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Texas Glass Manufacturer Earns OSHA Star Designation

OSHA has awarded Cardinal IG Waxahachie, a glass manufacturer and provider based in Waxahachie, Texas, with a “Star” designation for excellence in workplace safety and health management. The action follows an OSHA audit at the company’s Waxahachie facility. The agency …

Homeowners Affected by Hurricanes Urged to Complete Restore Louisiana Survey by August 1

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Office of Community Development announced that homeowners impacted by Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Ida and the May 2021 severe storms have until August 1 to complete the Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program survey. Homeowners …

San Antonio House Fire Kills 3

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – An early morning house fire in San Antonio killed three people and injured three others, the city`s fire chief said. One woman died at the scene and two others – an adult and a child – …

Russian Cyber Gang’s Global Hack Exposes Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles Records

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisianans whose personal information was exposed in a massive data breach that affected the state`s Office of Motor Vehicles last month, will receive one year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection, Gov. John …

People Moves: Watkins Names Loftis Director of Sales and Carrier Relations

Watkins Hires Loftis as Director of Sales and Carrier Relations Watkins Insurance Group, headquartered in Austin, Texas, hired H. Lee Loftis as the new director of sales and carrier relations. Lofits has over 45 years of insurance industry experience, most …

Acrisure Brand Roll out Reaches Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma

Acrisure said that local partners in its South Region will be rebranded as Acrisure in a continuation of the firm’s global brand roll out. As part of the roll out, Acrisure businesses in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma will now …

Arkansas Schools Face 130% Increase in Property Premiums, Seek Financial Assistance

An Arkansas subcommittee last week approved Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ request for close to $11 million from the state’s restricted reserve fund to offset costs for school districts facing soaring property insurance costs. Arkansas school districts are facing an average …

Over 17,000 Policies Written Through Insure Louisiana Incentive Program

Insurance companies have written more than 17,000 policies through the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program as of May 31, Commission Jim Donelon announced last week. SafePoint Insurance and its affiliate Cajun Underwriters (CURE) have been approved to take another 20,000 policies …

Family Sues City of New Orleans After a Falling Tree Badly Injures Teen

NEW ORLEANS (AP) _– New Orleans is being sued by the family of a teenager crushed by a massive tree limb in a historic French Quarter park. The 17-year-old is still in the intensive care unit, the family`s attorney said …

Louisiana Commissioner Directs Insurers to Talk to Policyholders as Hurricane Ida Claims Deadline Looms

A day after the Louisiana Supreme Court announced that it is lifting a stay on hurricane-damage lawsuits filed by McClenny Moseley & Associates, state Insurance Commissioner James Donelon on Thursday issued a directive warning insurers not to use a letter …

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