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Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Recorded in Oklahoma

CARNEY, Okla. (AP) – A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was among a series of six tremors that struck central Oklahoma last Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No injuries or serious damage were reported following the quakes that also …

DOJ: Unjustified Force, Bias Still Plague New Orleans Police

Unjustified use of force, dangerous vehicle pursuits and racially biased policing continue to be problems for the New Orleans Police Department, the U.S. Justice Department said in a Friday court filing, opposing the city’s move to terminate a decade-old court-backed …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Texas’ Boley-Featherston

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Wichita Falls, Texas-based Boley-Featherston Insurance. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Boley-Featherston is a retail insurance agency with expertise in oil and gas, construction, health care and benefits consulting, serving …

Lawsuit, Adjuster Say UPC Altered Louisiana Estimate After Hurricane Ida

The practice of insurance companies revising independent adjusters’ damage reports may be as widespread in Louisiana as it is in Florida, according to adjusters and a plaintiffs’ attorney who has filed a lawsuit over it. “They changed my estimate completely. …

People Moves: Skyward Specialty Promotes New VPs in Captives and Programs Divisions

Skyward Specialty Promotes New VPs in Captives and Programs Divisions Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. has made two promotions in its captives and programs divisions. Ryan Burke has been promoted to vice president, specialty programs. Burke joined Houston, Texas-based Skyward …

DOJ Tentatively Settles Suit Over 2017 Texas Church Shooting

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Justice Department said Wednesday it has tentatively settled a lawsuit over the 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church that will pay victims and their families more than $144 million. More than two dozen people …

Louisiana Challenge to Biden ‘Cost of Carbon’ Policy Dismissed

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A lawsuit that Louisiana and other Republican-leaning states filed challenging figures the Biden administration uses to calculate damages from greenhouse gasses was dismissed Wednesday by a federal appeals court. The unanimous decision by three judges on …

People Moves: Henningsen Appointed Lockton Texas P&C CEO; Kephart joins TIPS

Henningsen Appointed CEO of Lockton Texas P&C Business Lockton Companies has appointed Jeff Henningsen as chief executive officer (CEO) for the Texas P&C business, with teams in Dallas, Houston and Ft. Worth, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Birmingham, Alabama. Lockton …

More Severe Weather Forecast for Battered South, Midwest

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – While residents across parts of the South and Midwest pummeled by deadly storms and wildfires sifted through the wreckage of their homes Monday, forecasters warned of more severe weather and fire danger in the days ahead …

OGA Acquires Arkansas’ Jaeger + Haines, Inc.

One General Agency (OGA) of Oklahoma City announced that it has acquired Jaeger + Haines, Inc., a wholesale broker in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Since 1976, Jaeger + Haines has served agents across Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, writing excess and surplus …

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