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Texas Panhandle Ranchers Look to Rebuild After Wildfires

Mar 6 2024 // CANADIAN — Farmers and ranchers in the Panhandle lost livestock, buildings and infrastructure in the wildfires still raging through the region. Now they’re looking to rebuild.More than 100 people packed a room at...

Brown & Brown Acquires Texas’ Hillco Insurance

Mar 6 2024 // Brown & Brown announced that it has acquired the assets of Hillco Insurance. Hillco was established by Hunter Hill in the Dallas metropolitan area to serve the personal and commercial insurance needs of the expansive...

SpaceX Bid to Keep Labor Suit in Texas Denied by 5th Circuit

Mar 5 2024 // SpaceX’s bid to keep its lawsuit against the US National Labor Relations Board in Texas was denied by a federal appeals court, a setback for Elon Musk’s aerospace company in its battle against the agency.The...

Many Texas Panhandle Homes Burned in Wildfires Weren’t Insured

Mar 5 2024 // FRITCH — Many Panhandle residents whose dwellings and possessions burned in the region’s ongoing wildfires may never financially recover for one simple reason: Their homes weren’t insured.“A lot of the...

Infernos Rage From Texas to Australia as Wildfire Season Kicks Off Early

Mar 4 2024 // After a year of deadly wildfires around the globe, the world is burning again from Texas to Australia — and in some regions, the blazes are igniting early.Canada’s Alberta province said last month that wildfire...

Xcel Energy Utility Equipment Started Texas Wildfire, Homeowner Claims in Lawsuit

Mar 4 2024 // March 1 (Reuters) – A Texas homeowner whose house was destroyed by a massive wildfire raging northeast of Amarillo sued electric utility Xcel Energy XEL.O on Friday, alleging that a splintered power pole owned by the...

Declarations

Mar 4 2024 // “Independent of whether there’s any violation of the law or any violation of terms of service, we just don’t want those actors that we’ve identified – that we track and know are threat actors of...

Business Moves

Mar 4 2024 // Webster Bank, Ametros Financial Corp.Connecticut-based Webster Bank completed its acquisition of Ametros Financial Corp., a firm that administers medical claims settlements. Ametros provides post-settlement medical...

Texas Court Rules to Cut Attorney’s Fees in First-Party Appraisals

Mar 4 2024 // The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled that when an insurance company pays an appraisal award plus any statutory interest in a weather-related first-party property case, there is no liability for attorney’s fees.The...

Texas Fires Trigger Drop for Xcel With Law Firm Alleging Link

Mar 1 2024 // The worst-ever Texas wildfire sent shares of Xcel Energy Inc. plunging after a law firm said it might be linked to the disaster, the latest sign that potential ties between power companies and blazes are triggering...

Firefighters Race to Subdue Texas Wildfire Before Dangerous Weekend Conditions

Mar 1 2024 // FRITCH — A blanket of snow and rain that descended over the Texas Panhandle on Thursday helped firefighters to quell the spread of the largest wildfire in the state’s history, which has engulfed more than 1 million...

Insurers Offer Tips for Residents to Navigate Texas Wildfires

Feb 29 2024 // The Smokehouse Creek Fire has grown to more than 1 million acres in the Texas Panhandle, making it the second-largest wildfire in state history.The fire is 3% contained as of Thursday morning according to officials with...

Texas Wildfire Conditions Seen Worsening After Brief Respite

Feb 29 2024 // Dry, windy weather that’s been fanning the worst Texas wildfire in almost two decades will return later this week after a brief respite of rain and snow.Fires raging across the Texas Panhandle have scorched homes and...

Texas Firefighters Face ‘Another Tricky Day’ Battling Blazes

Feb 28 2024 // Texas firefighters are facing “another tricky day” battling flames fanned by dry winds across the Great Plains, although threats to towns and ranches may ease overnight amid forecasts for rain and snow.Shifting...

Wildfires Forces Texas Panhandle Residents to Shelter in Place

Feb 28 2024 // Officials have ordered nearly 5,000 residents in the Panhandle cities of Canadian, Fritch and Glazier to shelter in place Tuesday as four separate wildfires engulfed the region, burning more than 280,000 acres.Residents in...

Company Linked to MMA Law Firm Still Paid by Florida; Case Highlights Issue with AOBs

Feb 27 2024 // The continuing saga of the Houston-based plaintiffs’ law firm of McClenny Moseley & Associates, suspended and sanctioned for flooding courts with erroneous lawsuits against property insurers in Louisiana, has...

Signers National Acquires Texas’ Affiliated Insurance Agents

Feb 26 2024 // Signers National a group of insurance companies dedicated to servicing key client segments across the United States, announced the acquisition of Affiliated Insurance Agents. Affiliated Insurance Agents is an independent...

People Moves: Bridge Specialty Adds Five to Dallas Office

Feb 23 2024 // A group of five experienced individuals have joined the new Bridge Specialty Insurance Brokerage – Dallas office.Janie Williams, broker, brings more than 30 years’ experience to Bridge Specialty Insurance Brokerage...

Texas Governor Names Ladner Chair, Appoints Houston To Risk Management Board

Feb 22 2024 // Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jeffrey Houston to the Risk Management Board for a term set to expire on February 1, 2025. Additionally, the Governor named Gerald Ladner, Sr. chair of the board. The Board...

Resilience Acquires Texas-Based BreachQuest

Feb 21 2024 // Resilience, a risk management firm, has strategically expanded its capabilities through the acquisition of BreachQuest, an incident response technology solution. This move is set against the backdrop of an evolving digital...