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17 12, 2015

Houston Builder Lands Safety Award from Construction Safety Group

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Houston-based D.E. Harvey Builders has been honored with the first ever General Contractor Job Site Safety Award from the TX Construction Association Safety Group. The general contractor won the award for its dedication to keeping job sites safe, according to …

21 12, 2015

Oklahoma Governor Requests Disaster Declaration for November Storm

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Gov. Mary Fallin has requested a major disaster declaration from the federal government for 18 Oklahoma counties affected by a winter storm last month. Fallin’s office announced the request on Dec. 17. If approved, federal funds would be available to …

17 12, 2015

Austin Agents Honor Ladner with Distinguished Service Award

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The Independent Insurance Agents of Austin (IIAA) honored Gerald Ladner, State Auto’s Western Region president, with its Distinguished Service Award for 2015. Ladner won a similar award from the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas in 2005. The award is given …

21 12, 2015

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Brown Hobbs & Mcmurray in Illinois

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Brown Hobbs & McMurray Insurance in Urbana, Ill. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Thomas Brown, Paul Hobbs, William Hobbs, Dick and Rich McMurray, and their associates will continue to operate in Urbana under the direction of Michael Pesch, head of Gallagher’s …

17 12, 2015

Illinois’ The Rockwood Company Joins Keystone Insurers Group

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Keystone Insurers Group announced its newest franchise partner in Illinois: The Rockwood Company, based in downtown Chicago. The firm, with four offices outside the city, completes Keystone’s network of agents in Chicagoland and adds another major player to Keystone’s growing …

21 12, 2015

Governor Signs Wisconsin Health Insurance Oversight Bill

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Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that gives the Legislature’s budget committee oversight of any contract moving Wisconsin public workers into a self-insurance system. The governor signed the bill privately on Dec. 16. The measure comes as Walker’s administration …

17 12, 2015

Eastern Insurance Group Acquires Northwestern Benefits in Boston

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Eastern Insurance Group in Natick, Massachusetts, announced that it has acquired Northwestern Benefits Associates, an independent group benefits broker based in Boston, from the broker’s parent company Northwestern Mutual. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Eastern Insurance said Northwestern …

21 12, 2015

New Flood Maps May Aid Big Development in Louisiana Parish

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Revised flood maps could aid a developer’s proposal to build on one of Jefferson Parish’s last large undeveloped tracts. Lafayette-based Southern Lifestyle Development says it’s in talks to buy 2,000 acres in Avondale, near the TPC of Louisiana golf course …

17 12, 2015

Eastern Insurance Group Acquires Northwestern Benefits in Boston

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Eastern Insurance Group in Natick, Massachusetts, announced that it has acquired Northwestern Benefits Associates, an independent group benefits broker based in Boston, from the broker’s parent company Northwestern Mutual. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Eastern Insurance said Northwestern …

21 12, 2015

Study: Billions at Stake if Pace of Land Loss Continues on Louisiana Coast

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A new state study places a price tag on the costs Louisiana could suffer if land loss continues at the pace predicted by scientists — and it’s in the billions of dollars. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority commissioned the …