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At the same time, the defense lawyer owes complete loyalty to the insured/defendant. The carrier is paying the bill, but
Dec 18 2005 // If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.” “No man can serve two masters.” These two maxims underlie a central tenet of the attorney/client relationship: The client is...
People
Dec 18 2005 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that Clarissa A. Preston has been named deputy commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Insurance Office of Property and Casualty, and Scott Kipper is now deputy...
Editor’s Note:
Dec 18 2005 // Texas and Louisiana landed fairly near the top of a recently released list of the 15 deadliest states/U.S. territories when it comes to impaired driving. And, the two states are among the 13 that have the dubious...
News Briefs
Dec 18 2005 // Louisiana Gov. Urged to Veto Flooded Vehicles Bill The Property Casualty Insurers Association of Amer-ica called upon Louisiana Gov. Kath-leen Blanco to veto a bill that would require all vehicles that are declared...
Opinion
Dec 18 2005 // Health Care Networks: A New Approach for Workers’ Compensation in Texas House Bill 7 enacted sweeping workers’ compensation reforms. One of those reforms was the establishment of health care provider networks....
Texas Restaurant Assoc. Earns Dividend from Texas Mutual
Dec 15 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $1,294,675 group dividend to the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA). TRA has received more than $2.7 million in Texas Mutual group dividends since 2002. Group dividends are...
Texas ‘Victims’ Plead Guilty for Making False Hurricane Katrina Claims
Dec 13 2005 // Two McLennan County, Texas women, apprehended after they claimed to be victims of Hurricane Katrina and attempted to obtain federal emergency benefits, have pleaded guilty to filing false, fictitious or fraudulent claims...
Agents Exercise Skills to Build Insurance Program Muscle
Dec 12 2005 // Like Arnold Schwarzenegger, today’s biggest and strongest insurance programs started out as scrawny kids, yet many carriers remain reluctant to take a chance with fledgling programs for niche markets, reports...
Most Texas Employers to See Decrease in Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates
Dec 9 2005 // Citing an improved economy, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) said most Texas employers will see a decrease in their employer tax rate for calendar year 2006 compared to last year. Texas Unemployment Insurance (UI)...
Texas Gov. Names Darwin Public Counsel for Injured Employees
Dec 9 2005 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry named Norman W. Darwin of Weatherford to serve as Injured Employee Public Counsel in the Office of Injured Employee Counsel (OIEC) for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2007. Created under House Bill 7 during...
Texas Workers’ Comp Train the Trainer Seminar to be Held Dec. 14
Dec 7 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation will present a one-day educational seminar entitled Train the Trainer, on Dec. 14, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Austin. Registration begins at...
A New Home for Lower Value Dwellings
Dec 5 2005 // Heartland Marketing Group Inc. recently introduced a new market for lower valued homes, including mobile/manufactured home, travel trailer and stand-alone dwelling fire risks. Offered through Aegis Security Insurance...
People & Places
Dec 5 2005 // Ken North Frost Insurance reported that Ken North joined its Fort Worth, Texas, office as president of the company’s Dallas region. North has 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. Ann Wilson Frost...
No Rate Change for TWIA; Some Question Why
Dec 5 2005 // Texas Insurance Commis- sioner Mike Geeslin recently ordered residential rates for windstorm coverage from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to remain the same, but allowed for a 5 percent increase in commercial...
New Officers and Directors Take the Reins at TSLA
Dec 5 2005 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced a new slate of officers and directors at its 49th annual meeting held Nov. 7, 2005, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas. The newly installed officers are: President...
Smaller and Regional Programs: Proven Exercises
Dec 5 2005 // Here are a few smaller and regional programs that are meeting specific needs Pumped for profit Robin C. Brennan knows fuel dealers. She’s been handling their insurance needs since 1998. Brennan is a vice president...
HALLMARK FINANCIAL TO ACQUIRE TGA
Dec 5 2005 // Hallmark Financial Services Inc. recently reported that it plans to acquire Texas General Agency Inc. and certain affiliates. TGA is a managing general agency that markets and services property and casualty insurance...
The Four C’s of Risk Management for Oil and Gas Operator – Managing Contracts
Dec 5 2005 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on risk management for oil and gas operators. The first article appeared in the Aug. 22, 2005, issue of Insurance Journal West region edition on page 66. In the...
New Officers and Directors Take the Reins at TSLA
Dec 4 2005 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced a new slate of officers and directors at its 49th annual meeting held Nov. 7, 2005, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas. The newly installed officers are: President...
Obituary Billy Earl Hibbs
Dec 4 2005 // Billy Earl Hibbs, founder of Tyler, Texas-based Heartland Security Insurance Group, died from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease on Nov. 5. Hibbs, who was born in Quitman, Texas, in 1938, moved to Tyler in the 1960s...
