Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group has agreed to acquire the assets and operations of Myron F. Steves & Co., an independently owned wholesale insurance brokerage headquartered in Houston, Texas, with additional offices in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio. The Myron Steves …
Michael Hubbell, who has served as vice president of Risk Management for TDECU – Your Credit Union, has been appointed chief risk officer for the Lake Jackson, Texas-based credit union. Hubbell will report to the credit union’s President and Chief …
An indoor gun range in Killeen, Texas, has been cited and fined more than $214,000 for exposing employees to unsafe levels of lead, federal safety regulators said. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited …
State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. is cutting its Texas auto insurance rates for the fourth consecutive time in a year, the insurer said. on Feb. 18, the overall personal auto rate will drop by 4.3 percent for 2.9 million State …
A private prisoner transport company has announced its closure after an MMA fighter accused in two killings escaped this month from one of its vans while being escorted to a jail in Texas. Texas Prisoner Transportation Services told Bell County …
Forestry officials say conditions in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles are ideal for sparking wildfires. Oklahoma Forestry Service officials say danger levels are high Monday in western Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Panhandle. The Texas A&M Forest Service says the Texas …
Global insurance broker Lockton Companies has opened an office in the greater New Orleans area, headed by Tim Woodard, JD. Danelle Heathman has been appointed as a senior vice president and Cheryl Cabrera will serve as a senior account manager. …
WNC Insurance Services Inc. has appointed Eric Wurmser as president of its Lender-Placed Insurance Division. He is based in Dallas. In his role, Wurmser is responsible for the design and delivery of WNC’s insurance products and services to financial institutions, …
Dallas-based property/casualty program and specialty brokerage firm, U.S. Risk Insurance Group (U.S. Risk), announced it has agreed to be acquired by USI Insurance Services (USI). The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019, subject to customary …
The New Orleans City Council has agreed to new rules for bus companies that serve the city’s charter schools. The council on Feb. 8 approved rules proposed by Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration that are aimed at correcting problems officials recently …
