Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
State Farm Hikes Homeowner Policy Rates, Deductibles in Texas
Dec 2 2011 // A new insurance commissioner has allowed State Farm to charge higher rates and deductibles in Texas. State Farm Insurance on Dec. 1 was authorized to switch many of its 1.2 million homeowner policies to a higher...
Texas Man Accused of Drowning $1.2M Sports Car for Insurance
Dec 2 2011 // The insurer of a $1.2 million sports car that plunged into a Galveston Bay lagoon two years ago says the owner deliberately drove into the marsh to collect on a $2.2 million insurance policy. No trial date has been set in...
Broadspire Launches Workers’ Comp Health Care Network in Texas
Dec 2 2011 // Broadspire, a third party administrator (TPA) and medical management services provider, announced it has launched its workers’ compensation health care network (HCN) in Texas. The Broadspire workers’...
2 Texas Businesses Cited for Safety Violations
Nov 30 2011 // In separate actions federal workplace regulators have cited two Texas-based companies for employee safety violations. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Congress...
Texas Regulator Abstains from MLR Vote; Says State Requested Waiver
Nov 29 2011 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has adopted a resolution urging Congress to amend the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to ensure...
Land O’Lakes Gives $10K to Texas Volunteer Fire Departments
Nov 28 2011 // Land O’Lakes Inc. Foundation has donated $10,000 to Texas Forest Service’s Volunteer Fire Department assistance fund. Volunteer fire departments served as the first line of defense against wildfires that...
Two North Texas Men Sentenced in Arson for Insurance Case
Nov 23 2011 // Two men in Texas have been sentenced to prison for conspiring to commit arson in order to obtain insurance proceeds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced. Blaise Hancock, of...
Texas Mutual Promotes Lentz to VP of Underwriting
Nov 23 2011 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has promoted Jeff Lentz from senior manager of underwriting and marketing to vice president of underwriting. In his new role, Lentz will be responsible for directing underwriting policies and...
Texas DPS: More than 66K Unsafe Commercial Vehicles Sidelined This Year
Nov 21 2011 // Since the beginning of the year, Texas public safety officers have removed more than 66,000 unsafe commercial vehicles and more than 12,000 unsafe commercial drivers from the state’s roadways, the Department of...
Business Moves
Nov 21 2011 // The Doctors Co., FPIC Medical liability insurer The Doctors Co. has completed its previously-announced acquisition of FPIC Insurance Group Inc., a major provider of health care liability insurance in Florida, Texas,...
People
Nov 21 2011 // Dallas-based LevelFirst has named Toni Campbell director of Marketing. Campbell will oversee all marketing efforts for the newly formed wholesale property and casualty insurance broker and MGA. LevelFirst also introduced...
Texas Surplus Lines Late-file Bill a Victory
Nov 21 2011 // But Implementation Issues Remain The passage of a bill addressing late filing of surplus lines policies in the 2011 Texas legislative session was a victory for surplus lines professionals in the state. Senate Bill 1806 was...
Western Security Surplus’ Stevens Helps Launch Berry Family 5K
Nov 17 2011 // On July 3, 2011, while returning to their home in Houston, Texas, from an annual family road trip to Colorado, the Berry family found themselves victims of a tragic, fatal car accident. The Berry family’s minivan,...
Texas Family Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Aflac
Nov 17 2011 // Seven family members, including a former Hidalgo County district court probation officer, have been convicted for their roles in a $3 million scheme to defraud American Family Life Assurance Company (Aflac). In a news...
State Farm: Texas, Illinois, Ohio Top 3 States for Thanksgiving Cooking Fires
Nov 16 2011 // If you live in Texas, Illinois or Ohio, you’re more likely to experience a cooking fire on Thanksgiving Day than those in other states. That’s according to claims data from Illinois-based State Farm Insurance....
Insurance Council of Texas Awards $40K in Scholarships
Nov 16 2011 // Insurance and risk management students at four Texas universities were recently awarded a total of $40,000 in academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation. The students attend St....
Court: Texas Couple Can Sue Over Dog’s Sentimental Value
Nov 16 2011 // A Texas appeals court reinstated a couple’s lawsuit against animal shelter that accidentally euthanized their 8-year-old dog, ruling that they can sue to recover the sentimental value of their pet. Randy Turner, the...
Texas Surplus Lines Professionals: Late-file Bill a Victory but Issues Remain
Nov 15 2011 // The passage of a bill addressing late filing of surplus lines policies in the 2011 Texas legislative session was a victory for surplus lines professionals in the state. Senate Bill 1806 was backed by the Texas Surplus...
Gropp to Lead Texas Surplus Lines Association
Nov 15 2011 // Susan Gropp has been elected president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. Gropp, executive vice president of Arcana Insurance Services in Dallas, was installed as president of the association for the coming year...
IBTX Risk Services Moving to New North Texas Location
Nov 10 2011 // IBTX Risk Services is moving its Dallas/Fort Worth office location to the Las Colinas Corporate Center II in Irving, Texas. The Nov. 18 move will provide a facility upgrade from the firm’s previous location and offer...
