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Next Level Acquires North Texas Employee Benefits Provider, A&H Benefits

Next Level Insurance Agency, a Dallas-based healthcare consulting and employee benefits brokerage firm, has acquired A&H Benefits, also based in North Texas. A&H was formed in 1997 as a corporation to provide employee benefits to new and current business owners …

City Officials Can Be Charged If Sewers Aren’t Fixed, Arkansas Prosecutor Says

An Arkansas county prosecutor said he has the legal authority to bring criminal charges against Bethel Heights city officials if they don’t take action to fix their system. State records show Bethel Heights’ two wastewater treatment plants have operated out …

Texas Considering $600M in Upgrades to Prevent Highway Deaths

State transportation officials are considering a plan that would earmark $390 million to help reduce highway deaths by straightening roads, improving lighting and adding guardrails. On May 30, the Texas Transportation Commission ordered state Department of Transportation officials to identify …

Medical Marijuana Heading to Dispensary Shelves in Louisiana

Medical marijuana is expected to start reaching select dispensaries in Louisiana on Tuesday, after the state agriculture department completed final testing and cleared therapeutic cannabis for release to patients. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain announced Thursday evening that GB Sciences, one …

2 Years After Harvey, Houston Getting Initial Millions for Flood Control

Houston will receive more than $7 million in grants as initial funding for a pair of flood control projects nearly two years after rain from Hurricane Harvey swamped parts of the city. Mayor Sylvester Turner on Friday announced the Federal …

U.S. Risk Acquires Houston’s U.S. E&O Brokers

Dallas-based property/casualty insurance wholesaler and managing general agent (MGA), U.S. Risk LLC, has acquired U.S. E&O Brokers (U.S. E&O), a wholesale broker and MGA. U.S. E&O is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with additional locations in Connecticut, Colorado and New Mexico. …

Oklahoma Independent Agents Group Confirms Officers for 2019-2020

The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma (IIAO), the state’s largest insurance and property casualty agents’ association, has confirmed its 2019-2020 officers and board members. IIAO Officers for 2019-2020 are: Director-at-Large Kathy Resser, VIP Insurance, Edmond Director-at-Large Vaughn Graham, Jr., Rich …

Texas High Court Clarifies Bad Faith in Appraisal Process

An insurer’s payment of the appraisal value after disputing a claim does not establish that it was liable, nor does that payment prevent a policyholder from pursuing penalties under the Prompt Payment of Claims Act, a split Texas Supreme Court …

Louisiana Flood Victims End Lawsuit Against Trump, HUD Over Disaster Aid

Two Louisiana homeowners who sued the Trump administration over federal policies that stalled grants for victims of a massive 2016 flood have dropped their lawsuit, after the administration recently released new regulations allowing the homeowners to receive aid. U.S. District …

Official: Harris County Sues Exxon Over Air Pollution from Petrochemical Fire

Exxon Mobil Corp. was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday over pollution from a fire at the company’s Baytown Olefins Plant, according to an attorney for Harris County, Texas, which filed the suit. The fire was being investigated by federal …

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