Latest Texas Headlines
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Case Law Watch
Oct 3 2005 // Exclusions–Criminal Acts Bamert v. Johnson (La. App. Aug. 17, 2005) Insured claims self-defense/question of fact on applicability of intentional, willful and malicious acts exclusion: This concerned an...
Hurricane Rita Losses Not as High as Previous Storms
Oct 3 2005 // But destruction will add to totals from Dennis, Katrina and Ophelia. While indications are that damages from Hurricane Rita won’t come close to equaling those of its immediate predecessor, Hurricane Katrina, that...
Citizens COO Quits; Investigations Ongoing After Kickback Accusations
Oct 3 2005 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Chief Operating Officer R. Paul Hulsebusch is facing accusations by Universal Risk Insur-ance Services in Houston, Texas, that after last year’s hurricanes he sought kickbacks from...
People
Oct 3 2005 // RISC Inc. in Dallas, announced the appointment of Pat Mulady, to the position of vice president in the Brokerage Department. Mulady’s focus will primarily be tough casualty risks. Mulady joins RISC with over 12 years...
New Markets
Oct 3 2005 // Residential Contractors General Liability Nuts & Bolts: Quadrant Insurance Managers added two new contractor programs to be based out of its Texas office: residential homebuilders/contractors general liability and...
Hurricane Rita Losses Not as High as Previous Storms
Oct 3 2005 // But destruction will add to totals from Dennis, Katrina and Ophelia. While indications are that damages from Hurricane Rita won’t come close to equaling those of its immediate predecessor, Hurricane Katrina, that...
Business Moves
Oct 3 2005 // CCA, J.S. Edwards and Sherlock, Central Insurance Cos. Combined Agents of America LLC, based in Austin, Texas, announced that member agency J.S. Edwards and Sherlock Insurance Agency was awarded the Blue Streak Circle of...
Editor’s Note: Picking Up the Pieces
Oct 3 2005 // Although Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are behind us, hurricane season continues through the end of November. And while it does, residents on the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts are picking up the pieces and rebuilding their lives,...
LOUISIANA
Oct 3 2005 // Bamert v. Johnson (La. App. Aug. 17, 2005) Insured claims self-defense/question of fact on applicability of intentional, willful and malicious acts exclusion: This concerned an insurer’s obligation to defend and...
TDI Increases Assistance in East Texas; Expands Help Line Hours
Sep 30 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it is sending additional insurance specialists to East Texas to help consumers affected by Hurricane Rita. Six assistance centers have already been established around the state,...
Texas Gov. Perry Asks Federal Government for Full Reimbursement of Rita Costs
Sep 28 2005 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry has sent a letter to federal officials requesting that Texas get the same level of reimbursement for Hurricane Rita as for Hurricane Katrina. Perry also joined with Houston Mayor Bill White and Harris...
Hurricane Victims in Texas Can File Claims Before Seeing Damage
Sep 27 2005 // Texans who can’t return home because of the damage caused by Hurricane Rita can file a claim without seeing what has happened to their property, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. By filing a claim now, the...
Fitch: Hurricane Rita Won’t Cause Widespread U.S. Insurance Company Rating Changes
Sep 26 2005 // Fitch Ratings said Monday it expects Hurricane Rita will represent a material loss to the insurance industry and will create further strain on insurers’ claims-adjusting resources. However, Fitch does not expect any...
Texas DWC Reports Field Office Closures, Openings Following Hurricane Rita
Sep 26 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) will reopen some of its field offices on Sept. 26 as local areas clean up from Hurricane Rita. Other field offices will remain closed until at...
Lighthouse Underwriters Expands ElderCare Program in Texas
Sep 26 2005 // Lighthouse Underwriters LLC (www.lighthouseunderwriters.com), a program underwriting company that works with select industry groups, has expanded its ElderCare program with an assisted living package in Texas. The package...
UPDATE: Rita Makes Landfall on Texas-Louisiana Coast, Storm Falls to a CAT 1
Sep 23 2005 // Hurricane Rita made impact on the Texas-Louisiana coast Friday night into Saturday, with flooding for coastal towns, major wind damage, and several fires. Houston, however, seemed to be spared the worst of it as the storm...
PIA Texas Agents Offer Office Space to Agents Fleeing Hurricane Rita
Sep 23 2005 // Professional Insurance Agents in Texas who are fleeing Hurricane Rita are getting a helping hand from their fellow PIA agents. Agents located inland from the projected landfall of Rita have offered temporary office space...
IIASA Installs Officers, Directors for 2005 – 2006
Sep 22 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio reported that Gregory A. Stevens was recently installed as the 84th president of the association. Stevens is president of Texas Insurance Division of Compass Insurance Agency...
Hurricane Rita Evacuee Bus Fire Kills 24; Beaumont, Port Arthur Danger Increases
Sep 22 2005 // As many as 24 evacuees trying to escape the impending visit of Hurricane Rita, were killed early Friday in a bus fire on a highway near Dallas. The official death toll was unknown, but authorities said more than 40 people...
PIA Requests Advance Emergency Orders From TDI
Sep 21 2005 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents and its affiliate, the Texas Insurance Professionals, are recommending that Texas insurance regulators and federal authorities ease certain insurance regulations...
