Latest Texas Headlines
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Texas Legal Protection Plan Now Known as Texas Legal
Nov 13 2014 // A Texas company that provides legal insurance for routine needs to unexpected events has changed its name. The company formerly known as Texas Legal Protection Plan has changed its name to Texas Legal. It was founded by...
Johnson Named Vice President of Claim Operations at Texas Mutual
Nov 13 2014 // Workers’ compensation carrier, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., announced that Curtis Johnson Jr. has been appointed vice president of claim operations. Curtis Johnson In this role he oversees all claim operations,...
Texas Agent Group Acquires LevelFirst, Forms IIAT Services MGA
Nov 13 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) announced it is continuing its tradition of providing insurance markets for small independent agencies with the acquisition of Dallas-based managing general agency...
TWFG Insurance Services Expands in Texas, California, and Washington
Nov 12 2014 // The Woodlands, Texas-based TWFG Insurance Services is expanding with 15 more branch locations in Texas, two additional in California, and another in Washington, the company announced. TWFG Insurance specializes in products...
Texas Legislator Guilty Of Misdemeanors in Ambulance Chasing Scheme
Nov 10 2014 // A Texas legislator accused in an ambulance chasing scheme has been found guilty of six counts of misdemeanor solicitation of professional employment, a lesser charge than the felony barratry charge he faced. A Montgomery...
Group Aims to Create Alternatives to Workers’ Comp State-by-State
Nov 10 2014 // Formed in late 2013, the Austin, Texas-based Association for Responsible Alternatives to Workers’ Compensation — or ARAWC — would like to see an expansion of alternatives to state workers’ compensation...
Denton, Texas, Rejects Fracking but State to Continue Drilling Permits
Nov 9 2014 // A state agency that regulates oil and gas will continue issuing permits to companies seeking to drill in Denton, despite residents passing a ban to prevent further hydraulic fracturing in the north Texas city. At an event...
Drunk Driver Crashes into Texas Police Cars, Barely Misses Officer
Nov 7 2014 // Galveston police have arrested a man who they say crashed into two police cars while driving drunk. KHOU-TV reports 66-year-old Raymond Oakley nearly struck a Galveston police officer who was working at the scene of an...
Two Charged with Stealing 130-Plus Calculators from Texas High School
Nov 6 2014 // Two men have been charged with felony theft after more than 130 calculators worth about $17,000 were stolen from a Central Texas school. Round Rock police spokeswoman Angelique Myers on said investigators are seeking three...
Federal Safety Engineer Defended Trinity’s Highway Guardrails
Nov 5 2014 // U.S. highway safety officials defended a widely used guardrail system’s crash-worthiness even as they worried whether its design had been altered in a potentially deadly way, according to internal e-mails. Starting...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Expert Panel to Meet
Nov 4 2014 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association expert panel will hold a public meeting on Nov. 12 to discuss the progress of the panel’s work thus far. Attendees will have...
AG Caldwell: No Texas Ebola Waste Disposal in Louisiana
Nov 3 2014 // Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced an agreement has been reached with Texas incinerator Veolia Environmental Services and Louisiana hazardous waste landfill Chemical Waste Management to ensure that...
People – South Central
Nov 3 2014 // Ranney Pageler, vice president of fraud investigations at Employers Insurance, has been named chair of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) Fraud Committee. Pageler, who is based in Austin, Texas,...
Wind Insurer Settles Lawsuit with South Texas School District
Nov 3 2014 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has agreed to pay nearly $8 million to settle an unpaid claims lawsuit filed by a South Texas school district, according to district court records in Cameron County. The...
Jury Finds Texas Windstorm Insurer Adequately Paid City for Ike Claims
Nov 3 2014 // Texas’ wind and hail insurer of last resort in coastal areas announced that a judgment has been entered in its favor in a lawsuit brought by League City in Southeast Texas. The judgment signed on Oct. 16, 2014, by...
The Pitfalls of Rejecting a Defense Under Texas ‘Same Facts’ Test
Nov 3 2014 // Texas law recognizes that an insurer’s reservation of rights can create a potential conflict of interest. (Northern County Mut. Ins. Co. v. Davalos, 140 S.W.3d 685 (Tex. 2004)). Although there is a potential for...
Jordan Wins FIWT Leadership Award from Litchfield Special Risks
Oct 30 2014 // Cindy Jordan, of Barnard Insurance Group in Wichita Falls, Texas, won the FIWT Leadership Award sponsored by Litchfield Special Risks Inc., the company announced. This is the second year the award has been presented to a...
Mediation Ordered in Suit Against Texas Guardrail Maker
Oct 30 2014 // A federal judge has ordered mediation between a Texas company and a whistleblower who won a $175 million verdict over a design change in the company’s highway guardrails. Critics say the change made it more likely...
Mississippi to Test Guardrails After Texas Jury Finding
Oct 30 2014 // State transportation officials are investigating where faulty guardrails have been installed along Mississippi roadways. Trinity Industries Inc. stopped shipments of its ET-Plus guardrails after Texas jury ordered to pay...
Heaven & Hail: Hail Insight and the Damage it Brings
Oct 30 2014 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Hail Damage by the Numbers Damage from convective storms continues to capture the attention of both the public and insurers because of the increase in the number of...
