s “Building State Capacity to Expand Apprenticeship through Innovation” grant, …
Leaders in two of Texas’ biggest cities are calling on the governor to empower local governments to order residents to stay home as the state’s continued surge in coronavirus cases tests hospital capacity. Austin Mayor Steve Adler told CNN’s “State …
A new team at the Texas Department of Insurance has been established to identify and quickly resolve issues involving health insurers in the state. Michael Nored, previously special counsel to the commissioner, was tapped to head the new Health Market …
