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Terry, Luke Ledbetter Form Kestrel Group in Texas

Aug 30 2022 // Terry Ledbetter and Luke Ledbetter, formerly of State National Companies, announced the formation of Kestrel Group. The company acts as the exclusive producer for four A.M. Best “A-” rated (Excellent) carriers...

Texas Ambulance Company to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Aug 29 2022 // Lone Star Ambulance, a San Antonio, Texas critical care transportation company, has agreed to pay $90,000 in damages and furnish other relief in order to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

Texas, Federal Government at Odds Over Flood Relief Discrimination Suit

Aug 29 2022 // The faded and weathered construction permits still taped to Houston resident Mal Moses’ front door are reminders of the difficulties he faced in trying to get his mold-infested walls and leaky roof repaired after...

Texas Barbecue Owner, Manager Indicted in $350,000 Workers’ Fraud Scheme

Aug 26 2022 // The owner of an East Austin, Texas restaurant and her manager have been indicted and summoned to appear in Travis County District Court for their alleged role in a $350,000 workers’ compensation fraud scheme.Allison...

Uvalde School District, Texas Law Enforcement Could Face $27 Billion Lawsuit

Aug 24 2022 // Uvalde school district and a litany of law enforcement agencies could face $27 billion class-action lawsuit over shooting which was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that...

Texas Wireless Retailer to Pay $30,000 over Sexual Harassment Suit

Aug 23 2022 // Al Meghani Enterprises, Inc., doing business as The Wireless Solutions, a specialty retailer of wireless products, services and accessories, has agreed to pay $30,000 in damages and furnish other relief in order to settle...

Texas-Based Supermarket Faces $1 Million in Fines over Unsafe Working Conditions

Aug 18 2022 // Despite a history of violations and worker injuries dating back almost a decade, Fiesta Mart LLC – a Houston-based supermarket operator – continues to fail in its legal obligations to protect employees. Made apparent...

Public Adjuster Cited in Texas, Louisiana Took Cash Advances on Commissions

Aug 18 2022 // A public adjusting firm that was cited by regulators in both Texas and Louisiana for allegedly pocketing insurer payouts has also received cash advances from financing companies over the past several months, documents...

Weston’s Texas, Louisiana Policies to be Canceled September 7

Aug 16 2022 // Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Co. policies in Texas and Louisiana will be canceled on September 7 after the Florida-based insurer was ordered to end operations in early August after going insolvent.The Texas...

Pair of Texas Companies Earn Safety Awards

Aug 16 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) renewed two Texas companies’ Lone Star Safety Awards for their exemplary workplace safety programs and low rates of work-related...

Public Adjusting Firm Accused of Pocketing Insurer Payouts in Texas, Louisiana

Aug 15 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance says a public adjusting firm that was sanctioned last month by Louisiana regulators has pocketed more than $300,000 in insurer payouts intended for Texas property owners.TDI is asking the...

Wife of Former Texas Trucking Magnate Charged in Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme

Aug 12 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced last week that Francis Hall, the former co-owner of Bill Hall Jr. Trucking turned herself into Bexar County authorities. There had...

Texas Department of Insurance Warns of Scammer Posing as Employee

Aug 11 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is urging consumers to be wary of phone calls or other communications from anyone claiming to be a representative of TDI.TDI will call you only when you ask for assistance....

Jeff Nelson Appointed as Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation

Aug 9 2022 // Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jeff Nelson as the Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2023. TDI’s Division of...

Texas Manufacturer Faces $249,000 in OSHA Penalties

Aug 9 2022 // A Jacksonville wood crate and pallet manufacturer’s history of workplace safety violations continues after federal inspectors found the company exposed workers to amputation hazards in its February 2022...

Truist Buys Texas-based BenefitMall

Aug 9 2022 // Charlotte-based Truist Insurance Holdings, one of the largest insurance brokerages in the United States, has agreed to acquire BenefitMall, the country’s largest wholesale benefits general agency.Truist officials...

North Texas Wildfires Continue to Erupt

Aug 5 2022 // One firefighter was injured and two others were treated for heat exhaustion while fighting a wildfire in North Texas that burned almost half a square mile Wednesday, officials said.The fire near Tolar, about 40 miles (65...

Texas Department of Workers’ Comp Adopts Claim Electronic Data Interchange

Aug 2 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) adopted the Texas claim EDI release 3.1.4 standard on March 9, 2022. As a result, DWC’s designated data collection agent, Insurance...

Texas Claims Adjuster Ordered to Cease Business in Louisiana for Allegedly Withholding Payments

Jul 29 2022 // Investigators from the Office of Insurance Fraud and Enforcement at the Louisiana Department of Insurance on July 22 issued non-resident public adjuster Kade Austen Mitchell and his agency a cease-and-desist order and...

People Moves: RSL Insurance in Texas Adds Colville; FIRST Names Riolo Relationship Manager

Jul 28 2022 // Houston, Texas-based RSL Insurance added Ryan Colville as an insurance advisor on the commercial business team.Colville will serve the insurance needs of business owners in the West Texas region. He previously worked in...