Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Acadia President Receives ICT’s Raymond Mauk Award
Jul 16 2004 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) presented Bill Thornton, president of Acadia Insurance Company in Westbrook, Maine, with the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award at the ICT’s 12th Annual Mid-Year Property and Casualty...
Texas Gov. Targets Fraud in Executive Order
Jul 14 2004 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry issued a sweeping directive to all state agencies to establish wide-ranging efforts to detect and eliminate fraud in government programs. “Fraud increases the price employers pay for worker...
Houston Man Indicted for Comp Fraud
Jul 9 2004 // The Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County grand jury recently indicted Sergio Garcia on charges related to workers’ compensation fraud. If convicted, Garcia could face fines, restitution and...
Texas Supreme Court Preserves Insurers’ Right to Choose Defense Counsel
Jul 8 2004 // A new Texas Supreme Court decision will preserve insurers’ ability to properly manage the settlement and defense of insurance claims under liability insurance policies, according to the American Insurance Association...
Insurance Auto Auctions Opens El Paso Facility
Jul 6 2004 // Insurance Auto Auctions Inc., a provider of automotive salvage and claims processing services in the United States, announced the opening of a new greenfield facility in El Paso, Texas. This new 8-acre facility will...
Supreme Court Backs HMOs in Fight Over Patient Lawsuits
Jul 5 2004 // Patients can’t seek large damage awards in court if their HMOs refuse to pay for doctor-recommended medical care, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, rejecting arguments that the threat of multimillion-dollar lawsuits...
Homeowners in Hurricane Paths Hit with High Insurance Costs
Jul 5 2004 // Retired police officers Ed and Nancy McCue are thinking about leaving their dream home near the shores of Biscayne Bay because it’s in a prime area for hurricanes. It’s not the storm threat itself that’s...
Legislative Summertime
Jul 5 2004 // Oklahoma and Louisiana lawmakers wrapped up their regular legislative sessions in June, with legislators in each state dealing with insurance issues in distinctive ways. As Tiffany O’Shea, Public Affairs director,...
LT. GOV. WANTS LOWER RATES FASTER:
Jul 5 2004 // Texas Lt. Governor David Dewhurst has reportedly taken State Farm and Farmers to task for not lowering their homeowners rates in the state at a faster pace and contesting the decreases in court. A report in the Houston...
FOCUS ON MINORITY STUDENTS:
Jul 5 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas reported it is building an IIAT internship program to encourage minority college students in Texas to learn about careers in the insurance industry. The program will be part of a...
When Fee Audits and Legal Privileges Collide
Jul 5 2004 // Few areas of insurance law practice are as sensitive as the audit of a defense counsel’s bills or case file. Insurance companies and defense attorneys alike dread these necessary but often divisive processes. Two...
People and Places
Jul 5 2004 // Jesse Beck Dallas-based commercial insurance firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), appointed Jesse (Jay) Beck as vice president of the employee benefits group. Beck brings 15 years of industry experience to the...
Higginbotham & Associates Opens Austin Office
Jul 2 2004 // Fort Worth, Texas-based insurance and financial services brokerage firm Higginbotham & Associates announced it has launched services for Central and South Texas with the opening of a new Austin office. Newly hired...
July 4-the Deadliest Day for Traffic Accidents
Jul 1 2004 // With the Independence Day holiday on the horizon, the Insurance Council of Texas issued a reminder that July 4 is typically the worst day of the year for traffic fatalities. The ICT noted that more such fatalities occur on...
Courtney Joins NIA as VP for Texas
Jul 1 2004 // Networked Insurance Agents reported that Trent Courtney has joined the company as the territorial sales vice president for the state of Texas. Courtney has 28 years’ experience in the property and casualty insurance...
TxOGA Earns Dividends from Texas Mutual
Jun 29 2004 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced it awarded the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TxOGA) workers’ compensation purchasing group with $245,320.11 of group dividends. Texas Mutual group dividends are separate from...
Texas State Rep. Keffer to Address SIIS Board
Jun 28 2004 // Texas state representative Bill Keffer will address the Southwestern Insurance Information Service Board of Directors at their regularly scheduled meeting July 20 in Dallas. Representative Keffer is a member of the House...
IIAT and Other Industry Groups Establish Internship, Scholarship Programs for Minority Students
Jun 28 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas reported that it is building an IIAT internship program to encourage minority college students in Texas to learn about careers in the insurance industry. The program will be part...
Safety Efforts Lead to Dividend From Texas Mutual
Jun 28 2004 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that is has awarded the Emergency Service Organization (ESO) workers’ compensation purchasing group with $92,762 of group dividends. The group dividends are separate from any...
Higginbotham & Associates Acquires B. Barfield Group
Jun 28 2004 // North Texas-based independent insurance and financial services brokerage firm, Higginbotham & Associates, announced it has acquired B. Barfield Group, based in McKinney. The merger brings to Higginbotham employee...
