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Wet Roads, Speed Factored Into Car Crashing Into Texas Denny’s, Police Chief Says

ROSENBERG, Texas (AP) – A Texas police chief said Tuesday that wet roads and speed factored into the driver of an SUV plowing into a Denny`s restaurant outside Houston on Labor Day, injuring nearly two dozen people inside. No charges …

Shuttered EPA Civil Rights Investigation Could’ve Brought `Meaningful Reform` in Cancer Alley, Documents Show

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – As industrial plants have overtaken historic Black communities and burdened neighborhoods with toxic air pollution, environmental advocates and residents of Louisiana’s chemical corridor have spent decades calling for change. So when the country’s top environmental regulator …

People Moves: Texas Mutual Makes New Board Member Appointment and Two Reappointments

Texas Mutual Makes New Board Member Appointment and Two Reappointments Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Gary Gibson of Houston and reappointed Kristi Koncaba of Friendswood and Ron Simmons of Lewisville to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board of directors. …

Novatae Acquires Arkansas’ American Management Corporation

Novatae Risk Group announced that it acquired the assets of American Management Corporation, (“AMC”) of Conway, Arkansas on September 1, 2023. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. AMC was founded over 60 years ago and has grown into a …

23 Injured as Driver Crashes SUV Into Texas Denny’s

ROSENBERG, Texas (AP) – A driver plowed through a wall of a busy East Texas restaurant, injuring 23 people. Police in the Houston suburb of Rosenberg, Texas said a man crashed his SUV into a Denny`s restaurant just off the …

Louisiana’s Southern University to Establish New Risk Management and Insurance Degree Program

The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced it has partnered with the Alliant Insurance Foundation, the Spencer Educational Foundation and Southern University to create a new risk management and insurance degree program at Southern University. Working in conjunction with the …

Texas Manufacturer Faces $298K in Penalties for Safety Hazards Leading to Employee’s Finger Amputation

A Stafford, Texas engine component manufacturer was cited for failing to correct safety hazards that caused an employee’s finger amputation in March 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor said. Inspectors with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration returned to …

People Moves: Caro Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP; LUBA Workers’ Comp Hires McCrary

Caro Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP John Caro has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president in its Alliant Americas division. Caro is based in Lafayette, La. Alliant is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. Caro has over 30 years of …

Louisiana Department of Insurance Opens Second Round of Incentive Program

The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has opened the second round of the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program, which is designed to offer grants to insurers that write new policies in the state. The application period began Sept. 1 and goes …

Brightway, The Herron Family Agency to Open in Texas

VeinTwain Herron, a Texas commercial real estate specialist, will open Brightway, The Herron Family Agency in Cedar Park this month. The agency offers customized Home, Flood, Auto, Boat, Condo, Renters, Personal Articles, RV, Motorcycle, Umbrella, Commercial and Life insurance. “Opening …

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