Texas Gov. Signs Bill to Punish Businesses Requiring COVID Vaccination Proof June 8, 2021 By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Texas businesses that require customers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be denied state contracts and could lose their licenses...
Texas Records $884.75M in Surplus Lines Premiums in May June 7, 2021 The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) recorded a record-breaking $884.75 million in surplus lines insurance premium for May,...
Survivor of Louisiana Capsized Lift Boat Sues; Details Ordeal June 7, 2021 A man who was on a lift boat that capsized eight miles (about 13 kilometers) off the Louisiana coast in...
People Moves: Brost Joins BSBD in Texas as EVP; Russell Named Oklahoma WCC Chairman, Liotta Resigning June 7, 2021 Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett and Dixon Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett and Dixon (BSBD) based in Plano, Texas, has hired Matt Brost as...
Arkansas Commissioner: Insurers Can’t Mandate Use of Designated Auto Repair Shop June 4, 2021 Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain is reminding insured Arkansans seeking automobile repairs that insurance companies cannot require automobile repairs be...
AM Best: Outlooks Revised to Negative for Southern Vanguard Insurance June 4, 2021 AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and...
TAGA Partners with Main Street America on Texas Farm/Ranch Coverage June 4, 2021 Cedar Park, Texas-based Tejas American General Agency (TAGA) has formed an exclusive partnership with Main Street America Insurance, a member...
Federal Disaster Declaration Approved for Louisiana June 3, 2021 President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Louisiana following the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that hit...
LSU Sex Misconduct Scandal Prompts New Rules for Campuses June 3, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte Louisiana lawmakers unanimously voted to toughen the rules for how colleges must respond to allegations of sexual assault, harassment and...
Louisiana Senate Rejects Limits on Police Officer Immunity June 2, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte A proposal to place new limits on police officers’ broad immunity from civil lawsuits has rejected by Louisiana state senators,...