Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Mutual’s McLellan Named CIO of the Year
Nov 3 2004 // The Austin chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) has named Bill McLellan as Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Year. McLellan is the senior vice president of Texas Mutual Insurance...
Chubb Enhances Texas Platinum Homeowners Program
Nov 3 2004 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies reported it enhanced its Platinum homeowners insurance program by offering more deductible options, new superior home protection credits and additional coverage. “Chubb is...
Guaranty Insurance Services Appoints EVP of P/C Sales
Nov 2 2004 // Guaranty Insurance Services Inc. announced that it named Von Breaux executive vice president of Property and Casualty Sales. Breaux comes to Guaranty Insurance from Syracuse, N.Y., where he worked as the director of Sales...
TWCC Sets Maintenance Tax Rate
Nov 2 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported it has determined, pursuant to the authority and direction given under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act (Texas Labor Code, Section 403.003), that the...
Central Texas CPCU Chapter Announces Designees
Nov 2 2004 // The Central Texas Chapter of the CPCU Society (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters) reported that a number of property and casualty insurance professionals in the Central Texas area have obtained their CPCU...
ICT Releases ‘Auto Insurance 101’-A Primer for Teens
Nov 2 2004 // The Insurance Council of Texas has teamed up with Texas’ Regional Education Service Centers to provide the state’s teenagers with information about auto insurance. The two groups came together this summer to...
Grant to Lead Cross-Sell Project for Guaranty
Nov 1 2004 // Austin, Texas-based Guaranty Insurance Services Inc., announced that Nick Grant, its executive vice president, will head up cross-sell efforts between the agency and the other members of the Guaranty Financial Services...
TDI Cracks Down on Sales of Bogus Health Insurance
Nov 1 2004 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it has imposed stiff sanctions against a Florida man found to be recruiting and training Texas agents to sell unauthorized health insurance plans. Texas Insurance Commissioner...
TDI Schedules P/C Related Hearings for November
Oct 28 2004 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has scheduled a number of public hearings in November 2004 that may be of interest to property and casualty insurance professionals. On Nov. 2 at 10:00 a.m., Docket No. 2602,...
Anchor Claims Management Expands Client Base
Oct 28 2004 // Carrollton, Texas-based Anchor Anchor Claims Management Inc., (ACM), an affiliate of the Combined Independent Agencies, announced that it is expanding its client base to include certified self-insurers, and self-funded...
IIABA Honors Two CAA members for Best Practices
Oct 26 2004 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America, LLC (CAA) announced two of its member agencies, Bigham-Kliewer-Chapman-Watts and Bosworth & Associates, have been included as part of an elite group of independent...
GOV. WANTS HURRICANE REPORT:
Oct 25 2004 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry has directed state Homeland Security Director Steve McCraw to assess Texas’ ability to handle large-scale evacuations in the event of a catastrophic hurricane, the governor’s office...
TDI SEES IMPROVED LOSS RATIOS:
Oct 25 2004 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported that second quarter 2004 financial results submitted to TDI indicate a number of Texas homeowners insurance providers are improving their loss ratios—a result of efforts to...
Will the Texas Workers’ Comp System Go Under the Knife’
Oct 25 2004 // Employers, employees, medical providers and insurers may not agree on how to fix the Texas workers’ compensation system but all have long complained that it is in dire need of repair. Still, many stakeholders were...
A Class Act: Understanding the Texas Workers’ Comp Classification System
Oct 25 2004 // Workers’ compensation is a very complicated insurance. I know. I’ve worked for Texas Mutual Insurance Company’s premium audit department for 10 years. Prior to that, I was the director of the...
Better State Policy Will Make Better Insurance Policies
Oct 25 2004 // The Texas home and auto insurance market is finally on the mend. Rates have begun to stabilize, and thanks to landmark reforms passed in 2003, companies are even eyeing our state as a place to do business. Competition and...
Take Two: Looking at the Med-Mal Crisis from Both Sides
Oct 25 2004 // National editor Andrea Ortega-Wells recently moderated a “Take Two” debate discussing the hot topic of medical malpractice, and what, if any, reforms are needed. The debate featured Paula Sweeney, partner with...
People and Places
Oct 25 2004 // Connie Hatch The Austin Association of Insurance Professionals (AAIP) installed its officers for the 2004/2005 fiscal year, naming Connie Hatch of PLUS Inc. as president. Hatch has been an insurance professional for more...
TDI Schedules Texas Windstorm/Hail Conference
Oct 22 2004 // The recent experience of Florida, which is recovering from not one or two but four serious storms in a single hurricane season, has underscored the need for Texas officials to reevaluate the state´s potential risks due to...
All Industry Day 2004 Planned for San Antonio
Oct 22 2004 // The Alamo Chapter of CPCU and the South Texas Chapter of RIMS announced their joint All Industry Day 2004 will take place in San Antonio on Nov. 10, 2004. “Insuring Our Future,” featuring seminars and a...
