Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Gregory Stevens
Oct 17 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced it recently installed Gregory A. Stevens as the 84th president of the association. Stevens is president of Texas Insurance Division of Compass Insurance Agency...
Livestock and Equine Mortality: A Texas Niche and a Late Notice Trap
Oct 17 2005 // Insureds under livestock and equine policies need to be familiar with the policy conditions and strictly comply with the policy conditions. Texas has been the source of much of the law, nationally, in regard to...
News Briefs
Oct 17 2005 // Arkansas Employment up in Ark. A recent report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. showed that employment in Ar-kansas is at a high point-1.1734million-but warned that hurricane refugees could strain state...
Dual Hurricanes Blew in Big Problems for Agribusiness in Louisiana,Texas
Oct 17 2005 // In addition to the immense destruction in heavily populated urban centers and coastal communities caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which hit the Gulf Coast region in August and September 2005, agricultural interests...
As Insured Acres Increase, Are Farmers Subsidizing High-Risk States?
Oct 17 2005 // As a direct result of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 more farmers are insuring their cropland. Nationwide, insured acres have increased by 14.6 million acres and coverage increased by $12.2 billion over the...
New Markets
Oct 17 2005 // Expanded ElderCare Program Nuts & Bolts: Lighthouse Underwriters LLC expanded its ElderCare program in Texas with an assisted living package that includes combined general liability/professional liability, automobile,...
As Insured Acres Increase, Are Farmers Subsidizing High-Risk States?
Oct 17 2005 // The hurricane [Katrina] produced catastrophic Broward and Miami- Dade counties in Florida. As a direct result of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (ARPA), more farmers are insuring their cropland. Nationwide,...
ICT Awards $15,000 in Scholarships
Oct 14 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas announced it has awarded $15,000 in academic scholarships to students majoring in insurance and risk management at Baylor University, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of...
TDI Says Repairs After Rita May Need Windstorm Inspection
Oct 13 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance issued a reminder to all homeowners along the Gulf Coast that damage to their dwellings by Hurricane Rita must be repaired in accordance with the Texas Windstorm Building Code (TWBC) if...
ICT Workers’ Comp Seminars Set for Austin and Dallas
Oct 12 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas announced it will present its 2005 Workers’ Compensation Seminars in Austin on Nov. 10 and in Dallas on Nov. 15. Brian C. Newby, Gov. Rick Perry’s general counsel will be the...
Universal Insurance Company of Texas Adds Staff
Oct 11 2005 // Universal Insurance Holdings of North America announced it has added new members to the Universal Insurance Company of Texas (UICTX) team, based in San Antonio. Katherine Moore, vice president of Texas operations for UICTX...
Hotchkiss Notes Launch of Texas Home Builders Workers’ Comp Group
Oct 11 2005 // Hotchkiss Insurance Agency Inc. (HIA) announced its newest workers’ compensation purchasing group: the Texas Home Builders Workers Compensation Group (THB-WC Group). The group includes home builders for whom specific...
Allstate Ordered to Cover Expenses of Rita Evacuees
Oct 10 2005 // A state judge in Texas has ordered Allstate Insurance Co. to cover the living expenses of its Texas policyholders displaced by Hurricane Rita last month. Acting on a petition filed by the attorney general and the Texas...
Cooper Re-Appointed to Texas Mutual Board of Directors
Oct 4 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that Texas Gov. Rick Perry re-appointed Richard Cooper to serve on the Texas Mutual board of directors. Cooper will serve another six-year term, which will end in July...
Picking Up the Pieces
Oct 3 2005 // Although Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are behind us, hurricane season continues through the end of November. And while it does, residents on the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts are picking up the pieces and rebuilding their lives,...
People & Places
Oct 3 2005 // Pat Mulady RISC Inc. in Dallas, announced the appointment of Pat Mulady, to the position of vice president in the Brokerage Department. Mulady’s focus will primarily be tough casualty risks. Kenneth Rassi Mulady...
Residential Contractors General Liability
Oct 3 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Quadrant Insurance Managers added two new contractor programs to be based out of its Texas office: residential homebuilders/contractors general liability and roofing contractors general liability. The...
Case Law Watch
Oct 3 2005 // Exclusions–Criminal Acts Bamert v. Johnson (La. App. Aug. 17, 2005) Insured claims self-defense/question of fact on applicability of intentional, willful and malicious acts exclusion: This concerned an...
Hurricane Rita Losses Not as High as Previous Storms
Oct 3 2005 // But destruction will add to totals from Dennis, Katrina and Ophelia. While indications are that damages from Hurricane Rita won’t come close to equaling those of its immediate predecessor, Hurricane Katrina, that...
Citizens COO Quits; Investigations Ongoing After Kickback Accusations
Oct 3 2005 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Chief Operating Officer R. Paul Hulsebusch is facing accusations by Universal Risk Insur-ance Services in Houston, Texas, that after last year’s hurricanes he sought kickbacks from...
