Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
SIIS to Hold Annual Conference in June
May 16 2005 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced its 52nd Annual Conference will take place June 21-22, 2005, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The event will begin with a golf outing on June 21 and...
Motorist Financial Responsibility Legislation Passes Texas House
May 16 2005 // Legislation establishing a program to improve enforcement of motorists’ financial responsibility obligations passed the Texas House of Representatives, according to its sponsor, Rep. Bill Callegari...
Endurance Initial Investors Complete Block Share Trade
May 11 2005 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced the completion of the sale by two of its initial investors, Texas Pacific Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners, of 8 million ordinary shares in a block trade (See IJ...
Texas P/C Symposium Set for July 14
May 11 2005 // The 13th annual Mid-Year Property and Casualty Insurance Symposium will be held Thursday, July 14 at the Austin Marriott at the Capitol Hotel in Austin, Texas. The symposium is presented by the Insurance Council of Texas...
AIA: Passage of Texas Asbestos Reform Bill Scores a Significant Win
May 11 2005 // The Texas House of Representatives passed comprehensive asbestos and silica litigation reform legislation in Senate Bill 15 that will preserve the rights of victims, while also protecting Texas businesses from widespread...
SIIS Warns Texans About Coverage for Flood Damage
May 10 2005 // Many Texas homeowners are under the impression that flooding caused by rising water is covered under the standard homeowners insurance policy in Texas and often they discover too late that it is not, according to Jerry...
Texas Representative, Police Chiefs Appeal to Lt. Governor for Help with Auto Burglary Bill
May 9 2005 // The Texas House of Representatives reported that Rep. Vicki Truitt (Keller) joined forces with police chiefs from Texas’ six largest cities to sign a letter imploring Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst to put pressure on Senate...
The Facts About Credit Information and Insurance
May 9 2005 // The use of credit history, one of many underwriting tools, is not a new concept and one that has received strict scrutiny from insurance regulators and consumer advocates around the country. Some insurers have used...
Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Helping Husband Fake His Death
May 6 2005 // A Georgetown, Texas, woman pleaded guilty to helping her husband fake his own death by digging up a corpse from a cemetery and then staging a fiery car accident in which the body was burned beyond recognition. Molly...
TRCC: Third-Party Warranty Providers Must Register
May 4 2005 // Third-party warranty companies that provide services for Texas homeowners on behalf of builders/remodelers must now register with the Texas Residential Construction Commission. The commission announced it adopted rules...
AIG Private Client Group Rolls Out Auto Insurance for High Net Worth Individuals in Texas
May 4 2005 // AIG Private Client Group, a division of the personal lines property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group Inc. (AIG), has launched its enhanced AIG Private Client Group Auto Program in...
ICT: Texas Led Nation in Q1 Catastrophes
May 4 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas reported that a series of thunderstorms that pummeled portions of the Hill Country and central Texas in late March resulted in Texas leading the nation in insured losses during the first...
Proposed Legislation Ensures Fairness in Standards Applied to Agents in Texas
Apr 29 2005 // Texas House Bill 2155 and Senate Bill 236 were recently debated before each Chamber’s respective committee. This critical legislation, sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas, merits broad support, as...
Insurer Groups Praise Texas Senate Passage of Asbestos Reform Legislation
Apr 29 2005 // Both the American Insurance Association and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America recently issued statements lauding the Texas Senate for passing comprehensive asbestos and silica litigation reform...
Texas Senate Passes Asbestos Bill
Apr 28 2005 // The Texas State Senate reported that after 10 years of searching for a balanced, bipartisan solution to the increasing number of asbestos lawsuits clogging the state’s courts, it has unanimously passed a measure that...
Auto Insurance Verification Bill Passed by Texas Senate
Apr 28 2005 // Senate Bill 1670, which addresses the problem of uninsured drivers in Texas, was passed by the state Senate. The bill by Sen. Todd Staples, R-Palestine, calls for a $1 fee on motor vehicle license renewals to pay for an...
The Attack on Credit Scoring and Other Risk-Based Insurance Pricing Tools
Apr 25 2005 // Independent Agents and Their Customers Have the Most to Lose As product manager for the state’s largest writer of auto insurance through independent agents, I want to take this opportunity to remind you that...
New Wholesale Broker Out of Houston, Texas
Apr 25 2005 // Lawrence Mennes and Stephen Vallender in association with Burnett Holdings, Inc. have announced they will form a new insurance broker -IMS Insurance Market Solutions based in Houston, Texas. IMS will be a full service,...
Higginbotham Names Three Executive Vice Presidents
Apr 20 2005 // Higginbotham & Associates, based in Fort Worth, Texas, named brokers John Collins, Dana Jones and Tami Rodgers executive vice presidents to reflect their 2004 sales volume. Collins and Jones are employee benefits...
Texas Uninsured Motorist Bill Passes Senate Committee
Apr 19 2005 // The Automobile Insurance Agents of Texas reported that just one day after several AIAT members testified on behalf of Senate Bill 1670, the Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security unanimously voted for the...
