Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lawmakers Aim to Roll Back Texas’ 2003 Insurance Reforms
Mar 23 2009 // Reforms to the Texas insurance regulatory system put in place by Senate Bill 14 in 2003 are under attack by a coalition of state lawmakers who have filed bills to, among other things, return the rate setting process for...
It Figures
Mar 23 2009 // 0.08 Legislation that would lower the legal blood alcohol concentration limit for the offense of boating under the influence from 0.10 percent to 0.08 percent has been approved by the Oklahoma Senate. The measure also...
People
Mar 23 2009 // Luke Proctor has been named president of Signature Select LLC, a new retail insurance subsidiary of Wichita, Kan.-based IMA. Proctor joined The IMA Financial Group in 2003 in the management development program, eventually...
Business Moves
Mar 23 2009 // CAA, Ed Berrong Insurance Agency, Bridges Group Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) has expanded outside of Texas with two new members, Ed Berrong Insurance Agency, headquartered in Oklahoma, and...
Declarations
Mar 23 2009 // Impact of Natural Disasters “I have witnessed first hand the impact natural disasters can have on a community and this state.” —Texas Rep. Craig Eiland, whose Galveston district was severely damaged Sept. 13,...
Texas Senate Committee Considers DWI Breath Test Bill
Mar 18 2009 // Drunk driving suspects in Texas would no longer be allowed to refuse a breath or blood test under certain circumstances, under a bill being considered by the state Senate Criminal Justice Committee. Texas already allows...
Texas Lawmakers Try to Undo Drivers License Identification Rules
Mar 18 2009 // Some Democratic lawmakers joined by Texas residents who have had trouble getting drivers’ licenses under new Department of Public Safety rules are pushing for legislation that would undo a policy they say harms U.S....
Ohio Windstorm Losses in Feb. Reach Nearly $89M; Ike Losses Rise
Mar 16 2009 // Ohio’s Feb. 11-12 windstorm caused at least $88.9 million in damages, based on preliminary insured loss estimates from the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII), an insurance industry trade group. Widespread losses were...
Bills Filed to Roll Back Texas 2003 Insurance Reforms
Mar 16 2009 // Reforms to the Texas insurance regulatory system put in place by Senate Bill 14 in 2003 are under attack by a coalition of state lawmakers who have filed bills to, among other things, return the rate setting process for...
Texas Court Finds Asbestosis Exclusion in Insurance Policies Limited
Mar 13 2009 // Policyholders facing liability because of asbestos claims will benefit from a March 11 Texas state court ruling, according to the law firm Anderson Kill & Olick. Judge J. Manuel Bañales of the 105th Judicial District...
Insurance Fraud by Telemarketers Targeted in Texas
Mar 12 2009 // The chairman of the Texas Committee on Insurance Fraud says telemarketers continue to harass the victims of auto accidents whether they have been injured or not. The group is endorsing a bill being introduced in the Texas...
New Orleans-Based Insurance Agency Opens Houston Office
Mar 12 2009 // Independent insurance agency Gillis, Ellis & Baker Inc., headquartered in New Orleans, has opened a new office in Houston under the name of Gillis, Ellis & Baker of Texas PLLC. “We have clients with...
Texas Mutual Fraud Investigations Recover $4.1M in 2008
Mar 11 2009 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that it saved or recovered $4.1 million through its workers’ compensation fraud investigations in 2008. According to the company, the $4.1 million includes: claimant fraud...
Mississippi’s Rep. Taylor Renews Push for Federal Wind Insurance Policy
Mar 10 2009 // Rep. Gene Taylor, D.-Miss., isn’t letting opposition by major insurance companies keep him from pushing his plan to make wind coverage for properties available through the federal flood insurance...
Pacific Specialty Expands Texas Residential Property Programs
Mar 10 2009 // Pacific Specialty Property and Casualty Company, the Texas affiliate of California-based Pacific Specialty Insurance Company (PSIC) announced a new suite of preferred tier residential property insurance products in...
Texas Issues $36K in Fines in January 2009 Enforcement Actions
Mar 10 2009 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported enforcement actions that became final in January 2009 include two license revocations, two license denials and fines and restitution totaling $36,250. An order imposing...
CAA Adds Agencies from Oklahoma and Kansas
Mar 10 2009 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced it has expanded outside of Texas with two new members, Ed Berrong Insurance Agency, based in Oklahoma and Bridges Group Inc., based in Kansas. A...
Texas Legislators Want to Modify Catastrophe Response After Ike
Mar 10 2009 // Nursing homes were left without electricity and medical evacuees flooded hospitals during Hurricane Ike, but more than a dozen bills pending in the Texas Legislature could help change the way state agencies and facilities...
Capitol County Mutual Non-Renewing Texas Policyholders
Mar 9 2009 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced that Capitol County Mutual Fire Insurance Company has notified policyholders that their industrial fire insurance coverage will end effective with the policy monthly anniversary...
Declarations
Mar 9 2009 // Tools to Intervene “The Texas insurance companies remain well-capitalized. … There has been no bankruptcy filing by the parent company. In the event of any changes in the status of the parent company, our state...
