Latest Texas Headlines
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Chevron to help prevent tobacco sales to minors
Jul 3 2006 // Under an agreement signed with the state of Texas, 27 other states and the District of Columbia, Chevron Products Co. will take a leading role in preventing the sale of tobacco to minors, according to the Texas Attorney...
Business Moves
Jul 3 2006 // Homeowners of America Insurance Co. A new property and casualty insurer, Homeowners of America Insurance Com-pany, announced it has opened for business in Irving, Texas. Homeowners specializes in protecting residential...
New officers, award presentations among highlights of IIAT conference
Jul 3 2006 // Robert W. Hempkins, founding principal of Hempkins Insurance, Denison, was sworn in as president for 2006-2007 of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas at the association’s 109th Annual Conference and Trade Show,...
Texas Windstorm Building Code Advisory Committee Meets July 12
Jun 30 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the Windstorm Building Code Advisory Committee on Specifications and Maintenance will hold a meeting of the advisory committee on July 12, 2006, at 1:00 p.m. in Room 102 of...
Texas Enforcement Actions in May Result in More than $224K in Fines
Jun 30 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during May. The actions include eight license revocations and fines and restitution totaling...
Texas Department of Insruance Announces April Enforcement Actions
Jun 28 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during April. The actions include four license revocations, three license denials and fines and...
TSLA Supports Surplus Lines Reform; Urges Members to Act
Jun 27 2006 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association announced their support of House Bill 5637, a new federal bill to reform surplus lines regulation. The bill, sponsored by Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Fla. and Dennis Moore D-Kan., and...
Hearing on Texas Medical Dispute Resolution Rules Planned for July 26
Jun 27 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing on July 26, 2006, in the Tippy Foster Room of the Division’s Central Office located at 7551 Metro Center...
Texas Workers’ Comp Q3 Discount Rate and Interest Rate Announced
Jun 27 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has determined that any interest or discount provided for in the Act shall be at the rate of 8.68 percent. This rate is computed by using the...
CPCU Society’s Central Texas Chapter Elects 2006-2007 Officers
Jun 26 2006 // The Central Texas Chapter of the CPCU Society (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters) announced the newly elected officers for 2006-2007. The new officers include: President-Staci Scott, operations team manager of State...
CAA Adds LKL Insurance Group
Jun 26 2006 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, announced that Lynn, Kiecke, Lackey Insurance Group Inc. in Bellville has joined the organization as its 35th member agency. “LKL Insurance is located in...
Awards, New Officers Featured at Texas Big ‘I’ Conference
Jun 26 2006 // Among the highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 109th Annual Conference and Trade Show held recently in Houston were the election of new officers and the presentation of awards to outstanding...
Texas Agents Group Elects Hempkins President for 2006-07
Jun 23 2006 // Robert W. Hempkins, founding principal of Hempkins Insurance, Denison, Texas, was elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas for 2006-2007 and sworn in during IIAT’s 109th Annual Conference and...
Texas Farm Bureau Appoints Gerik Head of Texas Insurance Operations
Jun 23 2006 // Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies named Mike Gerik as head of its Texas insurance operations. Gerik was promoted to executive vice president of the Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and vice president/state...
Hoffman Joins McQueary Henry Bowles Troy as Senior VP
Jun 22 2006 // Privately owned insurance and risk management firm McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), announced that Chuck Hoffmann has re-joined the firm’s Dallas office as senior vice president of Personal Insurance...
Texas Posts Workers’ Comp Notice of Employee Rights, Responsibilities
Jun 22 2006 // Pursuant to House Bill 7 (79th Legislature), the public counsel for the Office of Injured Employee Counsel developed and submitted a notice of injured employee rights and responsibilities to the Texas Department of...
Data Brokers Brace for New Scrutiny by Congress
Jun 22 2006 // Private data brokers who covertly gather Americans’ telephone records without subpoenas or warrants on behalf of banks, bail bondsmen and even federal and local police are bracing for intensive scrutiny by...
Texas Gov. Deploys National Guard to Houston Area for Flood Response
Jun 20 2006 // In response to June 19 flood conditions in the Houston area, Texas Governor Rick Perry deployed national guard crews and other state resources to support local officials. State assets that were activated include: –50...
Rosso-Leiker Promoted to Broker at Colemont – Texas
Jun 20 2006 // Colemont Insurance Brokers – Texas recently announced Amy Rosso-Leiker’s promotion to Broker. “Amy’s success over the past years is unmistakable. Her years of experience in the industry have proven...
A three-way dilemma: Frank’s Casing and insurance defense
Jun 19 2006 // As an insurance coverage lawyer, I have always found that one of my natural allies is the insurance defense lawyer handling the underlying case. While I represent the insurance company in a capacity that is potentially...
