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KCC Estimates June Texas Hailstorm Losses at $1B

The impact from a June hailstorm over Texas with baseball to softball-sized hail is expected to cause over $1 billion in insured losses, according to catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark and Company. The storm occurred June 10th to 13th as …

3 Dead, Dozens Injured in Texas Panhandle Tornado

At least three people died and dozens more injured when a tornado struck the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton on June 15. The National Weather Services in Amarillo said the tornado hit at 5:10 p.m. CT. Perryton, a town of …

High Definition Vehicle Insurance Expands Commercial Trucking Product Into Oklahoma

High Definition Vehicle Insurance, a commercial auto insurance provider, launched its insurance products for commercial trucking fleets in Oklahoma, effective July 1. HDVI used approximately 3.5 billion miles of telematics data to build a proprietary risk model, the company said. …

ALKEME Acquires Texas’ Daugherty Insurance Group

ALKEME announced the acquisition of the Daugherty Insurance Group, a Sugar Land, Texas- based full-service insurance agency. For over three decades, Daugherty Insurance Group has been focused on serving their loyal customers throughout Sugar Land and surrounding areas with a …

People Moves: XPT Specialty names Williams VP and Broker

XPT Specialty names Williams VP and Broker XPT Specialty has hired Catrina Williams as vice president and broker in the commercial lines division of XPT’s Texas offices. XPT is headquartered in New York, New York. Williams began her insurance career …

Three Texas Companies Recognized for Workplace Safety

The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) awarded three companies the Lone Star Safety Award for their exemplary workplace health and safety programs and low rates of work-related injuries and illnesses. Among them are the Ocean Spray …

New Louisiana School A Step to Resolve Decades-Old Lawsuit

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Authorities in a southwest Louisiana school district have agreed to develop a magnet school in a historically Black school zone to draw students of all races from across the district in a step toward resolving a …

People Moves: Graham-Rogers Promotes Owens and Walker

Graham-Rogers Insurance Promotes Owens and Walker in SLS Roles Graham-Rogers Insurance has promoted Jana Owens to operations lead with standard lines services (SLS). Owens comes from a background in standard lines services. Before joining the team, she adjusted workers’ compensation …

Core Specialty Forms Medical Stop Loss Division With Acquisition of Texas’ American National Group

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries announced today that it will form a medical stop-loss division through the acquisition of the MGU/Stop-Loss business of American National Group. The acquisition will mark Core Specialty’s 13th specialty business unit. Jim …

Lawmakers in Montana, Louisiana Pass Bills to Require Disclosure of Litigation Funding

Lawmakers in two states passed bills this year to require disclosure of litigation funding contracts. Business groups are pushing for similar rules in federal courts nationwide. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on May 2 signed into law Senate Bill 269, which …

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