All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 9 2019 // Late last month as crews worked to contain a roaring fire at a Houston-area petrochemical storage facility, the state of Texas did something unheard of, at least in recent memory: It sued the company that operates the site...
Apr 9 2019 // BevCap Management in McKinney, Texas, has added Curtis Hoppe as director of Claims and Risk Management.Hoppe brings over 24 years of professional experience in auto liability, general liability and workers’...
Apr 8 2019 // A growing number of lawsuits are springing from the ashes at a Houston-area chemical plant that caught fire this week killing a worker.Two plant employees filed separate state suits Wednesday against KMCO LLC, claiming the...
Apr 7 2019 // Two major chemical plant fires near Houston just 17 days apart closed schools, leaked toxic chemicals into coastal waters and killed a worker, but there’s a good chance they won’t lead to big industry...
Apr 5 2019 // Note: The is the third article in a series resulting from a conversation with Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan.The Texas agency responsible for regulating insurance business in the state has been on a mission to...
Apr 5 2019 // The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said it will investigate a fire at a Houston area chemical plant as the facility’s operator identified the worker killed in the blaze.James Earl Mangum was killed in the Tuesday fire at...
Apr 4 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced plans for a structured process to begin later this year to collect suggestions on departmental rules that need updating.The department said best practices, strong consumer...
Apr 4 2019 // The Woodlands Insurance Co. (TWICO), located in The Woodlands, Texas, has launched a Texas homeowners policy that will include flood insurance to all qualifying households.With a tiered offering of Twico Prime, Twico Prime...
Apr 3 2019 // Note: This is the second article in a three-part series resulting from a conversation with Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan.Texas’ chief insurance regulator wants the insurance industry to clean up its...
Apr 3 2019 // Residential property managing general underwriter, SageSure Insurance Managers has partnered with Independent Mutual Fire Insurance Company (IMF) on a homeowners product in Texas, with plans to expand to additional coastal...
Apr 2 2019 // U.S. investigators hope this week for the first time to enter the site of a massive fuel fire and chemical spill outside Houston to begin the hunt for a cause and to determine whether the operator followed safety...
Apr 2 2019 // Note: This is the first of a three-part series resulting from a conversation with Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan.Becoming the chief insurance regulator of a large and populous state with the second largest...
Apr 1 2019 // Two weeks after a chemical storage complex near Houston erupted in flames and menaced tens of thousands of people with dangerous fumes, the site remains too hazardous for investigators to approach.Intercontinental Terminal...
Apr 1 2019 // A mother is suing The Weather Channel for $125 million over the death of her son, who was killed in a crash with storm chasers who worked for the cable network.Karen Di Piazza alleges Kelley Williamson and Randall Yarnall,...
Apr 1 2019 // Market Detail: AmWINS Group, Inc.’s (www.amwins.com) AmWINS Specialty Logistics Underwriters (ASLU) is a specialist in the nuances of logistics insurance offering creative products to protect a client’s assets...
Apr 1 2019 // Newsflash to insurance agency owners seeking to onboard new employees: Expect to have to pay more, offer more and train more.Those trying to hire probably know that already. “What we’re seeing in particular in...
Apr 1 2019 // A Travis County body shop owner was sentenced on March 13 to 10 years of probation after pleading guilty to reporting wrecks that never took place and damaging vehicles to increase insurance payouts, the Texas Department...
Mar 29 2019 // The chief executive of a Houston-area petrochemical storage company has apologized more than a week after a fire erupted, causing school closures, an order for residents to stay indoors and the partial closure of a...
Mar 29 2019 // Legislation clarifying that eligible surplus lines insurers can provide windstorm and hail insurance, despite available coverage from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), has moved forward in the Texas...
Mar 28 2019 // Texas officials on Tuesday sued owners of a Houston area petrochemical storage facility over a fire last week, alleging violations of environmental laws and seeking damages to cover response costs for the disaster that...