Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Business Moves
Nov 19 2006 // North American Group, CIC Insurance Brokers, CTK Insurance Services North American Group, headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla., acquired Abilene, Texas-based CIC Insurance Brokers Inc. and CTK Insurance Services Inc. of...
Texas Court of Appeals: Insurers Must Defend Samsung in EMF Suits
Nov 17 2006 // The law firm of Anderson Kill & Olick P.C., reported that the Texas Court of Appeals has ruled that Samsung Electronics America is entitled to defense coverage for class action lawsuits based upon the alleged harm...
Texas Commissioner Agrees to Windstorm Rate Hikes
Nov 16 2006 // Although not as substantial as those sought by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin signed an order on Nov. 15 giving TWIA rate hikes of 3.7 percent for commercial property...
Smoke Alarm Donated by Texas Coalition Alerts Disabled Homeowner
Nov 16 2006 // A 62 year old Waco, Texas, resident can thank a donated smoke alarm for possibly saving her life and her home recently. Madeline Goff, who is assisted by a walker, was alerted by smoke alarms that she had a potential fire...
TDI Deputy Commissioner Receives National Award
Nov 14 2006 // For the second year in a row the Texas Department of Insurance’s (TDI) Licensing Division has been recognized for its outstanding performance by the Securities and Insurance Licensing Association (SILA). The...
TDI Consumer Protection Division Recovers $56M for Texans
Nov 13 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported that more than $56 million was returned to Texas consumers during the past year as a result of actions by TDI’s Consumer Protection Division, a record amount for the...
NALICO General Agency Expands with Texas Acquisition
Nov 10 2006 // NALICO General Agency Inc., a subsidiary of Waco, Texas-based NLASCO, announced the asset acquisition of Longhorn General Agency Inc. and Longhorn Insurance Services Inc., effective Nov. 1, 2006. Founded in 1980, Longhorn...
San Antonio Agents Install New Officers
Nov 9 2006 // Brett Morgan was recently installed as the 85th president of the Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio (IIASA). Morgan is senior vice president, Business Insurance and Employee Benefits, for SWBC Insurance...
Data Vendor Selected for Texas Auto Insurance Verification Program
Nov 9 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), serving as lead agency in a joint project with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and the Texas Department of Information...
Restaurant Association Earns $2M Texas Mutual Dividend
Nov 9 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $2,112,299 dividend to the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) purchasing group. Texas law allows employers in similar industries to reduce their workers’ comp premiums by...
Texas University Students Honored with Scholarships from ICT
Nov 9 2006 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) recently awarded scholarships to 15 university students, each of whom were acknowledged by their professors as exemplary students. The University of North Texas scholarship recipients...
Texas National Western Life Announces 3rd Quarter Earnings
Nov 7 2006 // Ross R. Moody, president of National Western Life Insurance Company, recently announced third quarter 2006 consolidated net earnings of $15.4 million, or $4.22 per diluted share, compared with consolidated net earnings of...
People and Places
Nov 6 2006 // Chris Hughes, with Swingle, Collins & Associates, is the new president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas. Swingle Collins reported that Hughes joins officer ranks with firm president, Frank Swingle, whose...
Okla. commissioner fights Texas group’s attack ads
Nov 6 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Com-missioner Kim Holland has started her own ad campaign to counter a series of negative TV ads from a Texas group called “Just the Facts America.” Meanwhile, The Oklahoman filed a lawsuit...
Wildlife making highways hazardous
Nov 6 2006 // The increasing number of motorists and deer in Texas are leading to a greater frequency of collisions between the two on the state’s roadways. Cooler weather and the annual rut season should make for even more...
Okla. commissioner fights Texas group’s attack ads
Nov 5 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Com-missioner Kim Holland has started her own ad campaign to counter a series of negative TV ads from a Texas group called “Just the Facts America.” Meanwhile, The Oklahoman filed a lawsuit...
Business Moves
Nov 5 2006 // Affirmative Insurance Holdings, USAgencies Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., Addison, Texas, and privately-held USAgencies L.L.C., based in Baton Rouge, La., announced a definitive agreement under which Affirmative will...
People
Nov 5 2006 // Chris Hughes, with Swingle, Collins & Associates, is the new president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas. Swingle Collins reported that Hughes joins officer ranks with firm president, Frank Swingle, whose...
Wildlife making highways hazardous
Nov 5 2006 // The increasing number of motorists and deer in Texas are leading to a greater frequency of collisions between the two on the state’s roadways. Cooler weather and the annual rut season should make for even more...
Houston General Insurance Opens for Business in Texas
Nov 3 2006 // Independent insurance agents in Texas have a new option for insuring their best clients. Houston General Insurance Exchange announced that it is now offering personal lines products – including coverage for...
