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People Moves: TXOGA Names Carlton as President; Long Joins Alliant in Texas

TXOGA Announces New President of the TXOGA Insurance Agency The Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) has named Neal Carlton as president of the TXOGA Insurance Agency, headquartered in Austin, Texas. Carlton most recently served as vice president of membership …

Louisiana Guaranty Fund Extends Deadline to File Suit Against FedNat, Maison

The Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) has granted a voluntary extension to March 31, 2023, of the deadline by which former FedNat Insurance Company and Maison Insurance Company policyholders are required to institute litigation for first-party property damage claims arising …

Louisiana Police Arrest Tx. Public Adjuster Accused of Pocketing Clients’ Checks

Louisiana State Police arrested a Texas public adjuster for allegedly pocketing $592,000 from settlement checks that were intended for seven former clients by forging the homeowners’ signatures. Andrew Joseph Mitchell, 43, voluntarily surrendered to state police at the St. Charles …

La. Nursing Home Owner Faces New Lawsuit in Ida Storm Evacuation

NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ A nursing home owner who faces criminal and civil complaints over evacuating residents to a squalid warehouse to ride out Hurricane Ida in 2021 is now being sued by federal authorities who say he misspent $4 …

Texas DWC Taking Comments on Change to Administrative Code

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced that is is accepting public comments on a proposed rule to amend 28 Texas Administrative Code Section 165.1. The changes would add Texas Mutual’s physical address, update Insurance Code …

Northwest Arkansas Insurance Agent Dies in Plane Crash

Arkansas insurance agent Brant Barnes died in a Jan. 6 plane crash in Washington County. Barnes, 43-years old of Tontitown, was the lone occupant in the Beech, M35, fixed wing, single engine aircraft when it crashed off of N. Smokey …

Inszone Acquires Texas’ Mattis Insurance Agency

Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Mattis Insurance Agency. Founded in 1998 by Derrick and Dalia Mattis, and located in Houston, Texas, Mattis Insurance Agency provides protection for hundreds of individuals, families, and businesses throughout the state. TThe Mattis …

At Least 20 Louisiana Horse Deaths Related to Contaminated Feed

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – At least 20 horses in Louisiana have died after ingesting bacteria found in some alfalfa hay cubes from a manufacturer in Colorado, state agriculture officials said. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry began notifying …

Texas Lawmakers to Consider TWIA Funding, ESG This Legislative Session

Texas lawmakers returned to Austin this week for the start of the 88th Legislature, which portends to be a relatively quiet legislative session for hearing property and casualty concerns. “I think insurance is probably not a top priority,” said Albert …

People Moves: TDI Announces New Executive Leadership; Cadence Hires Bryant as Cyber Practice Leadership

TDI Announces New Executive Leadership The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has announced its chief deputy commissioner and new leadership for its Administrative Operations, Life and Health, and General Counsel divisions. Jessica Barta is TDI’s new general counsel. Since 2014, …

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