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Final Judgment for 32 Disabled Men in Iowa: $3.4M

A judge in Iowa has entered final judgment of $3.4 million against a Texas company found to have mistreated 32 mentally disabled workers at an Iowa labor camp. U.S. Senior Judge Charles Wolle ruled on June 11 the men will …

Dallas Insurance Agency Implements Summer Intern Program

Dallas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB) Insurance Agency announced it has implemented a summer internship program, with Adam Harmon, a junior at Texas Christian University’s Neeley School of Business, as its first intern. Harmon is majoring in Accounting and …

New Insurance Commissioner to Address Texas Insurance Symposium

Julia Rathgeber, newly appointed Commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance, will speak at the 21st annual Mid-Year Property and Casualty Insurance Symposium. The Symposium will be held in Austin on Thursday, July 18, at the Sheraton Austin Hotel. Prior …

After Blast, Texas Town Fights to Keep its Residents

John Crowder stood on the gray concrete slab where his house once was in West, Texas, pointing out one spot after another. There was the garage where an overflow of guests would eat their Christmas dinner. There was the dining …

Texas Law Change Would Allow Reappraisals After Disaster

Hundreds of property owners whose homes and businesses were damaged by the earth-rattling fertilizer plant explosion that devastated the town of West in April may catch a break on their property taxes under recently approved legislation. A bill awaiting Gov. …

Allstate Appoints Sedillo as Chief Executive of Texas Operations

The Allstate Insurance Company has named Larry Sedillo field senior vice president for the company’s Texas region, where he will lead business operations. Being appointed to this top spot in Texas has special meaning to the Allstate executive because he …

Amarillo Hailstorm Damage Estimated at $400M

A massive hailstorm that blanketed the Texas panhandle city of Amarillo on May 28 is proving costly. An estimated 35,000 vehicles and thousands of homes were damaged in the May 28 storm. Insured losses are expected to reach $400 million. …

Hurricane Experience Aids Fast-Food Chain In Oklahoma

The founder and CEO of a Baton Rouge-based fast-food chain says experience with disasters served the company well after a tornado ravaged Moore, Okla. Todd Graves, of Raising Cane’s, said the chain has about 50 employees in Moore. The restaurant …

Insured Texas Tornadoes Damage Could Reach $250M

An industry group says insured damage from recent deadly tornadoes in North Texas could reach $250 million. Mark Hanna with the Insurance Council of Texas says the rough estimate could change as insurers continue to gather information from the May …

CPro Associates Has a New Home

Texas-based insurance wholesaler CPro Associates announced that it has moved its offices. The new location is: 5501 LBJ Suite #240 Dallas TX 75240 CPro specializes in hard-to-place property accounts and exposures, and workers’ compensation. Source: CPro Associates