Latest Texas Headlines
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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...
Texas Commissioner: Health Insurance Reforms Effective Sept. 23
Sep 21 2010 // The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and related Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, enacted by Congress in March 2010, include significant insurance market reforms effective for most...
Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner: Things Are Good Overall
Sep 20 2010 // Despite ongoing issues and a multitude of adversarial stakeholders, the state of the workers’ compensation system in Texas is “pretty good,” according to the head of the state division with regulatory...
Declarations
Sep 20 2010 // Interlinked Failures “A complex and interlinked series of mechanical failures, human judgments, engineering design, operational implementation and team interfaces came together to allow the initiation and escalation...
It Figures
Sep 20 2010 // $100 Million The cost of property damage claims from Tropical Storm Hermine crept toward $100 million as of Sept. 10, 2010, three days after the storm made landfall in northeastern Mexico, and swept through Texas and into...
America’s Best Independent Agencies to Work For
Sep 20 2010 // Salaries and Benefits Lead but Quality of People and Relationships Win Votes, Too The results are in from the 2010 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. The owners of the Best Agencies...
People
Sep 20 2010 // Philadelphia Insurance Cos. promoted Christopher J. Maguire and Sean S. Sweeney to co-presidents. Maguire joined Philadelphia Insurance Companies in 1987 and has managed underwriting operations and production. In his most...
Lumber and Wood Group Earns Texas Mutual Dividend
Sep 17 2010 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced a $151,743 workers’ compensation dividend to the Texas Lumber and Wood Products (TLWP) purchasing group. The dividend was based largely on the group’s premium volume and...
Cooper Joins WSG Specialty Underwriters in Texas as Senior VP
Sep 17 2010 // Wilson Smith Group LLC announced that Gary Cooper has joined the group’s Texas operation, WSG Specialty Underwriters, as senior vice president. Cooper brings an extensive insurance background in retail and wholesale...
Insurer Reaches Settlement with Texas Over Racial Bias in Rates
Sep 16 2010 // A life insurance company has reached a settlement with state regulators over discrimination in rates charged to black policyholders. A statement issued by the Texas Department of Insurance said Austin-based Citizens...
Texas Panel Expected to End Arson Inquiry
Sep 16 2010 // A Texas panel is expected to review a final report that clears fire officials of wrongdoing in their arson investigation that led to a man’s 2004 execution. The Texas Forensic Science Commission is scheduled to meet...
Galveston Still Trying to Recover 2 Years After Ike
Sep 15 2010 // Hurricane Ike is long gone but hundreds of Galveston County residents are still waiting for funds earmarked for repair and reconstruction of homes damaged or destroyed by the disastrous storm. Sept. 13 was the second...
Texas Public/Private Partnership Provides Small Employer Health Coverage
Sep 14 2010 // Healthy Texas, a statewide public/private partnership established by the 81st Legislature, provides a new health insurance option for small employers in Texas, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. Eligible...
Texas Work Comp Commissioner: System Improvements Are Working
Sep 14 2010 // Despite ongoing issues and a multitude of adversarial stakeholders, the state of the workers’ compensation system in Texas is “pretty good,” according to the head of the state division with regulatory...
Texas: Misuse of Insurance Settlement Payments Increasing
Sep 13 2010 // The Texas Department of Insurance (Department) has issued a bulletin stating that misdirection, misapplication and improper use of insurance settlement payments appear to be on the rise. The bulletin is in response to a...
Insurance Claims Pour in from Tropical Storm Hermine
Sep 10 2010 // Like the rainfall that inundated Texas as a result of Tropical Storm Hermine, claims from property damage caused by the storm have been pouring in to insurers, the Insurance Council of Texas has reported. ICT spokesman...
Hermine Surprises Texas, Oklahoma with Extensive Flooding
Sep 9 2010 // Tropical Storm Hermine, which swept through Texas on Sept. 7 and into Oklahoma on Sept. 8, surprised forecasters by retaining tropical storm strength long after it was expected to decline. The storm resulted in extensive...
Texas Mutual Awards $300K in Safety Education Grants
Sep 9 2010 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company has awarded a combined $300,000 in grants to Kilgore College, Midland College and College of the Mainland in Texas City. The grants will fund free workplace safety courses for employers,...
