Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
HELLHOLES IN LA., TEXAS:
Nov 17 2003 // The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) released a report, “Bringing Justice to Judicial Hellholes 2003,” identifying 13 jurisdictions where it believes the law is consistently applied unfairly. Three of...
The Precarious Role of the Broker in Litigation
Nov 17 2003 // There is a great deal of discussion about the role of insurance agents and brokers in procuring coverage, receiving or providing notice of claims, and accepting premiums. Typically, these discussions, and the accompanying...
Dallas Worker Pleads Guilty to Double-Dipping
Nov 14 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Ruben Perez of Dallas pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges and received a two-year deferred adjudication sentence. The court ordered him pay...
Central Texas CPCU Chapter Wins Gold
Nov 13 2003 // The Central Texas Chapter of the CPCU Society (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters) announced it earned the Society’s Gold “Circle of Excellence” for outstanding achievement during the 2002-2003...
Rules on Credit Scoring Adopted in Texas
Nov 12 2003 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it adopted initial rules regarding the use of credit scoring by insurers in Texas. TDI said these rules, along with the statutory provisions in Senate Bill 14, are among the...
IIAD’s All Industry Day to Feature Town Hall Meeting on Terrorism
Nov 12 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas announced it will hold the annual All Industry Day on Nov. 25. The event, “Confronting Terrorism, Not If, But When,” is sponsored by state and local insurance...
Texas Appeals Court Upholds Use of Staff Counsel
Nov 11 2003 // A Texas appellate court confirmed the right of insurers to defend their customers with staff attorneys, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). The insurance trade group said in American Home &...
ATRA Names U.S.’s 13 ‘Judicial Hellholes’
Nov 10 2003 // The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) released a report, “Bringing Justice to Judicial Hellholes 2003,” identifying 13 jurisdictions where it believes the law is consistently applied unfairly. ATRA said...
Texas’ Underwriters MGA Wages Fight Against GE Re
Nov 3 2003 // Texas-based Underwriters MGA (UMGA), a Texas- based corporation with offices in Hidalgo County, announced it has filed a court petition to reclaim millions of dollars in revenues the company said it lost as a result of...
NO DIMINISHED VALUE IN TEXAS:
Nov 3 2003 // The Texas Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling and found that insurance contracts do not require an insurer to pay a policyholder for the vehicle’s so-called diminished value. According to the National...
ALL WORK, TOO MUCH PAY:
Nov 3 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Raymond Hicks of Del Valle, Texas pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud before the 147th Travis County District Court in Austin. He received a sentence that...
Old American Gets New Life Under SB 14
Nov 3 2003 // Since 1946, Dallas-based Old American County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. has stayed true to a simple business philosophy: Provide reasonably priced insurance on a reasonable payment schedule for difficult risks. Much has...
Alliance Urges Against Mo. Mold Cover Mandate
Oct 29 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers has urged the Missouri Department of Insurance not to issue a proposed bulletin that would require insurers to provide coverage for mold damage in personal lines policies. “The...
Danger: Deer on the Road
Oct 28 2003 // The Insurance Council of Texas distributed a reminder that the next few weeks are one of the most dangerous times of the year for motor vehicle collisions involving deer. The highest number of auto accidents involving deer...
Austin Company Found Guilty of Fraud
Oct 27 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Texas Home Exteriors Inc. of Austin pleaded guilty in the 331st Travis County District Court to a third-degree felony in a workers’ compensation fraud case. The company...
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Diminished Value
Oct 24 2003 // In overturning a lower court ruling, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that insurance contracts do not require an insurer to pay a policyholder for the vehicle’s so-called diminished value. In the case of American...
Insurers Seek Balanced Approach to Texas Scoring, Territorial Rating Rules
Oct 24 2003 // At the recent Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) hearing on insurance scoring and territorial rating rules, insurers expressed their support for proposals they believe will ensure consumers are charged premiums that...
Kuprion-Thomas Appointed to Texas Mutual Board
Oct 24 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that Texas Governor Rick Perry has appointed Sandra Kuprion-Thomas to Texas Mutual’s Board of Directors. Kuprion-Thomas is a certified public accountant and the president of...
ICT Reminds Agents, Policyholders of FAIR Plan Limitations
Oct 23 2003 // The Texas FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan is on its way to insuring more than 100,000 homeowners before the end of the year, according to the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT), and on the Plan’s...
Texas Holds Hearings on Credit Scoring Today
Oct 22 2003 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is holding hearings today at its offices in Austin on proposed rules to further regulate the use of credit-based insurance scores. The wide-ranging insurance reform bill SB 14,...
