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Allstate report ranks South Dakota drivers as safest
Jun 5 2006 // Residents of Sioux Falls, S.D., are the safest drivers in the United States, according to the second-annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report.” The largest city in South Dakota moves up from the...
TDI: ALLSTATE MUST REDUCE RATES, REFUND CUSTOMERS
Jun 5 2006 // In late May Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Gees-lin signed an order requiring Allstate Texas Lloyds to reduce rates for all Texas policyholders by 5 percent and to refund to policyholders the amount overcharged since...
People and Places
Jun 5 2006 // Oklahoma City-based managing general underwriter and third party administrator Midlands Management Corporation appointed Pamela McMillan Eyerly to the position of vice president of Human Resources. She will manage...
John Lary Kephart
Jun 5 2006 // Long time San Antonio insurance professional John Lary Kephart, age 86, passed away May 9, 2006, at his home in San Antonio, Texas, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Amorita, Okla., on March 30, 1920, to the...
Q & A with Texas Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Albert Betts
Jun 5 2006 // Chief of state’s workers’ comp division says much reform work has been done but there’s more to do Insurance Journal: What are some of the major aspects of the Division of Workers’...
Case Law Watch
Jun 5 2006 // ArkansasWorkers’ Compensation Jones Brothers Inc. v. Whitlock, et al. (Ark. May 4, 2005) Prime contractor liable for workers’ compensation benefits owed to employee of uninsured subcontractor: The Supreme Court...
Allstate moving windstorm coverage in Texas coastal areas to TWIA
Jun 5 2006 // In a move it says will “help protect its ability to meet future customer needs throughout Texas while maintaining a strong presence along the Texas coast,” Allstate Texas Lloyds announced it is phasing out...
Allstate report ranks South Dakota drivers as safest
Jun 5 2006 // Residents of Sioux Falls, S.D., are the safest drivers in the United States, according to the second-annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report.” The largest city in South Dakota moves up from the...
People
Jun 5 2006 // Oklahoma City-based managing general underwriter and third party administrator Midlands Management Corporation appointed Pamela McMillan Eyerly to the position of vice president of Human Resources. She will manage...
Allstate moving windstorm coverage in Texas coastal areas to TWIA
Jun 5 2006 // In a move it says will “help protect its ability to meet future customer needs throughout Texas while maintaining a strong presence along the Texas coast,” Allstate Texas Lloyds announced it is phasing out...
Q & A with Texas Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Albert Betts
Jun 5 2006 // Insurance Journal: What are some of the major aspects of the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Strategic Management Plan for implementing workers’ compensation system reforms? Commissioner Albert Betts:...
John Lary Kephart
Jun 5 2006 // Long time San Antonio insurance professional John Lary Kephart, age 86, passed away May 9, 2006, at his home in San Antonio, Texas, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Amorita, Okla., on March 30, 1920, to the...
Case Law Watch
Jun 5 2006 // Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Jones Brothers Inc. v. Whitlock, et al. (Ark. May 4, 2005) Prime contractor liable for workers’ compensation benefits owed to employee of uninsured subcontractor: The Supreme...
State Farm Files for Auto, Home Rate Changes in Texas
Jun 2 2006 // State Farm Insurance announced it has submitted several filings to the Texas Department of Insurance as it prepares to implement rate adjustments in the state. The company is reducing auto rates but increasing homeowners...
Crump Opens Austin Office, Adds Marquart in Dallas
Jun 2 2006 // Crump Insurance Services of Houston Inc. announced the opening of a new branch office in Austin, Texas. Crump Austin will provide specialized insurance programs for high hazard businesses nationwide. The Austin team,...
Allstate Settles Texas Insurance Scoring and Discrimination Lawsuit
Jun 2 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co. announced it has reached a settlement with the plaintiffs in the case of Jose DeHoyos, et. al. vs. Allstate Insurance Co., et. al., which was preliminarily approved by United States District Judge...
Losses from April Hailstorms in Central Texas Reach $160M
Jun 2 2006 // The hailstorms that pounded central Texas in April were costly, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. The final tally for insured losses from storms on April 20 and 21 reached $160 million. The city of San Marcos...
Texas Watch Launches Insurer Accountability Network
Jun 1 2006 // On May 31, the eve of the 2006 hurricane season, Texas Watch, a non-profit consumer advocacy organization active on insurance issues, announced the launch of its Hurricane Insurance Company Accountability Network (ICAN) in...
TIP/PIA Names Hawkeye Insurance ‘Company of the Year’
Jun 1 2006 // At its annual convention, held May 25-29, 2006 aboard the Carnival Cruise Lines “M. S. Ecstasy” the Texas Insurance Professionals / PIA Texas, voted Hawkeye Insurance Services Inc. as their “Company of...
Texas Mutual to Pay $100M in Dividends
Jun 1 2006 // Approximately 34,000 Texas employers will receive a share of approximately $100 million in dividends from Texas Mutual Insurance Company. This marks the largest dividend payout in the company’s history. The Texas...
