Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oldest Texas MGA releases State of the Art Internet Rater
Jul 22 2005 // Louis A Williams and Associates, Inc is proud to announce the release of online Personal Automobile Rating and Application Submission through eTurboRater. Fast, easy rating and submission via the Internet is now available...
TDI Urges Coastal Residents to Review Insurance Coverages
Jul 22 2005 // During this already active hurricane season, officials at the Texas Department of Insurance are reminding all Gulf Coast home and business owners that is important to periodically review your insurance policies to ensure...
Texas Jury Finds Humana HMO Liable in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Jul 21 2005 // A local jury in San Antonio, Texas, on July 1 awarded $7.4 million in actual damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against the health maintenance organization Humana Health Plan of Texas Inc., a physician, and his physicians...
Texas AG Warns Homeowners, Businesses to be Wary of Scam Artists in Emily’s Wake
Jul 20 2005 // As Hurricane Emily approached the U.S.-Mexico border, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued an alert to residents and business owners in South Texas to be on the lookout for unscrupulous repair contractors and...
Second Time Around, Emily Hits Northeastern Mexico
Jul 20 2005 // A Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds, Hurricane Emily blew into the Mexican state of Tamaulipas about 75 miles south of Brownsville early Wednesday morning, forcing residents along a wide swath of northeastern Mexico to...
Texas Capital Bank to Offer Premium Finance and Other Services to Insurance Agencies
Jul 20 2005 // Texas Capital Bank announced it has created a new line of business, BankDirect Capital Finance, to provide premium finance and other financial services to insurance agencies and their customers on a nationwide...
Success Stories Abound at ICT’s Mid Year Symposium
Jul 19 2005 // Speakers at the Insurance Council of Texas’ 2005 Mid Year Property and Casualty Symposium had good news to tell about both the property and casualty industry and the 2005 regular session of the Texas Legislature. The...
News Briefs
Jul 18 2005 // Arkansas P/C Claims Reports Hearing Scheduled The Arkansas Insurance Department will hold a public hearing July 27 to determine whether Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman should revise and re-adopt Rule and...
Business Moves
Jul 18 2005 // Hancock Bank, J. Everett Eaves Gulfport, Miss.-based Hancock Bank, announced the closing of its acquisition of one of New Orleans’ oldest property and casualty insurance agencies, J. Everett Eaves Inc....
An Insurer’s Right to Reimbursement: Frank’s Casing
Jul 18 2005 // Insurers have long sought the right of reimbursement in Texas and, in the right circumstances, the court’s opinion will provide a valuable tool. The most significant Texas insurance case this year is the Texas...
An Insurer’s Right to Reimbursement: Frank’s Casing
Jul 18 2005 // The most significant Texas insurance case this year is the Texas Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Excess Underwriters at Lloyds, et al v. Frank’s Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc., No. 02-0730 (Tex., May...
National Alliance Names Outstanding CSRs; Awards CIC, CISR Scholarships
Jul 18 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, headquartered in Austin, Texas, started out the summer of 2005 with a bang–handing out a basketful of honors and awards. In late June the insurance and...
People & Places
Jul 18 2005 // Luke Nolan Luke J. Nolan Jr., director of Aon Construction Services Group, was elected president of the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA). His election marks the first...
Workers’ Comp for Subcontractors
Jul 18 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Texas Construction Trust has a workers’ compensation self-insurance trust for subcontractors throughout Texas. This trust allows members to own the workers’ comp insurance program and govern...
National Alliance Names Outstanding CSRs; Awards CIC, CISR Scholarships
Jul 18 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, headquartered in Austin, Texas, started out the summer of 2005 with a bang-handing out a basketful of honors and awards. In late June the insurance and risk...
Hurricane Emily on the Prowl in Yucatan; Texas Coast Prepares for Storm This Week
Jul 17 2005 // The season’s second major hurricane set its sights on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and the tourist haven of Cancun on Sunday, with the Category 4 storm possibly visiting the Texas Gulf Coast later this...
Insurers Advise Texas Gulf Residents to Prep for Hurricanes as Season Unfolds
Jul 15 2005 // Residents along the Gulf Coast of Texas can learn a lot from the experiences of those people in Florida who were victims of multiple hurricanes last year, according Sandra Ray, public affairs director of Southwestern...
Drawert Honored with ICT’s Raymond Mauk Award
Jul 15 2005 // Jim Drawert, vice president and chief underwriting officer for The Republic Group, was presented the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award on July 14, at the Insurance Council of Texas’ 13th Annual Mid-Year Property and...
TDI Requests Feedback on Implementation of Financial Responsibilty Bill
Jul 13 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a request for information regarding the implementation of Senate Bill 1670, as enacted by the 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session. SB 1670 calls for the establishment of a...
Meeting on Texas Workers’ Comp Networks Available on Web; TDI Accepting Comments Through July 20
Jul 12 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance is currently analyzing HB 7 and drafting language for rules for workers’ compensation networks. In order to obtain input from as many stakeholders as possible, a meeting will be held...
