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Texas Governor Appoints Bolduc as Public Counsel for OPIC

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed David Bolduc as the Public Counsel for the Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2025. The Office represents the interests of insurance consumers in regulatory …

People Moves: Lonergan Joins Cadence Insurance as Dallas/Fort Worth Market President

Lonergan Joins Cadence Insurance as Dallas/Fort Worth Market President Kristin Lonergan has joined Cadence Insurance, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, as Dallas/Fort Worth market president. In her new role, she will build and lead a commercial, personal and group benefits …

NTSB: Strong Winds During Arkansas Plane Crash

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – During last month’s deadly crash of a small plane near Little Rock, there were “changing/deteriorating weather conditions from the time of taxi, takeoff, and the accident,” according to a preliminary report Friday from the National …

Louisiana Supreme Ct. Reverses, Rejects Coverage for COVID Shutdown

The Louisiana Supreme Court has joined state high courts across the nation in rejecting a policyholder’s business-interruption claim for income lost because of government restrictions imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19. The high court on Friday reversed the Louisiana …

Homeowners of America Applies for Texas Reciprocal Exchange

Porch Group, Inc. announced that its insurance business, Homeowners of America (“HOA”), has filed an application to form and license a Texas reciprocal insurance exchange (a “Reciprocal”) with the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI). If approved and fully implemented by …

Moseley Law Firm, Mitchell Adjusting Under More Legal Troubles

A judge in Louisiana and a prosecutor in Texas have taken action to block two separate insurance fraud schemes: One by a law firm whose lawyers admitted filing claims on behalf of homeowners it did not represent and another by …

Texas Church Ordered to Pay Back Wages After Concerns About Rodents, Insects

After a nutrition specialist employed at a Dallas, Texas childcare facility raised concerns about rodents, spiders and other insects in its cafeteria, kitchen and other areas, their employer acted far from charitably and terminated the worker in August 2021. After …

Wind Farm in Southern Texas Draws Resistance

DEL RIO, Texas (AP) – Long before a Chinese spy balloon captivated and spooked the U.S. public, Kyle Bass foresaw what he deemed another foreign danger slated for skies above the Texas-Mexico border: wind turbines. Dozens of them, roughly 700 …

Texas Public Adjuster Indicted of Stealing $268K in Insurance Claims

A Texas public insurance adjuster accused of stealing more than $268,000 in insurance claims from multiple victims has been indicted by a grand jury in Kimble County. A Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) investigation alleges Andrew Joseph Mitchell signed the …

Texas Oil & Gas Company Filed $39K After Employee Suffers Fatal Exposure

Federal investigators found an oil and gas company employee suffered fatal exposure to hydrogen sulfide while working near a sump pit in September 2022. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to Production Waste Solutions …

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