All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 5 2023 // G&G Independent Insurance, Robbins Insurance GroupG&G Independent Insurance has acquired Branson, Missouri-based Robbins Insurance Group. G&G has been serving the insurance needs of clients in Missouri and...
Jun 5 2023 // Specialty insurance provider CFC appointed Michael Phillips as Cyber Practice leader. He is based in New York.In this newly created role based out of New York, Phillips will drive CFC’s cyber underwriting strategy...
Jun 2 2023 // During this year’s legislative session, Texas lawmakers allocated part of the state’s historic $32.7 billion surplus toward better protecting the state against droughts and floods — an investment that...
Jun 1 2023 // FRANKLIN, Texas (AP) – One person was killed when a boiler exploded at a southeastern Texas power plant Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson for Dallas-based Luminant.“A contractor was fatally...
May 30 2023 // Seventeen former field inspectors for a company that provided damage estimates for McClenney Moseley & Associates filed a lawsuit against their former employer, saying they are owed for bonuses that were promised but...
May 30 2023 // A pair of Louisiana parishes lead CoreLogic’s ranking of riskiest U.S. housing markets based on natural-disaster probability.CoreLogic’s Climate Risk Analytics: Composite Risk Score (CRA Composite Risk Score)...
May 26 2023 // HOUSTON – Attorneys representing the family of a worker who was killed in a fire at a Texas City, Texas, refinery and another worker who was hospitalized said on Wednesday they have filed or would soon file injury claims...
May 25 2023 // LUBBOCK — On the eve of another drought-ridden growing season, farmers from the High Plains are asking state and national lawmakers to provide a stronger financial safety net.In Austin and Washington, D.C., farmers from...
May 23 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – After Mayah Zamora was shot and wounded at Robb Elementary School, her family did what many mass shooting survivors do: They sued.They sued the store off Main Street in Uvalde, Texas, that sold...
May 22 2023 // LUBBOCK — State investigators have determined a fire and explosion at a Panhandle dairy farm was an accident and started with an engine fire in a manure vacuum truck that was cleaning part of the barn.The April 10 fire...
May 22 2023 // After Mayah Zamora was shot and wounded at Robb Elementary School, her family did what many mass shooting survivors do: They sued.They sued the store off Main Street in Uvalde, Texas, that sold the teenage gunman his...
May 22 2023 // ACE American Insurance Company (Chubb) says it has no duty to defend a Texas Subway franchise sued by the family of a former worker killed on site by an ex-boyfriend.In a complaint for declaratory relief filed in the US...
May 19 2023 // GEICO must defend itself against a class-action lawsuit that alleges it failed to include the cost of sales taxes and purchasing fees when it paid total loss auto collision claims in Texas, depriving policyholders of...
May 18 2023 // A fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery near Houston caused visible flames and left at least one worker dead, the company said.Marathon said the cause of the Monday morning fire was under investigation. Aerial footage from...
May 17 2023 // A survey from the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Research and Evaluation Group found that employer subscription in workers’ comp increased to 75% in 2022, up from 72%...
May 17 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A former BNSF worker who was named one of the railroad’s employees of the year in 2021 for her work in supporting LGBTQ+ workers is now suing the railroad where she worked for 30 years,...
May 17 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. subsidiary Risk Placement Services Inc. acquired Houston, Texas-based RHP General Agency Inc. Greg Vanek and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Russell...
May 16 2023 // A movement to establish professional standards for public adjusters gained ground this year, with lawmakers in five states passing bills that impose new controls over a trade that already requires a license in 46...
May 16 2023 // A movement to establish professional standards for public adjusters gained ground this year, with lawmakers in five states passing bills that impose new controls over a trade that already requires a license in 46...
May 15 2023 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors will meet at the Austin Marriott South on May 23 at 9 a.m.In addition to the TWIA board’s consideration of routine association updates, the board will...