Latest Texas Headlines
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Hallmark Financial Services to Acquire Texas General Agency
Nov 15 2005 // Hallmark Financial Services Inc. announced it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Texas General Agency Inc. and certain affiliates. TGA is a managing general agency involved in the marketing and servicing of...
Superior Access Insurance Adds South Central Region Director
Nov 10 2005 // Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. President Mike Mayo has announced that Gail Bowlin has joined the firm as director of the south central region, which includes Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Bowlin will be...
TSLA Announces New Officers and Directors at Annual Meeting
Nov 10 2005 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced a new slate of officers and directors at its forty-ninth annual meeting held Nov. 7, 2005, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas. The new officers are: President Don...
Payroll Requirements Determined for Texas’ Seasonal Workers
Nov 8 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has determined that the adjusted annual payroll requirement of an employer for the coverage of seasonal workers is $44,323. This gross payroll...
People & Places
Nov 7 2005 // Jim Shevlin Cathy DeCoulaz was recently installed as president of the Alamo Chapter, Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, in San Antonio, Texas. DeCoulaz has served the Alamo Chapter on the Board of...
Sen. Staples Urges Agents to Continue Participating in the ‘Process’
Nov 7 2005 // At IIAT’s Small Agency Conference, lawmaker says involvement is key to legislative success. Nearly 250 attendees turned out for the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ first-ever Small Agency Conference,...
JUDGE EXTENDS ALLSTATE INJUNCTION
Nov 7 2005 // Travis County, Texas, District Judge Stephen Yelenosky has extended until Dec. 12 an injunction prohibiting Allstate Insurance Company from denying certain claims related to Hurricane Rita. In early October, the Texas...
People
Nov 6 2005 // Cathy DeCoulaz was recently installed as president of the Alamo Chapter, Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, in San Antonio, Texas. DeCoulaz has served the Alamo Chapter on the Board of Directors and in...
News Briefs
Nov 6 2005 // Arkansas 2006 Comp Rates Released The Arkansas Workers’ Compens-ation Commission released its revised Advisory 2000-1, which describes the maximum and minimum rates to be paid to employees who suffer job-related...
At IIAT’s Small Agency Conference, lawmaker says involvement is key to legislative success
Nov 6 2005 // Sen. Staples Urges Agents to Continue Participating in the ‘Process’ Nearly 250 attendees turned out for the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ first-ever Small Agency Conference, held in Waco in...
San Antonio All Industry Day Planned for Nov. 16
Nov 4 2005 // The Alamo Chapter CPCU along with the South Texas Chapter of RIMS will present An All Industry Day in San Antonio on Nov.16, 2005. The theme of the all day venue of speakers and presentations is “Technology- Friend...
Meeting Scheduled for Input From Texas Workers’ Comp Stakeholders
Nov 4 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation announced it will hold a meeting on Nov. 14 to solicit input from stakeholders in the workers’ comp system regarding implementation of House...
Majority of Hurricane Rita’s $4.7 Billion in Losses Sustained in La., Texas
Nov 2 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas reported that property and casualty losses from Hurricane Rita are expected to hit $4.7 billion with the majority of losses sustained in Texas and Louisiana. According to the Insurance...
Texas Mutual Puts Green in TGI Members’ Pockets
Nov 1 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $72,519 dividend to the Texas Green Industry purchasing group. Hotchkiss Insurance Agency Inc. formed the TGI purchasing group in February 2004. Under its guidance, TGI has grown...
CPCU Society Names 2005-06 Officers and Governors
Oct 31 2005 // The CPCU Society has announced its new officers and governors, effective immediately. The following officers have been officially elected: The CPCU Society’s incoming president, Millicent W. Workman, CPCU, CPIW, is...
TDI Reports Sept. Enforcement Actions
Oct 27 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during September. The actions include seven license revocations, two license denials and fines and...
IIAT Pleased with Success of Small Agency Conference
Oct 27 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas reported that its first-ever Small Agency Conference was a success, with principals and key personnel from leading small independent insurance agencies throughout Texas gathering...
CAA Adds North Texas Agency
Oct 25 2005 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC announced the addition of Bryan Insurance Agency Ltd. in Graham, Texas, as its 34th member. Bryan Insurance Agency was founded in 1921 by Pat Bryan Sr. In 1983 Denny Bryan...
Texas Mutual Adds New Feature to Web Site – Online Dividend Reports
Oct 25 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced its newest Web site tool: Online Dividend Reports. The new feature at texasmutual.com allows policyholders and their agents to view detailed dividend information about their account...
Texas Judge Extends Allstate Injunction
Oct 24 2005 // Travis County, Texas, District Judge Stephen Yelenosky has extended until Dec. 12 an injunction prohibiting Allstate Insurance Company from denying claims related to Hurricane Rita, the Austin American-Statesman...
