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Louisiana’s Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Adds Lege, Moore

Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co., based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has hired Brandon Lege as director of Loss Prevention and John Moore as a production underwriter. Lege was formerly the safety and training manager for Texas Petroleum Investment Co. in Lafayette …

Bronze 2019 Best Agency to Work For – South Central: The Nitsche Group

An Atmosphere of Caring The employees at the Central Texas-based independent insurance agency, The Nitsche Group, can’t seem to say enough about how proud they are of the great service the agency provides to its customers. Responding to Insurance Journal’s …

Johnson & Johnson Appeals Judge’s Ruling in Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit

Attorneys for Johnson & Johnson have appealed an Oklahoma judge’s order for the company to pay $465 million to address the state’s opioid crisis. The company argues in an appeal filed on Dec. 9 that the judge misapplied the state’s …

Silver 2019 Best Agency to Work For – South Central: BKCW

A Family First Agency The people who work at the Texas-based independent insurance agency BKCW are not employees — they are team members and they are family. That team-oriented, family first culture is just one of the many aspects of …

Texas Mutual Distributes $1.1M in Grants for Workforce Development

Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has distributed $1.1 million in grants to 16 organizations across the state to fund workforce development programs. “The Texas workforce is one of the strongest in the country, and investments like these grants from Texas Mutual …

Texas Windstorm Insurer to Assess Members $90M for Harvey, Defer Action on Rates

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board of directors voted today to assess member insurance companies $90 million based on losses from Hurricane Harvey and voted to defer further consideration of action regarding TWIA insurance rates on residential and commercial policies …

University of Oklahoma Asks to Be Dismissed From Lawsuit

The University of Oklahoma is asking to be dismissed from a sexual assault lawsuit against a former OU vice president. The motion filed Tuesday says the university is immune from the claims by Levi Hilliard that allege former university Vice …

Gold 2019 Best Agency to Work For – South Central: Hotchkiss Insurance

The Hotchkiss Way Excellent client service, emphasis on fundamentals, culture of giving back, focus on employee well-being, sound financial management, and a bright prospect for the future. Those are just a few of the many positives the employees of Texas-based …

Report Shows Fire at Texas Facility Caused by Equipment Failure

A fire at a Houston, Texas-area petrochemical storage facility that burned for days in March was accidental and caused by equipment failure at a storage tank, according to a report released Friday by local and federal investigators. The report by …

Plastics Manufacturer Settles Retired Texas Shrimper’s Lawsuit for $50M

A federal judge has approved a historic settlement agreement between Taiwan-based plastics manufacturer Formosa and an environmental activist represented by indigent legal services nonprofit Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid. TRLA said the $50 million settlement is the largest in U.S. …

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