Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Williams Appointed Texas Regional VP for Patriot National Insurance
Mar 6 2014 // Florida-based workers’ compensation insurance provider, Patriot National Insurance Group Inc., appointed Colin B. Williams as Texas regional vice president. Williams will oversee all marketing and underwriting...
Texas Appeals Court Puts Armstrong Insurance Case Review on Hold
Mar 6 2014 // A Texas appeals court has temporarily blocked an arbitration panel from reviewing $12 million in bonuses paid to Lance Armstrong by a company that wants its money back, stopping efforts to force him to give new sworn...
Mercury Insurance Lowering Auto Insurance Rates in Texas
Mar 5 2014 // Mercury Insurance announced it is reducing auto insurance rates for Texas drivers by an average of 10 percent. The reduction immediately applies to new customers and policy renewals, and will save Mercury policyholders an...
White Joins Insurance Firm Higginbotham in Fort Worth
Mar 5 2014 // Higginbotham hired Robert C. White Jr. as a producer to expand the life insurance department at the insurance firm’s Fort Worth, Texas, office. White is former owner of a locally based long term care insurance...
U.S. Congresswoman: Flood Insurance Bill Bad for Michigan
Mar 5 2014 // A U.S. Congresswoman from Michigan wants her state to opt out of the National Flood Insurance Program, saying it’s not good for Michigan homeowners. U.S. Representative Candice Miller (MI-10) voted against H.R. 3370,...
Texas Architecture Firm Says $60M High School Stadium not Flawed
Mar 4 2014 // An architecture company says extensive cracking at a $60 million Texas high school football stadium is not the result of flaws in its design, according to a newspaper report published on March 1. Houston-based PBK...
Confie Seguros Acquires Ida Tunnell Insurance in Marble Falls, Texas
Mar 3 2014 // Confie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance, announced it has acquired Ida Tunnell Insurance in Marble Falls, Texas, near Austin. Confie Seguros now has 120 total offices in the state. Founded in 1991,...
Appeals Court Sides with Paralyzed Texas Cheerleader in Suit Against Insurer
Mar 2 2014 // A federal appeals court has upheld judgment in favor of a former Texas cheerleader paralyzed in a tumbling accident who sued Nebraska-based insurance company Mutual of Omaha for refusing to pay his claim. The lawsuit...
Texas Seeks Comments on Rule Extending Time to File Windstorm Claims
Feb 28 2014 // The Texas Department of Insurance is seeking informal comments on a draft rule outlining how a policyholder with the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association may request additional time for filing a claim with TWIA. Insurance...
USG Insurance Services Adds Radke in Arlington, Texas Office
Feb 28 2014 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, expanded its Arlington, Texas, operations with the addition of Angela Radke as an associate producer/broker. Radke most recently held the position of associate...
Texas Judge Rules Against Armstrong in Fight over Insured Bonuses
Feb 27 2014 // A Texas judge has rejected Lance Armstrong’s request to stop an arbitration panel from reviewing $12 million in bonuses the cyclist was paid before admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs. Judge Tonya Parker...
Scientists: New Bubbles at Louisiana Sinkhole Site Could Signal Blast Risk
Feb 27 2014 // Authorities say state and parish agencies are testing to see whether newly discovered gas bubbles northeast of the Bayou Corne, La.-area sinkhole are tied to the swampland hole. The Advocate reports the state Office of...
Texas Insurer Group Seeks Nominations for Industry Leadership Award
Feb 26 2014 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) is seeking nominations for its annual Raymond Mauk Leadership Award, the council’s highest honor. The award will be presented on July 17, at the annual Mid-Year Property and...
Report: Texas Accounts 40% of U.S. Oil Field Deaths
Feb 24 2014 // Texas accounted for about 40 percent of the 663 workers the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said were killed nationwide in oil field-related industries between 2007 and 2012, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation...
Jury Awards Texas Woman $1.2M for Fall at Iowa Hotel
Feb 24 2014 // A Texas woman has been awarded more than $1 million for a fall on ice outside a Bettendorf, Iowa, hotel that shattered her right ankle and left her with limp. A Scott County jury awarded 54-year-old Brenda Alcala of Dallas...
Business Moves
Feb 24 2014 // Kemper Corp. Kemper Corp. is realigning its property/casualty business. This realignment will result in one property/casualty segment for financial reporting purposes, beginning with the first quarter 2014. The new Kemper...
Oklahoma, Texas Had Costliest Natural Disasters in 2013: Hartwig
Feb 24 2014 // The Oklahoma tornadoes of May 2013 not only caused significant loss of life but also contributed to its designation last year as the costliest state for natural disaster related insurance payouts, according to the...
People – South Central
Feb 24 2014 // Hotchkiss Insurance Agency LLC (HIA) promoted Farrah Carlton to vice president of service. Carlton will lead client services initiatives and service management across all HIA offices. She previously held several positions...
Mayor of West, Texas, a Trusted Choice Hometown Hero
Feb 24 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) named West Mayor Tommy Muska of Muska Insurance Services as its newest Trusted Choice Hometown Hero. Hometown Hero recognizes Trusted Choice insurance agents who go above...
Administrative Changes Proposed for Texas Workers’ Compensation System
Feb 24 2014 // Adoption of NCCI Manual Would Be Effective June 1 Texas Insurance Commissioner, Julia RathgeberTexas will be privatizing many functions in its workers’ compensation system if a proposal to adopt the National Council...
