Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Teacher Charged with Giving Passing Grades if Students Burn Car
Jun 30 2005 // A chemistry teacher in Houston who was months behind on her car payments gave passing grades to two failing students after asking them to steal her Chevrolet Malibu and burn it so she could collect on its insurance,...
TDI Fines Company for Unauthorized Title Work
Jun 29 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it fined an Arlington company $150,000 for conducting the business of title insurance without authorization to do so. The fine against Ameristar Title and Errol V. Housmans...
Hotchkiss Endorsed by HBA of Greater Dallas
Jun 29 2005 // Hotchkiss Insurance Agency Inc. (HIA) reported that the firm has received the endorsement of the Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas (HBA of Greater Dallas) as the independent insurance agency of choice for members...
Condon & Skelly Brings Collectible Vehicle Coverage to Texas
Jun 28 2005 // New Jersey-based Condon & Skelly, a provider of collectible vehicle insurance for more than 30 years, announced it is now providing coverage in Texas. Condon & Skelly provides insurance coverage for a wide range...
Combined Group Appoints Hardin as VP – Sales and Marketing
Jun 27 2005 // The Combined Group (CIA) of Dallas, Texas, has named Michael Hardin as vice president of Sales and Marketing for the entire organization. A graduate of North Texas State University with a degree in Insurance, Hardin was...
Transition Team Begins Planning for Texas Workers’ Comp Reforms
Jun 24 2005 // A transition team composed of Texas Department of Insurance and Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission staff has begun planning implementation of the organizational and policy changes to the Texas workers’...
Reynolds Sworn in as IIAT President; McCain Wins Drex Foreman Award
Jun 24 2005 // Among the many highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 108th IIAT Conference and Trade Show, held recently in Austin, were the installation of Randy Reynolds, managing partner of Texas Associates...
Hondros College Announces Online CE Course for Texas
Jun 22 2005 // Hondros College, a nationwide provider of online continuing education courses, launches an online insurance curriculum for Texas. The courses, specifically designed to meet the needs and requirements of Texas insurance...
Texas Truck Driver Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jun 22 2005 // The Travis County grand jury indicted Jerry Amaya of Cedar Creek, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Amaya filed a workers’ compensation claim...
Galveston Gulf Coast Board Elects New Board Members
Jun 21 2005 // The Galveston Gulf Coast Insurance Board recently elected new Board members to lead the organization for the 2005-2006 term. Leah Calloway, with Truman Taylor Insurance, was elected president. Other officers include: Vice...
People
Jun 20 2005 // Pan-American Life Insurance Company, headquartered in New Orleans, announced the selection of Carlos F. Mickan as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Mickan’s appointment is effective June...
Texas Homeowners May See Slightly Lower Rates
Jun 20 2005 // Some Texas homeowners could see lower insurance rates this year, the Associated Press and Houston Chronicle reported. Record low loss ratios reported by Texas homeowners insurers in 2004 prompted the Texas Department of...
Geeslin Appointed as Texas Commissioner
Jun 20 2005 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry named Mike Geeslin as the state’s new insurance commissioner. While the appointment is subject to Senate confirmation, Geeslin’s term would expire Feb. 1, 2007, if approved by the...
News Briefs
Jun 20 2005 // Arkansas Crash Records Available Online The Arkansas State Police reported that Arkansas Uni-form Highway Crash Records are now available online through the Arkansas State Police Web site, www.asp.arkansas.gov, and the...
Tips on Maintaining a Good Credit Score
Jun 20 2005 // The better your credit score, the better your chances are of getting a loan, being issued a credit card, renting a house, getting a job or receiving good auto and homeowner insurance rates. It all starts with building a...
Editor’s Note: A New Hurricane Season Begins
Jun 20 2005 // Tropical Storm Arlene sailed through the Gulf of Mexico, missing Texas and Louisiana, and causing minimal damage when it came ashore on June 12 in Gulf Shores, Ala. It dropped more than 5 inches of rain and had weakened to...
A New Day: Texas Asbestos Reform
Jun 20 2005 // The newspapers say that a new era in Texas asbestos and silica litigation began on May 19, 2005, when Gov. Rick Perry signed the comprehensive reform legislation, referred to as Senate Bill 15, already approved by the...
Texas Homeowners 2005 Rate Filings
Jun 20 2005 // 2004 Cumulative May 2005 2004 Direct Market Changes filed Filed Rate Company Name Written Premium Share after SB 14 Change State Farm Lloyds 1,328,670,202 30.1% 0.0% Note (1) Allstate Texas...
Texas Mutual Awards Group Dividend to ESO
Jun 17 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company awarded the Emergency Service Organization workers’ compensation purchasing group with an $80,474 group dividend yesterday. To date, ESO has received over $260,000 of Texas Mutual group...
Asbestos Reform Group Launches National PR Campaign
Jun 16 2005 // The Coalition for Asbestos Reform (C.A.R.), a group of small and medium sized businesses and major insurance companies, has engaged a team of veteran campaign, advertising and public relations professionals to launch a...
