Climate Change Drives Insurance Woes in Louisiana
Article 0 Comments A little over a year ago, Peter Gardner, a Louisiana developer, completed rehabbing an apartment building with 144 units and got a surprise so ugly it made him decide to move...
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People Moves: Caro Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP; LUBA Workers’ Comp Hires McCrary
Article 0 Comments Caro Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP John Caro has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president in its Alliant Americas division. Caro is based in Lafayette, La. Alliant is headquartered...
Louisiana Department of Insurance Opens Second Round of Incentive Program
Article 0 Comments The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has opened the second round of the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program, which is designed to offer grants to insurers that write new policies in the...
Worker Injured as Explosion at Texas Paint Plant Sends Fireballs into Sky
Article 0 Comments GARLAND, Texas (AP) – A worker was injured early Monday when an explosion set a paint manufacturing plant in the Dallas suburbs ablaze and shot a series of fireballs into the...
Drag Performers and LGBTQ+ Advocates Sue to Block Texas Law Expanding Ban on Sexual Performances
Article 0 Comments AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A group of drag performers and LGBTQ+ rights advocates have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that expands what is considered an...
Texas Policy Protects Big Polluters From Citizen Complaints
Article 0 Comments PORT LAVACA — On a rugged stretch of the Gulf Coast in Texas, environmental groups called foul in 2020 when an oil company sought pollution permits to expand its export terminal...
TWIA Board to Meet in Galveston to Discuss Annual Rate Filing for 2024 Policies
Article 0 Comments The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Board of Directors will meet in Galveston on Tuesday, August 8 at 9:00 a.m. CT, where the Board is expected to consider the Association’s statutorily...
Pelicans’ Zion Williamson and Family Sued for $1.8M by Tech Company
Article 0 Comments NEW ORLEANS (AP) – New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson, his stepfather and his mother allegedly have failed to pay back $1.8 million of a $2 million loan from a California-based...
Acrisure Brand Roll out Reaches Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma
Article 0 Comments Acrisure said that local partners in its South Region will be rebranded as Acrisure in a continuation of the firm’s global brand roll out. As part of the roll out, Acrisure...
2019 Houston Chemical Fire Could Have Been Prevented, Federal Investigation Finds
Article 0 Comments A massive Houston-area chemical fire that burned for three days in 2019 could have been prevented if proper procedures were in place at the chemical storage facility run by the Intercontinental...