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ALKEME Acquires Texas’ Flor Insurance Group

ALKEME, announced the acquisition of Flor Insurance Group, a multi-line independent insurance agency located in El Paso, Texas and serving the entire United States. Founded in 2010, Flor Insurance Group is focused on insurance solutions for commercial trucking insurance with …

Oklahoma AG Launches Tipline to Report Allegedly Illegal Conduct During Winter Storm Uri

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has launched an online tip form where the public can report allegedly illegal conduct related to energy costs during Winter Storm Uri. The tipline, located on the Attorney General’s website (oag.ok.gov), is designed to collect …

Biden Administration Reevaluates Climate Criteria for LNG Export Facilities, Potentially Stalling Pending Projects

The Biden administration is reevaluating the climate criteria it uses when approving new liquefied natural gas export facilities in a move that has the potential to stall pending projects as the 2024 election nears. A panel of government officials convened …

Tim Temple Sworn in as Louisiana Insurance Commissioner

Tim Temple was sworn in as Louisiana Insurance Commissioner at noon Monday. Temple won election for the state’s top insurance official in October after his opponent dropped out of the primary. Temple replaces Jim Donelon, who had served as commissioner …

Houston Yet to Allocate $200 Million in Federal Relief Funds to Hurricane Harvey Victims

More than six years after Hurricane Harvey flooded thousands of homes and killed more than 80 people on the Texas Coast, the city of Houston has yet to allocate $200 million in federal relief funds to victims, according to the …

Louisiana Commissioner Donelon: Incentive and Fortify Homes Programs Are Meeting Expectations

Outgoing Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said that two initiatives to address the state’s property insurance market are meeting expectations. Donelon provided updates to the Louisiana Incentive Program and the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program in his final week of office. …

Family Says Medical Neglect Caused Texas Congresswoman’s Death

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson died a “terrible, painful death” from an infection caused by negligence at her Dallas recovery facility following a September back surgery, according to a statement Thursday from Johnson’s family outlining their intention to file a lawsuit. …

People Moves: Bonaventure and Dixon Join Alliant in Louisiana

Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., hired Stuart Bonaventure and Miles Dixon as vice presidents within its Alliant Americas division. Both are based in Lafayette, La. Before joining Alliant, Bonaventure was a commercial lines producer at BXS. Dixon previously …

Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Former Southern Baptist Convention Leader Settled

The Southern Baptist Convention and others have reached a confidential settlement in a high-profile lawsuit that accused a former leader of sexual assault, ending a six-year legal drama that helped prompt a broader reckoning over child sexual abuse in evangelical …

Former MMA Attorney Suspended; Texas Judge Approves Temporary Restraining Order Against Law Firm

A former attorney for McClenny Moseley & Associates, who was accused of dishonesty while participating in his law firm’s filing of hundreds of hurricane-damage lawsuits, agreed last month to a nine-month suspension of his law license in a settlement with …

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