Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fink Joins Texas Mutual
Mar 2 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that Donna Fink is the new underwriting and marketing manager for its Houston regional office. She will oversee the company’s Houston region underwriting and marketing...
Judge Rules Against TWCC in Insurance Council of Texas Lawsuit
Feb 27 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas reported that on Feb. 24, 2005, Travis County District Court Judge Suzanne Covington ruled in favor of ICT in its lawsuit against the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission. The court...
The Doctors Co. Reports Rate Decrease for Texas
Feb 25 2005 // The Doctors Company, a physician-owned medical malpractice carrier, will file with the Texas Department of Insurance to decrease its average rate level. Ninety percent of the company’s current Texas insureds will...
Staples Presents Texas Workers’ Comp Bill to State Affairs Committee
Feb 23 2005 // On Jan. 21, Texas State Sen. Todd Staples presented recommendations on reforming the state’s workers’ compensation system to the Senate State Affairs Committee in the form of Senate Bill 5. The legislation...
Texas House Committee Hears Testimony on Insurance Score Ban
Feb 23 2005 // In a packed hearing room at the Texas Capitol, members of the Texas House Insurance Committee on Jan. 21 heard the views of consumers and their advocates, as well as insurers and their representatives, regarding House Bill...
State Rep. Says Reforms Are Healthy For Texas
Feb 21 2005 // Texas’ landmark medical lawsuit reforms, passed just 18 months ago, are producing healthy benefits for the state’s doctors, patients, hospitals and nursing homes, according to State Rep. Joe Nixon. A Texas...
Republic Makes Key Personnel Appointments
Feb 21 2005 // The Republic Group, based in Dallas, recently announced two key personnel appointments. Steven L. Nyberg was named vice president of Personal Lines and Richard A. Mayer was promoted to vice president of Commercial...
The Facts About Credit Information and Insurance
Feb 21 2005 // The use of credit history, one of many underwriting tools, is not a new concept and one that has received strict scrutiny from insurance regulators and consumer advocates around the country. Some insurers have used...
NO BASIS FOR CREDIT SCORE BAN
Feb 21 2005 // Texas Insurance Commissioner José Montemayor in late January delivered to Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Legislature the final report on a credit scoring study conducted by the Texas Department of Insurance. In a letter...
People & Places
Feb 21 2005 // Rodolfo Revuelta Rodolfo Revuelta was elected senior vice president and chief investment officer of New Orleans-based Pan-American Life Insurance Company. In addition, Luis Inglés Jr., senior vice president for...
A Conversation with TSLA President Marshall Leicht
Feb 21 2005 // When Marshall Leicht was installed as president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association in November 2004 he reminded attendees at TSLA’s annual meeting of the many issues confronting surplus lines agents. Leicht, who...
In What Direction is the Wholesale Market Heading’
Feb 21 2005 // Panel examines state of the market at IIAT seminar. When a group of insurance wholesalers gathered at the 42nd Joe Vincent Management Seminar–held recently in Austin by the Independent Insurance Agents of...
The Facts About Credit Information and Insurance
Feb 21 2005 // The use of credit history, one of many underwriting tools, is not a new concept and one that has received strict scrutiny from insurance regulators and consumer advocates around the country. Some insurers have used...
TWCC Approves Self-Insure Certificates of Authority for 18 Companies
Feb 18 2005 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported it approved the initial application for a Certificate of Authority to Self-Insure for a one-year period by one private employer and the reapplications for...
Ledbetter Confirmed as TWCC Employer Commissioner
Feb 17 2005 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported the Texas Senate has confirmed William A. Ledbetter, Jr. to serve as an Employer Commissioner of the TWCC. Gov. Rick Perry appointed Ledbetter to the Commission in...
Unlicensed Health Care Provider Indicted in Texas
Feb 17 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance, working in conjunction with the Collin County District Attorney’s Office, announced an indictment against Don Bauer of Plano for insurance fraud. Bauer, who had not held a valid...
Consumer Groups Urge Texas Governor to Appoint New Insurance Commissioner
Feb 17 2005 // Two Texas consumer organizations—the Center for Economic Justice (CEJ) and Texas Watch—announced they are calling on Gov. Rick Perry to appoint a new insurance commissioner to replace José Montemayor who asked in...
Medical Protective Won’t Seek Overall Rate Increase in Texas This Year
Feb 16 2005 // The Medical Protective Company (Medical Protective), a large admitted primary medical professional liability insurer in Texas, announced it has no plans to take an overall rate increase in the state in 2005. President and...
Guaranty Insurance Services Acquires Calif. Agency
Feb 16 2005 // Austin, Texas-based Guaranty Insurance Services Inc. announced the acquisition of Walter Mortensen Insurance of Bakersfield, Calif. This move doubles the agency’s size in California. With eight offices in...
PCI Supports Legislation to Reform Workers’ Comp System in Texas
Feb 16 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) reported it testified before the House Business and Insurance Committee in support of legislation to overhaul the Texas workers’ compensation...
