July 2, 2007
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas elected three new directors at the trade association’s 110th Annual Conference & Trade Show in San Antonio. Elected to fill three-year terms each were: Cory Brooke, San Marcos; Bill Siddons III, Hillsboro; and Patrick …
July 2, 2007
Texas officials expected the Brazos River to rise above flood level, a cause of concern for residents who evacuated once already last week. The Brazos was expected to swell to around 26 feet, a foot above flood stage, after officials …
July 2, 2007
General Liability – Builders & Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Golden Insurance Co. is providing primary and excess general liability insurance to homebuilders, remodelers and subcontractors. HOA and multifamily work is acceptable. Dollars: $300,000 to $2 million. Carrier: Golden Insurance Co. …
July 2, 2007
A federal judge in mid-June sided with the state of Okla-homa on several legal challenges brought by the poultry industry in an attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. After two days of hearings in …
June 29, 2007
Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban Interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual highway performance report. “Gridlock isn’t going away,” said David …
June 29, 2007
Lisa Schlueter was sleeping soundly Wednesday morning when she was roused by Toots, her rat terrier, barking in the living room. When she flipped on a light, she quickly saw what had gotten Toots so agitated: Flood water had washed …
June 28, 2007
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland told members of a Congressional panel on Tuesday, June 26th that insurance companies are preying on elderly Oklahomans by selling unnecessary Medicare plans. Holland traveled to Washington, D.C. to testify before the U.S. House Committee …
June 27, 2007
Deputy Insurance Commissioner Lee Harrell testified before a Congressional sub-committee Tuesday on the problems Mississippi faces regarding the spread of abusive Medicare insurance sales practices. Harrell was joined by fellow state regulators Commissioner Kim Holland of Oklahoma, and Commissioner Jim …
June 26, 2007
Although it’s fairly well known that the U.S. maintains a number of law enforcement offices and personnel around the world, it’s rare to get a close-up interview with an actual agent. Lloyd’s has managed to track down and interview the …
June 26, 2007
A state judge has overturned a jury’s decision ordering American Family Mutual Insurance Co. to pay $17 million as part of a class-action lawsuit over aftermarket vehicle parts in Missouri. Jackson County Circuit Judge Edith Messina ruled on Friday, June …