Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
TWCC Sets Discount Rate and Interest Rate
Mar 30 2005 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported it has determined, pursuant to the authority and direction given under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act (Texas Labor Code, Section 401.023), that any...
Damage from Central Texas Storm Nearing $100 Million
Mar 30 2005 // Two Texas-based insurance industry trade associations released preliminary estimations of the cost of damages from the strong hailstorm that hit Central Texas on Friday, March 24. According to the Southwestern Insurance...
Walenta Named to Texas Risk Management Board
Mar 29 2005 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently named Ronald J. Walenta, of Dallas, to a six-year term on the Board of Directors of the Texas State Office of Risk Management. Walenta has been involved in risk management consulting, claims...
Richardson Named Texas Regional VP for Hanover
Mar 28 2005 // The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies announced that Debra Richardson has been named regional vice president of The Hanover Insurance Company’s Texas region. In this capacity, Richardson will be responsible...
Texas Company Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud Charges
Mar 28 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that RBH Enterprises Inc. of Keller, Texas, recently pleaded guilty to a first-degree felony offense for workers’ compensation insurance fraud-related charges. Judge Julie...
CE Credits for Insurance Adjusters Offered at Texas Safety Summit May 11-12
Mar 25 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. Insurance adjusters...
Law Professors’ Medical Liability Findings Baffle Texas Health Care Community
Mar 24 2005 // The Texas medical community collectively scratched its head recently as newspaper headlines trumpeted a new study claiming that increases in physicians’ medical liability insurance premiums were not the result of...
TAIPA Elects New Officers
Mar 24 2005 // The Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association recently announced the election of officers for 2005. Elected chairman of the governing committee was Brad Duelks, assistant vice president corporate underwriting, The...
People & Places
Mar 21 2005 // James B. Allen Toledo, Ohio-based agency Hylant Group announced the promotion of James B. Allen to vice president of risk management and vice president legal counsel. In the newly created position of legal counsel, he will...
More Data Needed?
Mar 21 2005 // In 2003 Texans voted for Proposition 12, which placed limits on jury awards in medical malpractice lawsuits. Currently, the U.S. Congress and the Oklahoma Legislature, among others, are considering similar tort reform...
INSURERS MUST CONSIDER SECURITY BREACH
Mar 21 2005 // Insurers who use credit scoring in underwriting and rate setting must take into consideration the recent security breach at ChoicePoint Inc., according to a bulletin issued by the Texas Department of Insurance. TDI’s...
People & Places
Mar 21 2005 // Genia Walden Pacific Wholesale Insurance named Genia Walden as a company vice president. She will function both as a broker and an underwriter for the Dallas-based firm. Walden formerly served other leading MGA/brokerage...
Purchasing Group Helps Auto Dealers Cope with Workers’ Comp
Mar 21 2005 // Workers’ compensation insurance is problematic across the nation and legislatures in many states, including Texas and Oklahoma, are currently considering bills aimed at increasing the quality of workers’ comp...
UNINSURED DRIVER LEGISLATION FILED
Mar 21 2005 // Texas State Rep. Bill Callegari, Katy, filed House Bill 2573 to establish a motor vehicle financial responsibility program in Texas. According the House Media Services Division, HB 2573 is similar to a measure that passed...
Roofing Contractors, Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Profits
Mar 21 2005 // Making the Puzzle Pieces Fit Begin a conversation with any roofing contractor with the words workers’ comp insurance and profits in the same sentence and you’ll probably be met with a confused look. By all...
Texas Workers’ Comp Bill Moves On
Mar 21 2005 // The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee finished work on Senate Bill 5, which would drastically change Texas’ workers’ compensation system, and the committee substitute SB 5 now goes to the full Senate for...
When Is Prejudice Required?
Mar 21 2005 // A Day of Confusion at the Fifth Circuit One of the black letter principles of insurance law in Texas is the requirement of prejudice to support a carrier’s claim of late notice under an automotive or general...
TDI Orders Homeowners Insurers to File Rates
Mar 17 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced that record low loss ratios reported by Texas homeowners insurers in 2004 has prompted the department to order some of the state’s largest homeowners insurance groups to...
Garland Joins Specialty Risk Associates
Mar 17 2005 // Shreveport, La.-based Specialty Risk Associates Inc. announced the addition of Thomas Garland as the new vice president of Underwriting and Marketing. Garland will coordinate the underwriting and marketing efforts of the...
TDI Applauds JUA’s Medical Liability Rate Reduction
Mar 16 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance praised the recent rate reductions filed by the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association, commonly referred to as the Joint Underwriting Association. TDI said in a rate...
