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Texas Woman Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Ruth Castilleja of Baytown, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Castilleja reported an on-the-job injury while working as a phlebotomist for BestCare Laboratory Services LLC in Houston, …

People Moves: Robnett Appointed to Texas Mutual Board of Directors

Kevin Robnett of Fort Worth has been appointed to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board of directors by Gov. Greg Abbott. His board term for Texas Mutual, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, will expire on July 1, …

Texas Mutual to Award $1.1M in Safety Education Grants to 11 Texas Colleges

Texas Mutual Insurance Company is awarding $1.1 million in grants to 11 colleges across Texas to fund workplace safety courses for employers, workers and the general public. Texas Mutual—the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance—began its commitment to supporting …

IICF Hosts Virtual Insurance Industry Gala to Benefit Regional Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations

IICF Southeast Division event will help support more than 20 nonprofits DALLAS (Feb. 1, 2021) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, will host its ninth annual Southeast Division Gala …

Traffic Crashes in Texas Energy-Producing Areas Continue to Increase

Texas transportation officials report that the number of traffic crashes in the energy-producing regions of Texas continues to rise. Last year, there were more than 205,000 crashes in counties defined as the Texas energy sector by the Texas Railroad Commission …

Dabney Named VP, Corporate Underwriting, at Texas Mutual Insurance Co.

Richard Dabney has been appointed vice president of corporate underwriting at the Austin-based workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Company. In this newly created VP position within the underwriting division, Dabney will oversee the company’s corporate underwriting and underwriting support …

Texas Mutual Donating $2M in Grants to Nonprofits Providing COVID-19 Relief

Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., is donating $2 million in grant funding for nonprofit organizations across the state that are vital to COVID-19 relief and recovery. The grants will go to 40 nonprofit organizations, including Meals on Wheels, …

Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud, Houston Medical Facility Must Repay $30K

A Houston medical facility was ordered to pay $30,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud in a Travis County District Court. The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation says EME International, owned by Christine Caldwell …

Man Must Repay $16.7K to Texas Mutual in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case

A Texas man convicted on workers’ compensation fraud charges must repay $16,727.70 in restitution to Texas Mutual Insurance Co., the insurer reported. Texas Mutual Insurance reported that Richard R. Gutierrez of Seguin was sentenced in a Travis County district court …

161 Died in Work Zone Crashes in Texas in 2018 Despite Decrease in Incidents

In spite of a decrease in work zone crashes in Texas last year, 161 people still lost their lives and another 684 were seriously injured, with the vast majority of those killed — 84 percent — being motorists and/or their …