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Deciphering the Texas Supreme Court’s Decision in Lennar v. Markel
Oct 1 2013 // When the Texas Supreme Court decides to look at controversial insurance coverage issues, you can assume that their decisions will never be boring. Such was the case in its Aug. 23 decision in Lennar Corp. v. Markel...
Texas-Based Replacement Services Firm Moving to New Offices
Sep 27 2013 // ReSource, a contents evaluation and replacement services provider for both personal and commercial property insurance claims, announced it is moving today to a new location in Allen, Texas. ReSource, the full name of which...
TWFG Surpasses 300-Branch Mark with 24 New Offices
Sep 25 2013 // The Woodlands Financial Group’s TWFG Insurance Services division, based in The Woodlands Texas, has added another 24 offices to its roster of branches, bringing its total to 314. More than half of the 24 new branches...
Average Obamacare Premiums Will Be Lower Than Projected
Sep 25 2013 // By Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Staff Writers Just days before new online health insurance markets are set to open, the Obama administration Wednesday released a look at average premiums, saying rates...
Texas Insurance Community Aims High in United Way Campaign
Sep 23 2013 // Texas insurance companies and agency partners are challenging themselves and other insurance industry professionals to raise the bar for philanthropy and volunteerism on behalf of the United Way for Greater Austin. So far...
People – South Central
Sep 23 2013 // Swett & Crawford has added Dan Lazarz as a broker in its professional services practice group in Dallas. Lazarz brings more than 10 years of management and professional liability expertise. He began his career as an...
Deciphering the Texas Supreme Court’s Decision in Lennar v. Markel
Sep 23 2013 // When the Texas Supreme Court decides to look at controversial insurance coverage issues, you can assume that their decisions will never be boring. Such was the case in its Aug. 23 decision in Lennar Corp. v. Markel...
Texas Governor, State Senator Square Off on Health Exchange Navigator Rules
Sep 19 2013 // Texas’ top insurance regulator has found herself in the midst of a battle over rules that govern those who will provide information to consumers about the health insurance exchanges that are a part of the U.S....
Texas-Based NLASCO Re-Brands as National Lloyds Corp,
Sep 18 2013 // Waco, Texas-based NLASCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings Inc., announced that the company has changed its name to National Lloyds Corp. This change is part of National Lloyds Corp.’s overall...
New Deputy Commissioners Appointed at Texas Department of Insurance
Sep 17 2013 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced that selections have been made for two agency deputy commissioner positions. Mark Einfalt will serve as deputy commissioner of compliance beginning Sept. 23, 2013. He will lead...
Texas A&M: Lessons We Learned From Hurricane Ike
Sep 17 2013 // Sept. 13 marked the fifth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Ike on the Texas coast. Despite its Category 2 ranking when it hit, Ike caused more than $30 billion in damage and the lessons learned from it could be...
Central Texas Utility Sues Tree Trimmer Over Fires
Sep 13 2013 // A $35 million lawsuit filed by a utility alleges a tree-trimming company failed to properly maintain vegetation before 2011 Central Texas wildfires destroyed nearly 1,700 homes. The lawsuit filed by Bluebonnet Electric...
Global Insurance Co. Expands Taxi, Para-Transit Coverage to Texas
Sep 13 2013 // Global Liberty Insurance Co. of New York, a specialty underwriter of limousine, executive car service, taxi and para-transit, will start accepting risks in Texas starting in October. The addition of the state represents...
Houston Insurance Agent Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Sep 12 2013 // An insurance agent from Houston has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for pocketing more than $250,000 in customer premiums, the Texas Department of Insurance reported. TDI said McKinley Shumate, 59, of Houston was...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Rates to Rise Again in January
Sep 12 2013 // The board of Texas insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast voted at its August meeting to raise premium rates beginning in January 2014. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board of directors...
Capital Benefits Group in Texas Becomes a Higginbotham Company
Sep 11 2013 // Higginbotham and Capital Benefits Group have merged their operations, becoming what the companies believe to be the largest independent insurance and financial services employer in Central Texas. Higginbotham provides...
BP Texas Refinery Neighbors Seek Billions at Toxic-Gas Trial
Sep 11 2013 // BP Plc faces the first of almost 48,000 toxic exposure claims from neighbors of a Texas refinery who say they’ll give the billions of dollars in punitive damages they’re seeking to charity if they win at...
Krauter & Company Brings Brokerage Services to Texas
Sep 9 2013 // Krauter & Company has added a 10th U.S. base of operations with the addition of a new office in Houston. The Texas-based team will focus primarily on energy, aviation and upper mid-market and risk-management accounts....
Roach Howard Smith & Barton Adds Harris in Employee Benefits Division
Sep 9 2013 // Leigh Harris joined Texas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton insurance brokerage firm as assistant vice president in the employee benefits division. Prior to benefits consulting, Harris spent six years as a workforce...
Premium Increases Under Obamacare Not as High as Expected: Study
Sep 9 2013 // The federal Affordable Care Act will not lead to widespread premium increases in the individual health insurance market. That’s according to a new analysis of 10 states and the United States overall by RAND Corp.,...
