Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People & Places
Apr 18 2005 // Debra Richardson The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies named Debra Richardson as regional vice president of The Hanover Insurance Company’s Texas region. In this capacity, Richardson will be responsible for...
In or Out? Courts Continue to Struggle with the Issue of Extrinsic Evidence
Apr 18 2005 // The issue of whether, and when, extrinsic evidence may be used to determine a duty to defend has never been clearly defined under Texas law. While a number of courts have recognized an exception, the exact parameters of...
Workers’ Compensation Reform: Good Medicine But No Cure
Apr 18 2005 // As every employer knows, Texas’ workers’ compensation system is sick. In fact, some say it’s on life support. The remedies offered by the two bills currently before the legislature–House Bill 7 and...
HOUSTON CLINIC PLEADS GUILTY
Apr 18 2005 // The Texas Workers’ Compen-sation Commission reported that following a lengthy investigation of its billing practices by the Travis County District Attorney’s office, a Houston company owned by a former...
The Attack on Credit Scoring and Other Risk-Based Insurance Pricing Tools
Apr 18 2005 // Independent Agents and Their Customers Have the Most to Lose As product manager for the state’s largest writer of auto insurance through independent agents, I want to take this opportunity to remind you that...
Insurer Group Files Lawsuit Against Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission
Apr 15 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas reported it filed a lawsuit against the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission challenging the agency’s proposed assessment of costly administrative penalties. ICT questions why...
ICT Honors University Students with Scholarships
Apr 14 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas announced it has awarded scholarships to 16 university students. The University of North Texas scholarship recipients were Jeffrey Ambrose, Lauren Heger, Tracey Mallard and Wayne Moore, Jr....
The Parker Group Buys Gallagher Benefit Administrators
Apr 14 2005 // Lubbock, Texas-based The Parker Group, a health care and benefits management holding company, announced it has closed on the acquisition of Gallagher Benefit Administrators Inc., a national third-party employee benefits...
McQueary Henry Bowles Troy Opens Austin Office
Apr 13 2005 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P (MHBT), one of the largest privately-owned, independent insurance brokerages in the nation, announced the opening of a new office in Austin, Texas. The new MHBT location will immediately be...
Medical Protective to Reduce Rates, Expand Offerings
Apr 10 2005 // The Medical Protective Company, a member of the GE Insurance Solutions group of companies, announced plans to reduce rates and expand insurance offerings in Texas. This action reflects the company’s recent internal...
Insurance and Bonds Inc. and Cadenhead Shreffler Insurance Announce Merger
Apr 6 2005 // Insurance and Bonds Inc. and Cadenhead Shreffler Insurance, two of Texas’ leading independent surety bonding and insurance agencies, recently announced that the companies have merged. The merger was finalized March 1...
Harris County Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Apr 6 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Eric Scheffey’s Harris County Bone and Joint Clinic Association pleaded guilty recently to fraud-related charges. The insurer said the guilty plea marks the end of a...
Report Suggests Texans Overpaying for Insurance
Apr 5 2005 // Insurance companies in Texas overcharged homeowners and drivers by $4 billion last year despite recent legislation designed to limit rising rates, according to a report released recently by two state consumer groups. The...
Regulators Look for a Clue
Apr 4 2005 // Was it Colonel ChoicePoint in the Conservatory With a Knife? When ChoicePoint Asset Co. finally disclosed Feb. 15 that criminals had gained access to the personal information of as many as 145,000 people in all 50 states,...
NCOIL Approves Producer Compensation Disclosure Model Act
Apr 4 2005 // The approval of a revised producer compensation disclosure model act and a resolution calling on commissioners to oppose the application of Sarbanes-Oxley financial reporting requirements on nonpublicly traded insurance...
People & Places
Apr 4 2005 // Jennifer Huddleston Home State Insurance Group Inc., based in Waco, Texas, announced the promotion of two executives. Michael Davis Jennifer D. Huddleston has assumed the position of president of Home State County Mutual...
South Central Homeowners Market Update
Apr 4 2005 // Judging from the homeowners insurance rate changes reported by the Arkansas Insurance Department for 2004, the highest increases were effective before August. The largest hike, 28.3 percent, was filed by Federal Insurance...
TDI February Enforcement Actions = $1.3 M in Fines and Restitution
Apr 4 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance recently announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner José Montemayor that became final during February. The actions include four license revocations, one license denial, and fines...
Texas Independent Agents Seek Fairness in Consumer Protection Statutes
Apr 4 2005 // Agents are treated unfairly by Texas statutes and the result is sky-rocketing errors and omissions insurance premiums, according to the Indepen-dent Insurance Agents of Texas. When rates in the E&O insurance program...
CE CREDITS APPROVED FOR SAFETY SUMMIT
Apr 4 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance has approved continuing education credits for insurance adjusters for breakout sessions offered at the 9th Annual Safety and Health Conference on May 11-12 in Austin. Attendees at the...
