Patients At 2 Galveston County Health Clinics May Have Been Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis
A Galveston-based health clinic chain may have infected patients with the hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and HIV because of potential breaches in the cleaning and sterilization of dental instruments, officials said Friday.
March 29, 2018
Liability
Texas
Texas Bombings Reveal The New Scale Of Terrorist Attacks For Insurers
The terror in Texas is over as the man suspected of planting explosives in Austin and San Antonio was killed on March 21 after an explosive device detonated in his vehicle as authorities attempted to make an arrest.
March 28, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Texas
Teen Driver Mistakes Pedals, Plows Through Dallas-Area Store
A Texas woman received minor injuries after a car suddenly plowed into a Metro PCS store and rammed her, authorities said. Surveillance video caught the extremely close call Saturday morning.
March 28, 2018
Auto
Liability
Property
Texas
Fire, Explosions Demolish Texas Chemical Plant
A blaze has erupted at a Texas chemical plant along with a series of powerful blasts. One person is missing following the incident and believed to be buried under the wreckage.
March 16, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Dog Dies On United Flight After Being Stowed In Overhead Bin
A little dog died on a United Airlines flight after an attendant forced the animals owner to put the pet in the cabins overhead bin, and the airline said on Tuesday it was taking full responsibility.
March 14, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New York
Texas
Straight-Line Winds, Large Hail Cause Damage In Eastern Texas
Two people have been confirmed dead following severe storms that produced golfball-sized hail across East Texas on Saturday night.
March 12, 2018
Auto
Property
Texas
70 Rivers At Flood Stage; More Severe Weather Expected In Central U.S.
A new storm is expected to bring additional weather misery this week to areas struggling to recover from a relentless series of weekend storms and tornadoes.
February 28, 2018
Auto
Property
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
12-Year-Old Killed, 4 Others Injured After House Explosion In Texas
A 12-year-old girl died and several others were injured after a natural gas explosion nearly leveled their Texas home early Friday morning. Officials said the explosion occurred around 6:30 a.m. at a home on Espanola Drive in Dallas.
February 26, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Life & Health
Property
Subrogation
Texas
Rockwall, Texas Homes Evacuated As Lake Swells From Heavy Rains
More than a dozen Rockwall homes were evacuated Thursday due to flooding from the heavy rain that has inundated North Texas and engorged Rockwall Lake.
February 23, 2018
Property
Texas
Texas Auto Fatalities Increased In 2017
According to information from the Texas Department of Transportation, more than 3,700 people were killed on Texas roadways last year marking a 10% increase in traffic deaths from the previous year. Traffic fatalities have continued to rise every year since 2010 marking a 34% increase in traffic deaths in the past seven years.
February 21, 2018
Auto
Liability
Texas
Houston Tire Shop Linked To Wheel Theft Ring Involving 7 Counties
Eleven people are believed to be connected to a multi-county crime ring that was concentrated on stealing tires and wheels, authorities said.
February 21, 2018
Auto
Texas
Apartment Building Destroyed By Fire In North Richland Hills, Texas
North Richland Hills firefighters worked to put out a three-alarm fire at a three-story apartment building in the 6900 block of NE Loop 820 Tuesday night.
February 15, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Texas
Despite Catastrophic Losses In 2017, Few Homeowner Insurance Complaints In Texas
In 2017, Texas homeowners suffered significant losses from Hurricane Harvey, severe hailstorms and tornadoes around the state. Despite another year of bad weather, data from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) shows that justified consumer complaints continued to be low.
February 8, 2018
Catastrophe
Property
Risk Management
Texas
NICB Reports On Insured Tailgate Thefts
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports today that insured tailgate thefts have stabilized since 2014. NICB analysis shows that in 2016, there were 1,877 claims for tailgate theft identified in ISO ClaimSearch®, an insurance industry claims database.
January 30, 2018
Auto
Arizona
California
Florida
Nevada
Texas
NHC Report On Harvey: Most Significant Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Event In US History
The National Hurricane Center released Thursday its official 76-page report on Hurricane Harvey and its impacts on Texas and the rest of the United States.
January 25, 2018
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Texas



