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Texas Coast and Rio Grande Valley Still ‘Judicial Hellholes,’ Group Says
Jan 13 2008 // The Texas Gulf Coast and the Rio Grande Valley areas retained their reputation as “Judicial Hellholes” in 2007, according to a tort reform advocacy group that ranks jurisdictions it believes consistently hand...
New Markets
Jan 13 2008 // 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. Small Residential General Contractors Nuts...
Zero Consumer Complaints From Hurricane Humberto Claims
Jan 13 2008 // No consumer complaints have been received by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) in response to the insurance industry’s handling of the estimated 5,000 auto, homeowner and commercial claims that resulted from...
Judge Sanctions Texas Mutual, Company Will Appeal Decision
Jan 11 2008 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company says it respectfully but strongly disagrees with the sanctions against it ordered by Dallas Judge Martin Hoffman on Jan. 9, 2008, in the case of Texas Mutual v. Juan Narvaez. The company says...
Texas AG: Health Services Provider Exposed Customers to ID Theft
Jan 11 2008 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed court documents alleging Select Physical Therapy Texas Limited Partnership and its parent company, Select Medical Corporation, for systematically exposing their customers to...
Texas Medical and Hospital Fee Guideline Rules Updated
Jan 11 2008 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts signed rules to update a medical fee guideline for health care providers, to establish a hospital outpatient fee guideline and to update a hospital inpatient...
Texas Workshop to Focus on Safety in Construction, Transportation
Jan 10 2008 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) will hold a regional workplace safety workshop in Corpus Christi to address safety concerns in the construction and transportation...
First Cancer Lawsuit Related to Texas Railroad Tie Plant Begins
Jan 10 2008 // Owners of a Texas plant that makes railroad ties were grossly negligent in failing to provide safety equipment for workers handling toxic chemicals, a pollution prevention expert testified in the first of a flurry of...
Environmental Groups sue Shell for Excess Pollution at Texas Refinery
Jan 9 2008 // Environmental groups have sued Shell Oil Co. and several of its affiliates, claiming the oil giant has for years released pollutants from its suburban Houston refinery that are well above state and federal limits. In their...
13 Companies Approved to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp in Texas
Jan 9 2008 // Thirteen companies with approximately 183,200 employees in Texas were approved to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of...
Texas Recieved No Complaints from 2007 Hurricane Claims
Jan 8 2008 // No complaints have been received by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) on how the insurance industry handled any of the estimated 5,000 auto, homeowner and commercial claims that resulted from Hurricane Humberto, the...
Texas Mutual Fraud Investigators Earn ACFE Certification
Jan 8 2008 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported it recovered more than $1 million in workers’ compensation fraud last year. The company also announced that Texas Mutual investigators Victoria Quintana and William Muhr earned...
Texas Performance-Based Oversight Incentive Rule Established
Jan 8 2008 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation reported that Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts signed a rule establishing incentives for performance-based oversight for...
I.I.I.’s Hartwig Slated to Wrap Up Texas Agency Management Seminar
Jan 7 2008 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 45th Annual Joe Vincent Management Seminar, to be held in Austin Jan. 27 – 29, will feature a motivational presentation by an Olympic speedskater and a rapid-fire wrap...
Guaranty Fund System Continues to Deliver
Jan 4 2008 // At the heart of every property and casualty insurance contract lies a promise to soften the blow of misfortune. But what happens when an insurance company becomes financially troubled, fails and is no longer able to uphold...
Western Security Surplus Texas Adds Market for Nightclubs, Concerts
Jan 4 2008 // Western Security Surplus Texas announced it now has a market for restaurants, taverns, bars, nightclubs, concerts, and gentlemen’s clubs. In the announcement, Ron Klimek, vice president, Marketing and Business...
Vanek Elected President of Texas Fire and Casualty Association
Jan 4 2008 // Greg Vanek of Waco was elected president of the Association of Fire and Casualty Companies in Texas (AFACT) for the 2008-2009 term. Vanek is president and chief executive officer of National Lloyds and American Summit...
Langley to Chair Insurance Council of Texas Board
Jan 3 2008 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) elected Dorothy Langley as chair of its Board of Directors beginning Jan.1, 2008. Langley has been a part of the Unitrin Property & Casualty Insurance Group since 1992. She...
Top Insurance Stories in 2007 in South Central
Dec 31 2007 // Weather, directly or indirectly, was a driving force in the insurance markets for the South Central states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas in 2007. With the exception of Arkansas, throughout the year the South...
Texas Discount, Interest Rate Set for Jan. 1 – March 31, 2008
Dec 31 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation determined that any interest or discount provided for in the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act shall be at the rate of 6.84 percent. This rate...
