Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurers Look to Wipe Clean Toxic Mold Claims
Jun 24 2002 // For U.S. insurers, reinsurers, and property professionals still reeling from the $32 million a Texas jury awarded Melinda Ballard in her toxic mold lawsuit against Farmers Insurance last year and the $18.5 million a...
CHIROS LOSE WITH SOAH ACTION:
Jun 24 2002 // The Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) overturned a ruling by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) pertaining payment for chiropractors, finding that chiropractors cannot collect...
TX MUTUAL WINS ONE MORE:
Jun 24 2002 // In another Texas Mutual case, SOAH ruled that chiropractor, David Olson, D.C., misrepresented group physical medicine as individual treatment. The case began when Olson billed Texas Mutual for one-on-one sessions because...
Can Politicians Put the Homeowners Market Back Together Again’
Jun 24 2002 // As what could become one of the most competitive election seasons in recent Texas history takes shape, it should come as no surprise that the homeowners crisis affecting consumers virtually statewide has taken on prime...
CHIROS LOSE WITH SOAH ACTION
Jun 24 2002 // The Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) overturned a ruling by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) pertaining payment for chiropractors, finding that chiropractors cannot collect...
TX MUTUAL WINS ONE MORE
Jun 24 2002 // In another Texas Mutual case, SOAH ruled that chiropractor, David Olson, D.C., misrepresented group physical medicine as individual treatment. The case began when Olson billed Texas Mutual for one-on-one sessions because...
Court Finds Texas Businessman Defrauded $3 million from Texas Mutual
Jun 21 2002 // A federal bankruptcy court ruled that Dallas businessman Aharon Chen and A.C. Painting Inc., his now-bankrupt company, defrauded more than $3 million from Texas Mutual Insurance Co., a workers compensation provider. Chen...
Texas Agent Arrested for Issuing Bogus GL Policies
Jun 19 2002 // John Tesseyman III of Tyler, Texas has been arrested on four felony charges after a raid of his Old Bullard Road office, and stands accused of bilking millions of dollars in bogus general liability insurance policies from...
Texas GOP Lawmakers Give Word on Rate Regulation Bill
Jun 17 2002 // A key Senate lawmaker says Texas homeowner insurance rates should be regulated by the state, promising to put forth a bill in the next session to get a handle on rising premiums. Sen. Troy Fraser, a Republican, said that...
Restraining Order Issued Against Two Texas Agents
Jun 13 2002 // Texas State District Judge Pete Lowry has issued a temporary restraining order against Robert Harrison of Richmond and Pete Ballard of San Antonio to keep them from selling reported bogus commercial insurance coverages and...
Westport Names Administrator of TX Lawyers’ Liability Program
Jun 12 2002 // Westport Insurance Corporation, an Overland, Kan.-based unit of GE, has chosen Marsh Affinity Group Services as the program administrator in Texas for its lawyer’s professional liability insurance program. Westport...
Fake Stucco, Real Trouble: EIFS-Related Claims Constrict CGL Markets
Jun 11 2002 // Mold may be getting all the attention at the moment as a major threat to insurers, at least in Texas and California, but another problem has wreaked havoc for homeowners, carriers, and contractors nationwide for several...
Insurers & Contractors Trying to Nail DownProper Coverage
Jun 10 2002 // If you’re placing coverage for contractors, there are three factors that determine what obstacles you will encounter: location, location, location. The real question is whether it will stay that way or whether...
NBIS Contracts Program to Build Upon
Jun 10 2002 // From mold to construction defects, contractors and those who insure them can run into a mound of claims when building. One company who has stepped in to construct a program for contractors is Nevada-based National Builders...
Coverage Already in Place Can Help Protect Travel Plans
Jun 10 2002 // Ahh, summer—vacations to the coast or the mountains, cruises to Alaska, treks to far-off, exotic lands. Even if you’re not treating yourself or your family to a once-in-a-lifetime vacation this year, some of your...
Insurers Look to Wipe Clean Toxic Mold Claims
Jun 10 2002 // For U.S. insurers, reinsurers, and property professionals still reeling from the $32 million a Texas jury awarded Melinda Ballard in her toxic mold lawsuit against Farmers Insurance last year and the $18.5 million a...
Insurers & Contractors Trying to Nail Down Proper Coverage
Jun 10 2002 // If you’re placing coverage for a client who is a contractor, there are three factors that determine what obstacles you will encounter: location, location, location. The real question, however, is whether it will stay...
Late Notice May Insure Responsibility for Pre-Tender Defense Costs
Jun 10 2002 // Texas requires automobile liability insurers and general liability insurers to include language in their policies establishing a “prejudice” requirement before late notice can be used as a defense. For...
Who’s Who Across Texas, Local Associations at Work
Jun 10 2002 // Here’s what some of the local Big “I” chapters have been doing over the past year: AMARILLO President: Todd D. Gower Vice President: Ronnie Hudson Secretary-Treasurer: Steve Lapp Executive Secretary: Val...
Goodbyes, New Directions and Thank Yous
Jun 10 2002 // It’s goodbye time. After 20 years at the helm of IIAT, and 62 years on this planet, it’s time for me to head in a new direction. But first, I hope you’ll permit me a few musings. I leave this job with the...
