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TDI Available for Questions About Hurricane Emily Claims
Jul 27 2005 // A week after Hurricane Emily made landfall in northern Mexico many of those in South Texas who suffered damage from the storm are now settling insurance claims and making repairs. Once a settlement is reached, insurance...
Valley Residents Repairing Storm Damage May Need to Have a Windstorm Inspection Done
Jul 27 2005 // In order to retain or acquire Windstorm Insurance from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) residents of Texas’14 coastal counties, which include Cameron and Willacy Counties, must obtain a Windstorm...
New Texas MGA gives Producers Quick Application Submittal Solution
Jul 26 2005 // New Texas MGA gives Producers Quick Application Submittal Solution eTurboRater. Fast, easy rating and submission via the internet will allow Select General producers to more efficiently provide Auto Insurance for their...
Study Shows 15 Insurers Contributed to Controversial 2002 Texas Election
Jul 25 2005 // Insurance companies that were fighting tighter state regulations were major corporate donors to a business lobby group’s mail campaign that helped Republicans take control of the Legislature in the 2002 elections,...
Oldest Texas MGA releases State of the Art Internet Rater
Jul 22 2005 // Louis A Williams and Associates, Inc is proud to announce the release of online Personal Automobile Rating and Application Submission through eTurboRater. Fast, easy rating and submission via the Internet is now available...
TDI Urges Coastal Residents to Review Insurance Coverages
Jul 22 2005 // During this already active hurricane season, officials at the Texas Department of Insurance are reminding all Gulf Coast home and business owners that is important to periodically review your insurance policies to ensure...
Texas Jury Finds Humana HMO Liable in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Jul 21 2005 // A local jury in San Antonio, Texas, on July 1 awarded $7.4 million in actual damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against the health maintenance organization Humana Health Plan of Texas Inc., a physician, and his physicians...
Texas AG Warns Homeowners, Businesses to be Wary of Scam Artists in Emily’s Wake
Jul 20 2005 // As Hurricane Emily approached the U.S.-Mexico border, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued an alert to residents and business owners in South Texas to be on the lookout for unscrupulous repair contractors and...
Second Time Around, Emily Hits Northeastern Mexico
Jul 20 2005 // A Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds, Hurricane Emily blew into the Mexican state of Tamaulipas about 75 miles south of Brownsville early Wednesday morning, forcing residents along a wide swath of northeastern Mexico to...
Texas Capital Bank to Offer Premium Finance and Other Services to Insurance Agencies
Jul 20 2005 // Texas Capital Bank announced it has created a new line of business, BankDirect Capital Finance, to provide premium finance and other financial services to insurance agencies and their customers on a nationwide...
Success Stories Abound at ICT’s Mid Year Symposium
Jul 19 2005 // Speakers at the Insurance Council of Texas’ 2005 Mid Year Property and Casualty Symposium had good news to tell about both the property and casualty industry and the 2005 regular session of the Texas Legislature. The...
News Briefs
Jul 18 2005 // Arkansas P/C Claims Reports Hearing Scheduled The Arkansas Insurance Department will hold a public hearing July 27 to determine whether Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman should revise and re-adopt Rule and...
Business Moves
Jul 18 2005 // Hancock Bank, J. Everett Eaves Gulfport, Miss.-based Hancock Bank, announced the closing of its acquisition of one of New Orleans’ oldest property and casualty insurance agencies, J. Everett Eaves Inc....
An Insurer’s Right to Reimbursement: Frank’s Casing
Jul 18 2005 // Insurers have long sought the right of reimbursement in Texas and, in the right circumstances, the court’s opinion will provide a valuable tool. The most significant Texas insurance case this year is the Texas...
An Insurer’s Right to Reimbursement: Frank’s Casing
Jul 18 2005 // The most significant Texas insurance case this year is the Texas Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Excess Underwriters at Lloyds, et al v. Frank’s Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc., No. 02-0730 (Tex., May...
National Alliance Names Outstanding CSRs; Awards CIC, CISR Scholarships
Jul 18 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, headquartered in Austin, Texas, started out the summer of 2005 with a bang–handing out a basketful of honors and awards. In late June the insurance and...
People & Places
Jul 18 2005 // Luke Nolan Luke J. Nolan Jr., director of Aon Construction Services Group, was elected president of the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA). His election marks the first...
Workers’ Comp for Subcontractors
Jul 18 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Texas Construction Trust has a workers’ compensation self-insurance trust for subcontractors throughout Texas. This trust allows members to own the workers’ comp insurance program and govern...
National Alliance Names Outstanding CSRs; Awards CIC, CISR Scholarships
Jul 18 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, headquartered in Austin, Texas, started out the summer of 2005 with a bang-handing out a basketful of honors and awards. In late June the insurance and risk...
Hurricane Emily on the Prowl in Yucatan; Texas Coast Prepares for Storm This Week
Jul 17 2005 // The season’s second major hurricane set its sights on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and the tourist haven of Cancun on Sunday, with the Category 4 storm possibly visiting the Texas Gulf Coast later this...
