June 16, 2020
Four people were injured, at least three critically, when an ambulance crashed into a toll booth on an Oklahoma turnpike early Friday, Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesperson Sarah Stewart said. The Jackson County Emergency Medical Services ambulance traveling from the Altus …
June 16, 2020
The Texas Department of Insurance will return to normal processing for temporary agent licenses beginning on Aug. 15. Anyone with a temporary license issued August 15 or earlier will have until Nov. 13 to get a regular license. Those with …
June 16, 2020
BevCap Management LLC (BevCap), a captive insurance program manager based in McKinney, Texas, has promoted Lynn Coor to the role of chief operating officer. Coor oversees the agency’s daily operations, manages/develops carrier relationships, runs human resources and accounting, and she …
June 15, 2020
An early morning explosion that heavily damaged a bar and some homes near downtown Houston on June 12 was intentionally caused, according to the Houston Fire Department. Arson investigators did not provide other information on the cause of the blast, …
June 15, 2020
Dozens of residents of a small Oklahoma city were temporarily evacuated early on June 13 after a train derailed and spilled a hazardous chemical, officials said. The train went off the tracks at around 2 a.m. in Wynnewood, a community …
June 15, 2020
Gov. John Bel Edwards on June 12 vetoed eight bills passed by Louisiana lawmakers in their recently ended regular session, including the business lobby’s top priority, a measure to scale back damage claims against insurance companies in car accident lawsuits. …
June 12, 2020
Note: In a previous story about there being fewer tornadoes in Oklahoma thus far in 2020, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of tornadoes through the first five months of 2019. There were 127, not 186 during that time …
June 12, 2020
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t predict that the number of COVID-19 cases would fall as the state allowed businesses and cultural centers to reopen. In fact, he said allowing more people back into public places could increase the spread of …
June 12, 2020
Behavior-based auto insurance from Noblr is now available in Louisiana, the company said. The company provides an app-powered, personalized car insurance experience that rewards members’ good driving behaviors with continuous, real-time competitive rates. Noblr’s behavior-based pricing measures how well and …
June 12, 2020
The amount of surplus lines premium reported in Texas in May 2020 was nearly $100 million higher than reported in the same month last year, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX). In May 2020, $772.88 million …