Texas News

Donation Money Finally Going to Texas Fertilizer Blast Victims

Officials in the central Texas town devastated by a fertilizer plant explosion earlier this year finally are moving forward with distribution of money collected from private donations. John Crowder of the West, Texas, Long-Term Recovery Center says as many as …

Confie Seguros Acquires Family Insurance in Texas

Confie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance based in Huntington Beach, Calif., announced it has acquired Family Insurance in Corpus Christi, Texas, a local provider of personal lines auto insurance. Family Insurance was established in 1990 and serves …

Willis Names Long Regional Placement Officer in West

Willis North America named Linda Leigh Long regional placement officer in its West region. Long will lead a team insurance placement professionals across Willis’ West region, which includes operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. She …

Texas Workers’ Compensation Health Care Networks Show Improvements

Workers’ compensation networks certified by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) continued to show improvements in medical costs, return-to-work outcomes, and health outcomes in the latest annual report card published by TDI’s Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group (REG). Networks …

13 CAA Members Recognized as 2013 ‘Best Practices’ Insurance Agencies

Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that 13 of its 52 member agencies have been recognized as 2013 “Best Practices” agencies by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) and Reagan …

Alliant Insurance Services Acquires Fort Worth-Based EnRisk

Specialty insurance brokerage firm, Alliant Insurance Services Inc., has acquired EnRisk Services Inc., a Fort Worth, Texas-based firm that specializes in insurance and risk management for the energy industry. EnRisk has specialized in the insurance and risk management needs of …

MarketScout Expands Workers’ Comp Specialty Division

MarketScout, the national electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA headquartered in Dallas, Texas, announced staff promotions related to the expansion of its Workers’ Compensation Specialty Division. Brian Barrilleaux, senior vice president has been appointed to lead the divisions’ growth across …

Texas-Based Replacement Services Firm Moving to New Offices

ReSource, a contents evaluation and replacement services provider for both personal and commercial property insurance claims, announced it is moving today to a new location in Allen, Texas. ReSource, the full name of which is Replacement Source of America Inc., …

Capson Physicians Insurance Adds Coppersmith to Management Team

Austin, Texas-based Capson Physicians Insurance Co., a national medical malpractice insurer, announced that Frank Coppersmith has joined the company as senior vice president responsible for technology and strategic partnerships. Coppersmith has more than 22 years of experience in the technology …

Swift Joins Higginbotham/Swantner & Gordon as Marketing Manager

Phil Swift has accepted a position as marketing manager at the Houston office of Swantner & Gordon Insurance Agency, an independent brokerage that merged with Higginbotham in 2010. Swift has 33 years of insurance marketing experience and currently serves as …