Latest Texas Headlines
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Texas Work Comp October Enforcement Actions Include Hefty Fines
Nov 12 2010 // Final disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) in October include fines of up to $153,000, the department announced. Commissioner of Workers’...
Texas’ Pronto Insurance Selected as Top Franchise for Minorities
Nov 11 2010 // The National Minority Franchising Initiative (NMFI) has included Brownsville, Texas-based Pronto Insurance on its annual list of the “50 Top Franchises for Minorities.” The NMFI selected 50 franchisors from...
Late Filings of Surplus Lines Policies Draw Fines in Texas
Nov 10 2010 // If enforcement actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance this year in response to late filing of surplus lines insurance policies with the state stamping office were meant to capture the attention of managing...
IMA of Texas Hires 3 Business Development Leaders
Nov 10 2010 // IMA of Texas Inc., a retail insurance broker and risk management firm based in Dallas, has added three new directors of client service. Drew Lambert joined IMA as director of client services and integrated health and...
Rates for High Risk Drivers in Texas Falling; Coverage Minimums to Rise
Nov 9 2010 // Insurance rates for high-risk drivers insured through the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA) will decrease overall by 7.6 percent from 2010 rates effective Jan. 1, 2011. According to TAIPA, Texas Insurance...
James Joins RSI International in Commercial Underwriting Unit
Nov 8 2010 // RSI International Inc., a Texas-based managing general agency, announced that Robin James has joined its Commercial Underwriting Department in Arlington. James joins RSI after relocating to Texas from Goldsboro, N.C.,...
Equity Risk Partners, Lipscomb & Cathey Form Dallas Partnership
Nov 8 2010 // Insurance brokers Equity Risk Partners (ERP) and Lipscomb & Cathey have formed a joint venture to cater to the needs of the private equity space in Texas. The new partnership, called ERP-Texas, will combine the niche...
Texas High Court: Successor Liability Law not Retroactive
Nov 3 2010 // The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a state law limiting corporations’ “successor liability” for personal injury claims from asbestos exposure violates the state constitution when applied to a common...
Medical Group Earns $788K Texas Mutual Dividend
Nov 2 2010 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced a $788,170 dividend to the Texas Medical Group (TMG). The workers’ compensation purchasing group dividend was based largely on TMG’s loss ratio. TMG has earned $1,726,338 in...
Insurance Premiums Paid by Texans Dipped Slightly in 2009
Nov 2 2010 // The property/casualty insurance industry in Texas experienced a “ho hum” year in 2009 with soft market pricing and a difficult economy taking a toll on written premium, according to a report released by the...
People
Nov 1 2010 // Liberty Northwest, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Danny R. Schamma to vice president, finance. He will direct the business planning process, oversee financial reporting and analysis, and...
People
Nov 1 2010 // Todd Kilkenny joined the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) as director of agency management resources. He will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing strategic agency management initiatives and...
Declarations
Nov 1 2010 // No Place to Hide “Voters want leaders to stand tall on insurance reform …. Candidates cannot hide from this issue. Texans are looking for leaders to deliver results that will hold insurance companies...
Texas Workers’ Comp Medical Costs Per Claim Stabilizing
Oct 29 2010 // After four years of decreases, medical costs per workers’ compensation claim in Texas stabilized in 2007, reflecting the impact of reforms enacted in 2001 and much of those passed in 2005, according to a study by the...
New Web-based Atlas Details Hazards of Living on Texas Coast
Oct 29 2010 // One of every four Texans lives along the coast; Texas has 16 major ports and more than 3,300 miles of bays and estuaries. Those are just a few facts available in a new a Web-based atlas of the 18-county Texas coast...
Allstate: Texas House Fires Drop by 15%
Oct 28 2010 // The frequency of Texas home fires dropped 15 percent among Allstate customers during the first half of 2010, when compared to the same period last year. This decrease puts fire frequency back in line with historical...
Court Orders Employer to Pay $100K to Texas Mutual
Oct 28 2010 // A Travis County district court has sentenced Joffrey Majors of Parker, Texas on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The court sentenced Majors to four years’ deferred adjudication and ordered him to...
Texas Lawmaker Presses on with TWIA Settlement Information Request
Oct 27 2010 // Texas State Rep. Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood) has filed a mandamus petition in the 1st Court of Appeals in Houston seeking relief from a temporary stay of his request for information concerning a $189 million settlement...
Texas Credit Repair Firms Charged with Unlawful, Deceptive Practices
Oct 25 2010 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has charged two El Paso companies with unlawfully operating unlicensed credit repair and credit restoration services. Max Credit of El Paso – which is also known as Max Credit...
Texas Workers’ Comp Sept. Enforcements Bring Nearly $268K in Fines
Oct 22 2010 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation in September issued nearly $268,000 in fines in disciplinary actions. The orders issued by Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon...
