Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Scott Joins PWIB Texas as Broker/Underwriter
Jul 13 2007 // Chris Scott has joined Dallas-based PWIB Texas as broker/underwriter, the company announced. Scott has been a broker since 2002 and previously was associated with other leading insurance wholesalers in the Dallas...
Texas Approves $1 Billion in Reinsurance for Windstorm Pool
Jul 13 2007 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) in early June submitted a proposal to the Texas Department of Insurance for the purchase of $1.5 billion in reinsurance under a three-tiered program. On July 11, Texas...
Texas Can Pay Back Small Employers for Some Workplace Alterations
Jul 12 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) can reimburse small, non-public employers for up to $2,500 in expenses for special equipment, furniture and other workplace modifications that allow an injured employee to return to...
Texas to Host Free Workers’ Comp Network Workshops in August
Jul 11 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance will host two workshops on workers’ compensation health care networks in August in Dallas. A workshop for employers will be held on August 24 and a workshop for health care providers...
Texas Oil and Gas Contracting Firm Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 10 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County grand jury indicted ZIPCO Services Inc. and its owner, Jerry Don Calicutt, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The indictments allege that...
Agents Question Receiver on Texas Select Unearned Commissions Policy
Jul 10 2007 // The Special Deputy Receiver for Texas Select Lloyds, in response to a request from the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas for clarification on unearned commission billing of former Texas Select agents, has offered the...
South Texas Counties at Odds with FEMA Over Flood Maps
Jul 6 2007 // Hidalgo County, Texas, officials are moving to block the release of an updated Rio Grande flood plain map that would force property owners to buy flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to release...
Texas Mutual Pays $1.7M Dividend to TxOGA
Jul 6 2007 // Workers compensation carrier Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $1,752,338 dividend for the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TxOGA) purchasing group. TxOGA is the state’s largest association representing the...
Engle Martin & Associates’ Texas Offices Relocating
Jul 6 2007 // Engle Martin & Associates Inc., a national claims service provider, is moving its Dallas and Houston, Texas, offices, the company announced The Dallas office is moving to 17304 Preston Road, Suite 740, Dallas, Texas...
Texas Residents Watch Brazos River in Anticipation of More Flooding
Jul 2 2007 // Texas officials expected the Brazos River to rise above flood level, a cause of concern for residents who evacuated once already last week. The Brazos was expected to swell to around 26 feet, a foot above flood stage,...
Taking care of trash
Jul 2 2007 // Take care of what you throw in the trash. Some RadioShack employees in Texas have allegedly committed an egregious error, showing a careless disregard for protecting sensitive customer data. According to Texas Attorney...
Editor’s Note: Taking care of trash
Jul 2 2007 // It could be argued that the RadioShack employees (if the charges prove to be true) were acting out of ignorance or they just didn’t care. It sounds like that argument would not apply to the insurance company, which...
Texas Hill Country Hardest Hit by Torrential Rains, Flooding
Jun 29 2007 // Lisa Schlueter was sleeping soundly Wednesday morning when she was roused by Toots, her rat terrier, barking in the living room. When she flipped on a light, she quickly saw what had gotten Toots so agitated: Flood water...
Texas Attorney General: Beware of Scams in Flooding Aftermath
Jun 29 2007 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott warned North Texas residents to be wary of price gouging and fraudulent attempts to bilk homeowners and other consumers in the aftermath of recent storms. Gov. Rick Perry issued a...
Cahill Joins Colemont-Texas as Broker
Jun 27 2007 // Colemont Insurance Brokers of Texas announced the addition of Rob Cahill as a casualty broker in the Dallas office on Terry Moody’s team. At Colemont, Cahill will specialize in construction casualty, but will also...
WSS Texas Introduces New Tavern, Bar and Night Club Program
Jun 26 2007 // Ron Klimek, vice president and branch manager of Western Security Surplus Texas, announced his firm recently negotiated an exclusive contract for a new Tavern, Bar and Night Club Program, which is now available in...
Texas Announces Work Comp Discount, Interest Rate for Q3 2007
Jun 26 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that any interest or discount provided for in the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act for the period of July 1, 2007, through Sept. 30,...
Tapco Underwriters To Expand with Calif., Texas Offices
Jun 26 2007 // Tapco Underwriters Inc., a managing general agent/wholesaler in the excess and surplus market, has announced it will be expanding into California and Texas. Offices will open in Los Angeles and HOuston on July 9, according...
Texas Delays System to Crackdown on Uninsured Drivers
Jun 20 2007 // Texas officials have again delayed the launch of a database meant to crack down on uninsured drivers, saying people could be ticketed or arrested because of inaccurate information. Lawmakers in 2005 ordered the Texas...
Social Services Agencies Earn $360K Dividend from Texas Mutual
Jun 20 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $360,349 dividend for the Social Services Agencies of Texas (SSA) purchasing group. The dividend is based largely on the group’s growth and favorable loss ratio. “Our...
