Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Business Moves
Sep 6 2010 // Hallmark Financial, State Auto National Hallmark Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Hallmark Financial Services Inc. in Ft. Worth, Texas, plans to acquire State Auto National Insurance Co. from Ohio-based State Auto Financial...
People
Sep 6 2010 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) promoted two key executives. Paul Buffone is now senior vice president of Risk Management Services, and David T. White is now vice president of Internal Audit. Buffone...
Homeowners Insurance an Issue in Texas Gubernatorial Campaign
Sep 6 2010 // Former Houston Mayor Bill White, a Democrat campaigning to replace Repub-lican Rick Perry as governor of Texas, says homeowners insurance rates in Texas are too high and should be more regulated. White said Texans pay an...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Chief Favors Gradual Rate Hike
Sep 6 2010 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association recently filed for 5 percent increases in both its residential and commercial rates, effective Jan. 1, 2011. While indications are those hikes won’t bring the rates for the...
New Markets
Sep 6 2010 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Contractors Preferred Program Market...
Webb Joins Austin-Based Watkins Insurance Group
Sep 2 2010 // Watkins Insurance Group, one of the largest full-service, locally owned independent insurance agencies in Central Texas, has added agent Andy Webb to its sales team. Webb began his career in the insurance industry in March...
The Woodlands Financial Group Adds 3 New Texas Locations
Sep 1 2010 // The Woodlands Financial Group Inc. (TWFG), a retail and managing general agency specializing in property/casualty and life/health insurance, and financial planning, has opened three new branch locations in Texas. Darrell...
Homeowners Insurance an Issue in Texas Gubernatorial Campaign
Aug 27 2010 // Former Houston Mayor Bill White, a Democrat campaigning to replace Rick Perry as governor of Texas, says homeowners insurance rates in Texas are too high and should be subject to more regulation. White says Texans pay an...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Assoc. Chief Favors Gradual Rate Hikes
Aug 26 2010 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association recently filed for 5 percent increases in both its residential and commercial rates, effective Jan. 1, 2011. While indications are those hikes won’t bring the rates for the...
Swantner & Gordon Insurance Merging with Higginbotham & Associates
Aug 25 2010 // Swantner & Gordon Insurance Agency, headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Fort Worth-based Higginbotham & Associates have jointly announced the merger of their operations. The combined firm has more than 500...
Texas To Review More Insurance Premiums
Aug 24 2010 // The Texas Department of Insurance is about to change its longtime policy of allowing uncontested insurance rate increases of up to 50 percent without interference, officials said. State regulators will require insurance...
Day Installed as President of Central Texas Society of CPCU Chapter
Aug 20 2010 // Meredith Day was recently installed as president of the Central Texas Chapter, Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, in Austin, Texas. She received her CPCU designation in 2006 and is currently pursuing the...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Seeks 5% Rate Increase
Aug 20 2010 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has filed for 5 percent increases in both its residential and commercial rates, effective Jan. 1, 2011. The state’s insurer of last resort provides wind and hail coverage in...
Extraco Insurance’s Daniel Named Customer Service Rep of the Year
Aug 16 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America has presented Patricia A Daniel of Extraco Banks N.A., dba Extraco Insurance with its National Accredited Customer Service Representative of the Year award. Based...
Snapshot: Declarations
Aug 16 2010 // Health Care Challenge “While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to the single question of whether or not Congress has the power to regulate — and tax — a...
2010 Education & Training Directory
Aug 16 2010 // Insurance Journal is pleased to publish the 2010 Education and Training Directory. This exclusive resource directory has been designed to help independent agents and brokers find educational and training opportunities to...
101 Sales & Marketing Ideas*
Aug 16 2010 // From … how to research and obtain referrals, why it’s important to listen to clients, what to do with social media, where to advertise and what to say … to how to use a questionnaire, court records, a...
Declarations
Aug 16 2010 // Health Care Challenge “While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to the single question of whether or not Congress has the power to regulate — and tax — a citizen’s...
TV and Radio Advertising: Texas Agency Makes It Work
Aug 12 2010 // Is advertising on radio and television a cost-effective way to help expand an independent insurance agent’s book of business? It may not be for everybody, but Criss Sudduth says a one-two punch of broadcast ads have...
