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Ransomware Attack Brings Down Dallas Police, Court Websites

DALLAS (AP) – Dallas was hit with a computer ransomware attack Wednesday that brought down its Police Department and City Hall websites and caused some jury trials to be canceled, officials said. The outage didn’t appear to affect 911 calls. …

Louisiana Deputies Want Black Woman’s Excessive Force Suit Dismissed

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Two white Louisiana sheriff’s deputies who forced a Black woman facedown to the ground in 2020 as they investigated an allegation that she had been riding a motorcycle without a helmet asked a federal appeals court …

AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual

AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Louisiana Farm Bureau) (Baton Rouge, …

People Moves: Atkins Joins XPT Specialty as VP and Wholesale Casualty Broker

Atkins Joins XPT Specialty as Vice President and Wholesale Casualty Broker Drew Atkins has joined XPT Specialty’s Texas-based operations as vice president and wholesale casualty broker. XPT is headquartered in New York, New York. Atkins started his career as a …

Keystone Adds Texas’ Perkins to Network

Keystone, the fourth largest participant-owned insurance agency network in the nation, added Perkins Insurance Agencies, LLC, based in Abilene, Texas, to its growing network of agencies in the state. A second-generation agency with deep roots in Abilene and surrounding areas, …

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Fines McClenny Moseley $2M

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon on Tuesday issued $2 million in fines against McClenny Moseley & Associates and three of its partners, the maximum amount allowed by law. “The illegal insurance scheme perpetrated by McClenny Moseley & Associates is frankly …

Chubb: No Duty to Defend Texas Subway Franchise in Killing Case

ACE American Insurance Company (Chubb) says it has no duty to defend a Texas Subway franchise sued by the family of a former worker killed on site by an ex-boyfriend. In a complaint for declaratory relief filed last week in …

Texas Mutual Approves $340M Dividend Distribution

Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, announced today that its board of directors voted unanimously to approve a $340 million dividend distribution in 2023. Dividends will be distributed to an estimated 69,000 Texas business …

Louisiana Parish Sues FEMA Over Flood Rate Information

A Louisiana parish is suing FEMA for withholding flood insurance rating methodology, alleging the agency has denied residents from viewing data used to set rates under the National Flood Insurance Program’s Risk Rating 2.0. St. Charles Parish filed suit in …

Insure Louisiana Incentive Program Opens 2nd Round of Applications

The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced Monday that the second 30-day application period for insurance companies to apply for Insure Louisiana Incentive Program funding is open through May 25. Insurance companies can apply at ldi.la.gov/insurela. Eight companies are already …

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