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Texas DWC Workplace Safety Seminars Set for October
Sep 21 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation announced it will present two one-day educational seminars on Safety Inspection and Accident Investigation in October in Fort Worth and...
Insurance CAT Teams Mobilize in Texas as Rita Nears
Sep 21 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas reported that insurance companies have begun to mobilize their catastrophe teams to prepare for the landfall of Hurricane Rita. Texas insurers are repositioning their mobile response teams...
UPDATE: Rita Course Shifts Slightly; Storm Now a CAT 4
Sep 21 2005 // While meteorologists are still not saying for sure where Hurricane Rita will touch down in the next 24 to 36 hours, a slight change in course during the day on Thursday and into the evening may spare both Houston and...
TDI Issues Reminder to Report Fraud
Sep 20 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance issued a reminder to insurance professionals in Texas that they have a duty to report insurance fraud. TDI’s bulletin stated: “Important and significant changes regarding the...
TMLT to Reduce Rates 5%
Sep 20 2005 // Texas Medical Liability Trust announced that effective Jan. 1, 2006, it will reduce medical liability rates for new policyholders by 5 percent across the board. Current TMLT policyholders will receive this rate decrease...
Perry Recalls Texas Forces from Louisiana; Begins Preparations for Rita
Sep 20 2005 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced he has recalled the Texas National Guard, Texas Task Force 1 and other emergency personnel and equipment from Louisiana in anticipation of Hurricane Rita entering the Gulf of Mexico. Current...
Hurricane Rita, Packs 100 mph Winds, Passes Key West; Forecasters Predict Texas Track
Sep 20 2005 // Preliminary reports suggest only moderate damage occurred as Hurricane Rita threaded the needle between the Florida Keys and the northern coast of Cuba Tuesday afternoon flooding roads and beaches with seawater. As...
Celebrating Diversity
Sep 19 2005 // In addition to extensive coverage of the effects of Hurricane Katrina on areas hit by this terrible storm, as well as its impact on the insurance industry, this issue of Insurance Journal takes a look at diversity in the...
Texas’ Workers’ Comp Reform Takes Effect, Deemed a ‘Win-Win’ for All
Sep 19 2005 // Conference panelists remain hopeful legislation will help state’s troubled system. The Insurance Council of Texas recently held its 2005 workers’ compensation conference in Austin, Texas, where different...
TIP/PIA Looks Forward to Continued Growth
Sep 19 2005 // At a late August executive board meeting and membership dinner at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort in San Antonio, the Texas Insurance Profession-als/Professional Insurance Agents Association gathered to introduce officers...
People
Sep 19 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Tarrant County recently installed Ron Brown as president of the association. The installation of Brown and other IIATC officers took place at the association’s annual installation...
Two to Watch
Sep 19 2005 // The old saying goes, “No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” We can all breathe easier and let the children out of the house, now that the Texas Legislature is...
Insurance Council of Texas: Insurers Want to Hear from Katrina Victims
Sep 16 2005 // Evacuees who have come to Texas should contact their insurance companies as soon as possible, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. Adjusters representing insurers have begun the process of entering the areas...
Texas Mutual Announces Purchasing Group Dividends
Sep 15 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced purchasing group dividends to Texas Electric Cooperatives (TEC) and the Lone Star Auto Dealers purchasing group. TEC received a dividend of $21,709, which is the first purchasing...
TDI to Provide Insurance Assistance at All Texas Disaster Recovery Centers
Sep 14 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported that it deployed staff to all Texas disaster recovery centers (DRCs) to assist Hurricane Katrina evacuees with their insurance questions and claims, including workers’...
ASI Names Rowe to Head Texas Business Unit
Sep 14 2005 // Florida-based American Strategic Insurance Corp. announced that David P. Rowe has been appointed to the position of vice president with responsibility for ASI’s Texas business. The company said ASI Lloyds has become...
SIIS to Host Workers’ Comp Forum
Sep 13 2005 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced it will host a Public Policy Forum featuring Albert Betts, Jr., commissioner of the Division of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance. This...
Texas Workers’ Comp Conference Presentations, Handouts Posted to DWC Web Site
Sep 13 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted videotaped presentations and handouts from the 15th Annual Texas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference on the DWC Web...
Mercury Insurance Named Texas Insurance Company of the Year
Sep 7 2005 // Mercury Insurance Group has been named “Texas Insurance Company of the Year” by the Texas Insurance Professionals, the Texas affiliate of PIA National. The award was announced at their Annual Meeting, held...
Celebrating 75 Years, Quirk & Company Looks to 100 and Beyond
Sep 5 2005 // As we celebrate our 75th anniversary year, reflections on the past seem to be in order. We have a long and rich history in the insurance industry, particularly in Texas. I believe that Quirk & Company is one oldest...
