Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Smoke Alarms Need Attention, Texas Insurer Group Says
Feb 16 2007 // A recent survey by firefighters in Farmers Branch, Texas, found that one third of the smoke alarms they tested inside homes didn’t work. The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) reported that the firefighters said most...
Texas DWC Approves 11 Companies to Self-Insure
Feb 15 2007 // Eleven companies with approximately 27,500 employees in Texas recently were approved to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of...
York Claims Svc. Announces Accreditation to Teach Claims Adjusting in Florida, New Jersey, California and Texas
Feb 13 2007 // Parsippany, NJ: York Claims Service a subsidiary of York Insurance Services Group, Inc. (“York” or “the Company”), a leading insurance services provider, announced today its approval as a claims...
Michealis to Head Commercial Lines Operations at IMA of Texas
Feb 13 2007 // Dallas-based IMA of Texas Inc. announced it has promoted April Michaelis to the position of commercial insurance operations manager. She formerly served as administrative/operations manager. In this position, Michaelis...
Why a regional carrier might be an agent’s best friend
Feb 12 2007 // The old saying “all politics is local” is born of the realization that the things that most directly affect us are local issues. In that respect, one could say that insurance is a local business. Risk...
Study shows Texas economy vulnerable to Cat 3-sized coastal storm
Feb 12 2007 // A study commissioned by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) shows that the economy of the entire state of Texas would be severely impacted if a Category 3-type hurricane were to hit heavily populated areas of...
People and Places
Feb 12 2007 // Privately owned insurance and risk management firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P., has named Mike Rutledge a partner. Rutledge is a vice president in MHBT’s Fort Worth, Texas, office. Rutledge’s career in...
The Commissioners: Mike Geeslin
Feb 12 2007 // Geeslin has faced hurricanes, liquidations, workers’ comp overhaul And that was just in the first year of the commissioner’s term It could be said the first year of Mike Geeslin’s term as Texas Insurance...
Why a regional carrier might be an agent’s best friend
Feb 12 2007 // The old saying “all politics is local” is born of the realization that the things that most directly affect us are local issues. In that respect, one could say that insurance is a local business. Risk...
It Figures
Feb 12 2007 // 122 The number of levees nationwide that are at risk for failing, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Twenty-seven states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico had threatened levees, but only two had more than a...
Fla. pols to lobby Washington for national catastrophe fund
Feb 12 2007 // After the Florida Legislature passed a bill that lawmakers say will address the state’s insurance problems, Gov. Charlie Crist and legislative leaders said their attention will be on pushing for a national...
Why a regional carrier might be an agent’s best friend
Feb 12 2007 // The old saying “all politics is local” is born of the realization that the things that most directly affect us are local issues. In that respect, one could say that insurance is a local business. Risk...
One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
Top 10 hail cities
Feb 12 2007 // Hail events remain a constant threat to property and casualty insurers. In 2005 alone, there were over 13,000 hail storms in the United States. According to Swiss RE, four out of the top 20 most costly insurance losses of...
Mike Geeslin, Texas, Texas Insurance Commissioner
Feb 11 2007 // It could be said the first year of Mike Geeslin’s term as Texas Insurance Commissioner was one of “trial by fire.” Gov. Rick Perry appointed Geeslin to the post in June 2005, just months before Hurricanes...
Business Moves
Feb 11 2007 // Watkins Insurance Group, AIC-Sun Belt Watkins Insurance Group, based in Austin, Texas, purchased local insurance agency AIC-Sun Belt Group Inc. for an undisclosed amount. All current employees of AIC-Sun Belt, including...
Why a regional carrier might be an agent’s best friend
Feb 11 2007 // The old saying “all politics is local” is born of the realization that the things that most directly affect us are local issues. In that respect, one could say that insurance is a local business. Risk...
News Currents
Feb 11 2007 // Study shows Texas economy vulnerable to Cat 3-sized coastal storm A study commissioned by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) shows that the economy of the entire state of Texas would be severely impacted if a...
It Figures
Feb 11 2007 // 122 The number of levees nationwide that are at risk for failing, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Twenty-seven states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico had threatened levees, but only two had more than a...
People
Feb 11 2007 // Privately owned insurance and risk management firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P., has named Mike Rutledge a partner. Rutledge is a vice president in MHBT’s Fort Worth, Texas, office. Rutledge’s career in...
