A judge in Austin, Texas, has ruled that State Farm Insurance Co. must comply with a state insurance department directive to repay policyholders in a long running dispute between the insurer and Texas insurance regulators over alleged overcharges for homeowners …
Out-of-control wildfires in Texas have scorched nearly 400 square miles and destroyed dozens of homes as hot, windy conditions fuel the blazes. One fast-moving wildfire in West Texas had spread to more than 60,000 acres Sunday in JeffDavisCounty and destroyed …
Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during February 2011 resulted in fines and restitution totaling $920,170. The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the actions included six license revocations and three license denials. Numerous …
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ordered Health Net Inc., a major health maintenance organization, to cover more than $180 million in claims by consumers, health care providers and creditors in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon told …
An arson at a National Public Radio affiliate in Arkansas and possible transmission wire tampering at a station in Texas were being investigated as separate incidents on April 4, but authorities said they would work to determine if the two …
After years of maintaining that the duty to defend and the duty to indemnify were independent duties in a liability policy, the Texas Supreme Court held in 1997 that the same allegations used to determine that no duty to defend …
Recent cooler weather that helped ease the fire danger across Texas is expected to give way to hot, dry conditions by the weekend. The Texas Forest Service on Wednesday reported that critical fire weather conditions are likely Saturday and Sunday …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Gary C. Quintinsky of Houston to a two-year prison term for workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Upon completion of his state prison term, Quintinsky will serve a 42-month federal …
Federal safety regulators cited Tex-Tube Co. with 12 alleged serious, four alleged repeat and 10 alleged other-than-serious violations following an investigation at the company’s Houston, Texas, facility. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed penalties of …