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Texas Windstorm Insurer Names Actuarial/Underwriting Committee Members

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has identified appointees to its Actuarial/Underwriting Committee. The committee has historically developed recommendations to the TWIA Board concerning association rate filings, including the association’s statutorily required Aug.15 rate filing, other rate filings permitted by law, …

Number of Louisiana Residents Uninsured for Health Falls

The number of Louisiana residents without health insurance is falling, even as the national uninsured rate grew last year. New data released Tuesday from the Census Bureau shows 8% percent of people in Louisiana, or 363,000 residents, didn’t have health …

Report: Texas Cities Included in Areas with Extreme Risk of Wildfire Damage

In its 2019 Wildfire Risk report, a global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, CoreLogic, shows that across the nation nearly 776,000 homes with an associated reconstruction cost value of more than $221 billion are at extreme risk of …

Texas Again Has the Most People Without Health Insurance

The rate of Texans without health insurance rose for the second year in a row, making it once again the most uninsured state in the nation, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2018, 17.7% of …

Dallas Electric Utility to Pay $50K to Settle Federal Disability Discrimination Suit

A Dallas-based electric utility company will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, federal officials said. A consent decree in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) lawsuit against Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC was …

Harlos Joins Texas Security General Agency as VP, Operations

Texas Security General Insurance Agency LLC (TSGA), based in San Antonio, Texas, has added Marian Harlos as vice president of Operations. Harlos brings 38 years of insurance industry experience. She began her career in the insurance industry in 1981 working …

Service American Names Risk Transfer Insurance Agency as New Program Partner

Austin, Texas-based Service American Indemnity Co. (SAIC), national provider of program services, has added Risk Transfer Insurance Agency as the newest partner to support its continued national growth in workers’ compensation. Risk Transfer Insurance Agency (RTIA) is a full-service commercial …

Officials: Half of Texas Local Governments Hit by Ransomware Have Recovered

Texas authorities say they aren’t aware of any money paid to hackers who used ransomware to target more than 20 communities last month. The Texas Department of Information Resources said in a statement that more than half of the local …

Louisiana Supreme Court Says ‘No’ to ‘Nola No-Call’ Suit Against NFL

A New Orleans Saints fan’s lawsuit against the NFL and game officials over the failure to call a crucial penalty against the Los Angeles Rams in a January playoff game was dismissed Sept. 6 by the Louisiana Supreme Court. The …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Serna Insurance Agency in Texas

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Serna Insurance Agency, based in Humble, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2001 by Pete and Martha Serna, Serna Insurance Agency offers private client, personal lines and commercial insurance …

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