Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Proposal Would Set Up Catastrophe Reinsurance Fund in Texas
Mar 6 2009 // A group of Texas legislators wants to require insurance companies to pay into a state catastrophe fund they could tap in case of big losses in a hurricane or other natural disaster. The Texas Windstorm Insurance...
Louisiana, Mississippi Among Highest Homeowner Rates in 2006
Mar 5 2009 // Louisiana homeowners paid the third-highest home insurance rates in 2006, while Mississippi was hit with the sixth-highest average bill for coverage, according to a report by a national group of state insurance...
Texas Workers’ Comp Div. Issues $169K in Fines in Dec.and Jan.
Mar 5 2009 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon announced that disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) in December 2008 and January...
Texas High Court: Speed Limit Sign Not Adequate Warning of Danger
Mar 4 2009 // The Texas Supreme Court has affirmed an appeals court ruling that a 15 mile-per-hour speed limit sign posted near a pothole on a rural unpaved road was not sufficient warning of the danger of the pothole. In court...
Texas Insurer Group Takes Issue with NAIC Homeowner Report
Mar 4 2009 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioner recently issued its annual report on homeowners insurance. The report, based on figures from 2006, the latest year from which data is available, ranks Texas as having the...
Texas Legislator Aims to Limit Power of Homeowners’ Associations
Mar 2 2009 // Texas State Rep. Burt Solomons (Carrollton) has announced plans for a sweeping reform of the state’s homeowners’ association laws, including a constitutional amendment that would prohibit foreclosure of a...
Texas Regulators Continue to Monitor AIG’s Financial Status
Feb 27 2009 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it is continuing to closely monitor the financial status of American International Group Inc. (AIG) in light of recent national media reports. TDI said it is engaged in regular...
Texas Agent Named National ACSR
Feb 25 2009 // Kimberly J. Muesse of Lockton Companies Inc. in Houston, Texas, has been named the ACSR of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”). Feb. 25 is the annual ACSR...
Woman Blames Copter Maker and Operator for Son’s Death
Feb 23 2009 // A Texas woman whose son was killed when a helicopter headed to an oil platform crashed in the Gulf of Mexico is suing two companies in the death. Gayle Spikes filed a lawsuit against helicopter transportation company...
Demographic Shift Offers Opportunity for Agents
Feb 22 2009 // Minorities Destined to Become Majority by Mid-Century Before the 21st century reaches the half-way mark, more than 50 percent of the population of the United States will be represented by a vast cultural mix of people...
Eye on Boats and Marinas
Feb 22 2009 // Marine Broker Shares Views on the Current State of the Market The marina and boat industry is a natural fit for John Harvey, founder and president of Voyager Insurance Services in Frisco, Texas. Harvey has been in the...
Oliver to Retire as President of Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Feb 20 2009 // Russell R. Oliver, president of Texas Mutual Insurance Company since 1995, is retiring from the company at the end of August 2009, the company has announced. “I am very proud of Texas Mutual and our accomplishments,...
Texas Mutual Awards $300K in Safety Education Grants
Feb 18 2009 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported it has awarded a combined $300,000 in grants to Kilgore College, Midland College and College of the Mainland in Texas City. The grants will fund free workplace safety courses for...
AAA Texas Unveils Guaranteed Rebuilding Cost Coverage Endorsement
Feb 17 2009 // AAA Texas announced that a new Guaranteed Rebuilding Cost (GRC) optional endorsement is now available for qualifying homeowners from its affiliated carrier, the Auto Club Indemnity Company. The GRC optional endorsement...
Texas Mutual Wins National Employee Wellness Award
Feb 13 2009 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company is one of 10 employers across the country that have won UnitedHealthcare’s Well Deserved Award. The award recognizes employers who demonstrate a commitment to improving their...
Texas Lawmakers Outline Hurricane Mitigation Recommendations
Feb 13 2009 // The state of Texas should require certain businesses like gas stations and nursing homes to have backup power generators to avoid the massive disruptions caused by Hurricane Ike, according to recommendations released by a...
Gallagher Buys Waco Agency
Feb 13 2009 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Fidelity Benefits & Insurance Services in Waco, Texas. Founded in 2003, Fidelity Benefits & Insurance Services (FBIS) is an employee benefits consultant...
Oklahoma Town Surveying Damage After Twisters Kill 8
Feb 12 2009 // Insurers such as Zurich and Farmers have announced they are sending catastrophe response teams to Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, areas pummeled by severe weather earlier this week. Especially hard hit by a cluster of...
Texas Bill Would Double Fines for Driving With Handheld Devices
Feb 12 2009 // Texas State Rep. Vicki Truitt of Keller has filed HB 1158 which would double fines for drivers guilty of traffic violations while using handheld wireless devices, the Texas House of Representatives...
Western Insurance Agency Joins CAA
Feb 10 2009 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced it has welcomed Tom Boren Insurance Agency Inc., dba Western Insurance Agency of Copperas Cove, Texas, as its 38th member agency. Based in Copperas Cove,...
