Dallas, Texas-based South & Western General Agency Inc. has merged with Horner Insurance Services Inc. of Memphis, Tenn. As an MGA specializing in commercial transportation, Horner Insurance Services brings additional markets and expertise to the existing commercial transportation facilities at …
The Texas Department of Insurance has begun accepting applications from captive insurance companies located in other jurisdictions that would like to relocate to Texas. TDI will license the companies under a law change approved by the 83rd Texas Legislature and …
LevelFirst, a wholesale broker and managing general agency based in Dallas, Texas, has announced a new staff addition. Sara Baker has joined LevelFirst as an insurance technician. She will be responsible for handling support functions with a focus on LevelFirst …
Insurance agents in Austin, Texas, report the interest in homeowners obtaining flood insurance coverage has risen dramatically after two recent rains that have flooded portions of Austin and neighboring communities. Approximately 650 homes and businesses were either damaged or destroyed …
U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., a nationwide managing general agency and surplus lines, has launched a new program for Texas lawyers’ professional liability through its U.S. Risk Pro division. This admitted program, written on AmTrust Group insurance carrier paper, has …
Select Insurance Markets LP (SIM) has added Leila Paschali to its marketing team. Paschali is based in Austin, Texas. Her responsibility will include marketing and adding additional new agents in both Texas and Louisiana. Paschali previously worked as a sales …
Sleeper Sewell Insurance Services Inc., a division of ANBTX Insurance Services, has acquired Planned Benefit Services Inc., a Dallas-based employee benefits division of Foster Financial Group. Established in 1988, Planned Benefits offers employee benefits programs and client resources including health …
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved ten renewals of the Certificates of Authority for companies to self-insure their workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Program. These companies collectively employ approximately …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Employee Benefits Analysis Corp. in Addison, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1995, Employee Benefits Analysis Corp. (EBAC) is an employee benefit brokerage firm that offers a …
The lack of safety planning by parade organizers and the city of Midland, Texas, has been faulted by federal investigators in an accident in November 2012 in which a freight train rammed a tractor-trailer truck towing a parade float with …
