Two-thirds of Texas registered voters believe climate change is happening, but their urgency about it varies considerably, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Less than a quarter of voters — 23% — say climate change is not …
Chicago-based global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Stevens-Dell & Associates Insurance Inc. (Stevens-Dell Insurance) in Little Rock, Arkansas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Stevens-Dell Insurance is a full service, independent insurance brokerage …
Lauren Hammonds Johnson has been appointed general counsel at the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC). The general counsel will work directly under Commissioners Mark Liotta, Jordan Russell and Megan Tilly. Hammonds Johnson will be taking over the role of general …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired The EHE Group LLC, dba BonusDrive, which has offices in Austin, Texas, and Auburn Hills, Michigan. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BonusDrive offers a national automobile voluntary benefit program to channel …
New legislation in Oklahoma that allows law enforcement to use cameras on school buses to track down drivers who illegally pass stopped buses went into effect on Nov. 1. House Bill 1926, by Rep. Dell Kerbs (R-Shawnee) and Sen. Ron …
Three months after medical marijuana became available in Louisiana, doctors and clinics say some patients are finding the cost for therapeutic cannabis too high for treatment, pricing them out of a medication they waited years to obtain. Nine pharmacies dispense …
LP Buddy Morris has launched Spire Risk Management (SRM), a full-service insurance consulting firm specializing in employee benefits, property/casualty and retirement planning, in San Antonio, Texas. Morris said the plan is to grow organically and through acquisitions adding great people …
West Texas has seen a dramatic increase in earthquakes, jumping from 19 in 2009 to 1,600 in 2017 alone, according to a new study published on Nov. 4 by the University of Texas at Austin. The study, which was published …
Louisiana-based Excalibur Insurance Co. is now officially named Lighthouse Excalibur Insurance Co., following its acquisition by Lighthouse Property Insurance Corp. The name change was unveiled on Nov. 1. In May, Lighthouse Property Insurance acquired Excalibur, a property insurer with approximately …
Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has donated $100,000 to Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), the state’s largest community foundation. The donation, which will go toward CFT’s Dallas Tornado Recovery & Relief Fund, is in response to several tornadoes …
