Latest Texas Headlines
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Disaster Housing Program Extended in Texas, Louisiana
Oct 15 2010 // Louisiana and Texas families displaced by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav now have until March 31 to transition to permanent housing. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Craig Fugate, administrator of...
Kilkenny Joins IIAT as Director of Agency Management Resources
Oct 14 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) and its Trusted Choice agencies announce that Todd Kilkenny has joined the association as director of agency management resources. Kilkenny will be responsible for...
Clock is Ticking on Surplus Lines Tax Reform
Oct 12 2010 // The insurance industry called the passage of the Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act on July 21, 2010, a “big win” thanks to provisions in the massive reform bill that would modernize regulation...
Lawsuit Serves as Notice in Claim Against Texas County
Oct 8 2010 // The Texas Supreme Court has determined that a lawsuit filed against a “governmental unit” within six months of an incident can be regarded as sufficient notice under the Texas Tort Claims Act. The high...
Progressive Expanding in Colorado, Florida, Ohio, Texas
Oct 6 2010 // Progressive Insurance recently announced plans to add hundreds of new jobs in Colorado, Florida, Ohio and Texas by the end of January 2011. The additions include sales, service and claims positions. Progressive said it...
New Insurance & Risk Advisor Joins Texas Associates Team
Oct 6 2010 // Texas Associates Insurors has added Dave Perez as its newest insurance and risk advisor. As a student of Texas A&M University, on Sept. 11, 2001, Perez committed to serving in the United States Air Force and was...
Texas Agency’s iPhone App Lets Customers Reach Agent on Their Terms
Oct 4 2010 // Who says insurance agents aren’t cool? A Texas-based independent insurance agency has proven they know what’s up with a new iPhone application that gives their customers access to important account information...
Judge Keeps TWIA Ike Settlement Information Private for Now
Oct 4 2010 // Galveston County Judge Susan Criss on Sept. 27 put on hold a Texas state representative’s request for information from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association regarding a $189 million settlement in a class action...
People
Oct 4 2010 // Watkins Insurance Group, one of the largest full-service, locally owned independent insurance agencies in central Texas, added agent Andy Webb to its sales team. Webb began his career in the insurance industry in March...
A Wonderful Life
Oct 4 2010 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy Soars High With Faith, Texas Values and the Ultimate Angel Investor If a creative insurance cinematographer were to capture the story of McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP, it might appear to be a...
Judge Keeps TWIA Ike Settlement Information Private for Now
Sep 30 2010 // Galveston County Judge Susan Criss on Sept. 27 put on hold a Texas state representative’s request for information from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association regarding a $189 million settlement in a class action...
San Diego, San Jose Lead in Number of Drunk Drivers
Sep 29 2010 // San Diego and San Jose lead the nation in the ranking of major metropolitan U.S. cities with the largest percentage of drivers with alcohol-related driving convictions. Data provided by Insurance.com indicates California...
Texas Sets Workers’ Comp Interest Rate at 3.75%
Sep 29 2010 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has set the interest or discount rate provided for in the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act at 3.75 percent for the period of Oct. 1 through...
11 Texas Cities to Receive Smoke Alarms
Sep 29 2010 // Firefighters in 11 Texas cities will be installing smoke alarms into the homes of low income and elderly residents thanks to this year’s We’re Out to Alarm Texas smoke alarm campaign. The program now in its...
TDI Names Associate Medical Advisor for Workers’ Compensation
Sep 28 2010 // Edwin R. Buster III, MD has joined the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation as an associate medical advisor. Since 1970, Dr. Buster has been in private practice at Capital Neurosurgical...
Texas Workers’ Comp Division Announces August Enforcement Actions
Sep 24 2010 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon recently announced final disciplinary actions taken in August by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC)....
Pronto Insurance Adds 9 Texas Locations
Sep 24 2010 // South Texas-based, Pronto Insurance is opening nine new store locations in Texas. Pronto Insurance kiosks will be based inside H-E-B grocery stores in Beaumont, Beeville, Portland, Robstown, San Antonio (three locations),...
Ike-Damaged School Districts in Texas Want Insurance Help
Sep 23 2010 // School districts affected by extensive property damage caused by Hurricane Ike in 2008 have seen their insurance premiums skyrocket and want the state to help pay for it. District officials in Galveston County have had...
Texas Lawmaker Revives Disputed TWIA Information Request
Sep 23 2010 // A Texas state representative has issued a second request for information from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association regarding a $189 million settlement in a class action lawsuit stemming from Hurricane Ike that was...
Texas Workers’ Comp Weekly Benefit Rates to Drop Slightly in 2011
Sep 21 2010 // The Texas workers’ compensation state average weekly wage for dates of injury from Oct. 1, 2010, through Sept. 30, 2011, is set at $766.34, the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation...
