Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Okla. doctor: Lawmakers against tort reform can go to Texas for care
May 21 2007 // An Oklahoma surgeon said he will not treat legislators who voted against a bill to curb malpractice insurance rates and suggested they go to Texas for surgical procedures. Unless it is an emergency, Dr. Peter S. Hedberg...
Claims against insurance agents and brokers: Timing is everything
May 21 2007 // Flood policies at heart of many cases against Gulf Coast producers In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many insurance agents and brokers in Louisiana and Mississippi and, to some extent, in Texas have found...
My New Markets
May 21 2007 // Allied Medical Organizations PL/GL Nuts & Bolts: Travis-Pedersen Associates Inc. is now offering a policy that covers a broad range of medical malpractice and general liability exposures. Allied health care facilities...
People and Places
May 21 2007 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy named Senior Vice President Brad Van Stavern to lead the new property/casualty practice in its Austin office. Van Stavern brings experience in the health care industry, where he held positions...
Claims against insurance agents and brokers: Timing is everything
May 21 2007 // In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many insurance agents and brokers in Louisiana and Mississippi and, to some extent, in Texas have found themselves being sued for allegedly failing to advise their customers...
Declarations
May 21 2007 // Declarations Rates going down “Consumers are clearly benefiting from what has turned into a very competitive insurance market. … When it seems like the price of everything else is going up, to hear insurance...
People
May 21 2007 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy named Senior Vice President Brad Van Stavern to lead the new property/casualty practice in its Austin office. Van Stavern brings experience in the health care industry, where he held positions...
Texas Delivery Truck Driver Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 17 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Cecil R. Bryant of DeSoto, Texas, pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. A Dallas County court ordered Bryant to serve a five-year probated...
Arrowhead Launches Motorcycle Program in Texas
May 17 2007 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. announced it has launched a Texas motorcycle program with an admitted carrier rated “A-” by A.M. Best Company. The company said the program covers Harley’s, sport,...
Former HCC CEO to Advise Hallmark Financial Services
May 16 2007 // Property/casualty insurer Hallmark Financial Services Inc., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, announced it will employ the consulting services of Stephen L. Way through his company, SLW International LLC. Way is the...
Texas Workers’ Comp Division Improves Online System Forms
May 16 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation (Division) announced it has improved the functionality of more than 90 forms posted on the agency Web site,...
Mendez Joins PWIB Texas as Sr. Broker/Underwriter
May 15 2007 // Dallas-based PWIB Texas announced that Holly Mendez has joined the firm as senior broker/underwriter. Mendez formerly was associated with other leading insurance wholesalers, having served in the industry in brokerage and...
Ark. Law Firm Opens Insurance Practice in Austin, Texas
May 15 2007 // Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard P.L.L.C., a law firm with offices in Little Rock and Rogers, Ark., announced it has expanded into Texas with the opening of a third office in Austin. Bill Bingham, former...
Texas Mutual Pays $1.1M Dividend to Texas Construction Group
May 15 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company will return a $1,156,031 dividend to the Texas Construction Association (TCA) purchasing group, the workers’ comp insurer announced. The dividend was based largely on the group’s...
Okla. Doctor says Legislators can go to Texas for Care
May 14 2007 // An Oklahoma surgeon said he will not treat legislators who voted against a bill to curb malpractice insurance rates and suggested they go to Texas for surgical procedures. Unless it is an emergency, Dr. Peter S. Hedberg...
Texas Secretary, Barrel Racer Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
May 14 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Houston woman pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges in a Travis County district court. The court sentenced Sheryl K. Reynolds to a 10-year...
Texas Auto, Homeowners Rates Still Falling, Insurer Group Says
May 14 2007 // Data released from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) shows the state’s average automobile and homeowners rates continue to fall, the Insurance Council of Texas reported. The ICT says rates have been steadily...
Coastal Texas Officials Question State’s Ability to Help in Hurricane
May 11 2007 // Texas emergency officials are struggling to assure their local counterparts that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan won’t damage the state’s ability to respond to a major hurricane striking the Gulf Coast. Local...
Texas-based P/C Consulting Firm Acquires Pennsylvania’s Apteon
May 11 2007 // CastleBay Consulting Corporation, a consulting services firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, and specializing in providing high impact consulting services to the property/casualty insurance market, announced that it has...
Hallmark’s Q1 Net Income Doubles Over Same Period Last Year
May 11 2007 // Fort Worth, Texas-based Hallmark Financial Services Inc. reported quarterly net income of $5.0 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007, representing a 105 percent increase over net income of $2.4 million for the...
