Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Senate Moves to Pass TWIA Reforms
May 29 2009 // Hoping to avoid a special legislative session this summer, the Texas Senate passed legislation that would restore Texas’ depleted windstorm insurance fund. Gov. Rick Perry has warned he could call a special session...
Texas Revamps Sex Offender Web site
May 28 2009 // The Texas Department of Public Safety unveiled a redesigned sex offender Web site on Wednesday. The revamped site allows users to subscribe to e-mail notifications about changes in an offender’s record or ZIP...
Combined Agents Names Management Committee; Adds New Agency
May 27 2009 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) elected its 2009 management committee and added its 41st member agency. The new 2009 management committee includes: • Chairman of the Board – Bill Bridges, executive vice...
Texas Legislation Big and Small in Peril
May 27 2009 // A work slowdown by House Democrats was meant to stop a voter identification law. But other bills in the path of destruction deal with hurricane insurance, local road projects, solar energy incentives and even trans fats in...
Combined Agents Elects Management Committee and Adds New Member
May 26 2009 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced it has elected a new management committee for 2009. In addition, the group has added its 41st member agency – Mr. Insurance Agency Inc. of San...
Logjam in Texas House Threatens Windstorm Bill, Other Legislation
May 26 2009 // Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives have been using stalling tactics to avoid a vote on a controversial Voter ID bill widely supported by Republicans. The only problem is, other measures, including a...
Coastal Insurance Rates Could Rise if Federal Tax Law is Enacted
May 21 2009 // As it girds for hurricane season, Texas has plenty to worry about. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) – which provides coverage for high risk coastal properties – has ended up at the brink of...
Young Insurance Agents’ Service Project to Kick Off Texas Conference
May 20 2009 // A first-ever Young Agents Community Service Project, which benefits St. Peter – St. Joseph Children’s Home, kicks off the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) 112th Annual Conference & Trade Show...
Auto Thefts Down Dramatically in Texas But Car Burglaries Rise
May 20 2009 // Praise the work of auto theft task forces or new car manufacturers or both for the dramatic drop in auto thefts in Texas. Criminals are stealing older vehicles simply because they’re finding it harder to bypass...
Empower Insurance Named ‘Company of the Year’ by PIA of Texas
May 19 2009 // The PIA (Professional Insurance Agents) of Texas honored the Empower Insurance Group with its “Company of the Year” award during their annual convention in Grapevine, Texas, on May 16. This is the second year...
New Markets
May 18 2009 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Livestock Mortality Insurance Market...
Texas House OKs Injured Worker Bill
May 15 2009 // Despite the protests of insurance and business interests, the Texas House has passed legislation that would make it easier for certain injured workers to sue property owners for negligence. House Bill 1657 by Reps. Eiland,...
Not So Prodigious: Texas Supreme Court and Late Notice
May 14 2009 // The Texas Supreme Court has been more active in addressing insurance coverage issues than at any other time in the last 20 years. With increasing concern, coverage lawyers are watching closely the areas it chooses to focus...
Texas Senate Passes Driver Education Bill
May 14 2009 // Drivers in Texas over the age of 18 but younger than 21 would have to take a driver’s education course before they could get a license, under a bill approved by the state Senate. Currently in the state, an adult...
Texas’ March Enforcements Result in $325K in Fines, Restitution
May 12 2009 // Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during March include eight license revocations, three license denials and fines and restitution totaling more than $325,000. An order...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas-based Employee Benefit Broker
May 11 2009 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the Sellers Group LLC, an employee benefit broker in The Woodlands, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1997, Sellers Group LLC offers a full range...
Texas Jury Awards $72.6M Against Law Firm in Patent Case
May 11 2009 // A federal court jury has returned a $72.6 million damage award against a Dallas-based law firm over a botched patent application involving a safety device designed to help save downed firefighters. The jury returned its...
Texas Small Businesses to See Tax Relief Under Bill Passed by House
May 8 2009 // The Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill that will allow small businesses to claim state franchise tax exemptions for income up to $1 million, at least temporarily. House Bill 4765, joint-authored by Ken Paxton...
Insurer Group Assists Auto Theft Prevention Efforts in SE Texas
May 6 2009 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) announced it has joined with the Texas Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority in a crime prevention campaign aimed at preventing auto thefts and auto burglaries in southeast...
Insurance Information and Highway Safety Execs to Speak in Texas
May 6 2009 // Dr. Bob Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute will share his thoughts on the state of the insurance industry and Adrian Lund, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, will explain the...
