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New Limits on Lawsuits a Goal for Louisiana Republicans

After an election season in which conservative Republicans made Louisiana’s high car insurance rates a campaign issue, GOP lawmakers expect efforts to try to limit damages awarded in car wreck lawsuits to be front and center in the 2020 legislative …

Texas House Committee Hearing on Windstorm Insurance Legislation Set for Jan. 15

The insurance committee in the Texas House of Representatives will hold a hearing on Jan. 15 to consider the state of rulemaking and other governmental actions with regard to legislation passed in 2019 affecting Texas’ property insurer of last resort …

Louisiana Adds More Jobs Year-Over-Year; Baton Rouge, Hammond MSAs Set Records

Preliminary data released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) shows that the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) set another nonfarm employment record at 415,200 jobs for November 2019, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The Hammond …

Vaught Joins Alliant in Houston as Energy, Marine Advisor

Alliant Insurance Services has appointed Karey Vaught as executive vice president, managing director. Based in Houston, Vaught will provide insurance and risk advisory services to energy and marine clients across the United States. Vaught joins Alliant with expertise in midstream, …

TSLA, Austin Independent Agents Group Donate Food, Cash to Food Bank

The Independent Insurance Agents of Austin and the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. joined efforts in December to collect food and money for the Capital Area Food Bank located in Austin, Texas. Food and money were collected at the IIAA …

United Airlines Settles Sexual Harassment Suit Filed in Texas for $321K

United Airlines Inc., a Chicago-headquartered international airline operating in over 300 airports across five continents, has agreed to pay $321,000, plus attorney’s fees, to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed in Texas by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The …

Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud, Houston Medical Facility Must Repay $30K

A Houston medical facility was ordered to pay $30,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud in a Travis County District Court. The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation says EME International, owned by Christine Caldwell …

Louisiana Governor Declares Emergency After Severe Weather, Tornadoes

Louisiana is under a state of emergency after an outbreak of severe weather and tornadoes swept through the region. Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the order on Dec. 18, after a line of storms associated with a cold front moved …

Company Fined $26K for Fatal Dallas Crane Collapse

A federal agency has imposed a $26,000 fine against the owner of a crane that slashed through an apartment building near downtown Dallas, killing one resident and displacing hundreds. The citation issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t …

Texas Regulators Want Stiffer Penalty for Owner of Port Neches Plant That Exploded

Environmental and watchdog groups have long criticized the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for taking it too easy on polluters — and the TCEQ has often countered that its job is to coax industrial facilities into compliance rather than slap …

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