Latest Texas Headlines
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Oklahoma Senators Spar Over Workers’ Comp Bill
Mar 25 2004 // Oklahoma Senate Republican leaders made a case in a news conference at the State Capitol that the Senate’s Democrat leadership is refusing to allow a committee chairman access to a landmark workers’...
Texas Farmer Convicted in Crop Insurance Scheme
Mar 23 2004 // United States Attorney Jane J. Boyle announced that in early March 2003 a federal jury in Wichita Falls, Texas, convicted Wendell Lynn Mints, on all counts of all 25 counts of an indictment that charged him with one count...
TDI Seeks Input on Water Damage Rules
Mar 22 2004 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it is seeking public input on Article 21.55A, as enacted 78th Texas Legislature, Regarding Water Damage Claim Handling Procedures and Time Frames. The purpose of Article 21.55A...
Caliber Collision Appoints Pettigrew as EVP, Operations
Mar 22 2004 // Caliber Collision Centers, which operates collision repair facilities in California and Texas, named Dan Pettigrew as executive vice president of Operations. As EVP of Operations, Pettigrew will assume responsibility for...
Patients’ Right-to-Sue Case Reaches Supreme Court
Mar 22 2004 // The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on March 23 in a pivotal case concerning the right of patients to sue their health plans. The case pits state laws granting such rights against federal law which some...
Workers in Mass., Pa. Fare Better After Injuries Than In Other States
Mar 22 2004 // Injured workers located in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania report more satisfactory outcomes than their counter parts in Texas, according to a study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study,...
Legacy Texas Insurance Services Welcomes Rolland
Mar 22 2004 // Plano-based Legacy Texas Insurance Services announced the addition of Mark J. Rolland to its team, as account executive in the Austin area. A 31-year veteran of the insurance industry, Rolland most recently served as...
Griffitts and Wilson Become Partners at Thompson Coe
Mar 22 2004 // Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons LLP announced two new partners, Larry Wilson and Ryan Griffitts. Wilson is a partner in the firm’s Houston office. His practice focuses primarily on the defense of business...
TEXAN PLEADS GUILTY:
Mar 22 2004 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Roger Gilbreth pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The 390th District Court sentenced Gilbreth to two years deferred probation and 120 hours of...
An Improving Texas Homeowners Market
Mar 22 2004 // The Texas homeowners insurance market is apparently on the rebound, according to data reports filed by carriers with the Texas Department of Insurance. TDI said the top Texas homeowners insurers reported a loss ratio of 58...
People and Places
Mar 22 2004 // Alan Ring Insurance Journal announced the promotion of Alan M. Ring to the position of vice president of sales and marketing. Ring joined Wells Publishing, publisher of Insurance Journal Magazine and Insurance Journal...
All Wrapped Up in Workers’ Comp
Mar 22 2004 // No surprise, but with the first quarter of 2004 drawing to a close, workers’ compensation remains, as it has been for many years, one of the most troubled lines of insurance in the United States. On a calendar year...
IIAT Expands MarketsCentral Online Market Search Tool
Mar 18 2004 // To help its members search for markets in the state, the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas has expanded and updated its online market search tool, MarketsCentral. In its MarketsCentral announcement, the IIAT noted that...
AARP, Texas Watch Call for ‘True Insurance Reform’
Mar 17 2004 // The AARP Texas and Texas Watch announced a new statewide campaign to pass true homeowners insurance reforms and eliminate unjustified rate hikes. Together, the organizations represent over two million Texans. The...
PCI Urges Caution in Interpreting TDI Report
Mar 16 2004 // The following statement regarding new data released by the Texas Department of Insurance on the Texas homeowners insurance market is from Donald Hanson, regional manager and counsel for the Property Casualty Insurers...
TDI: Data Shows Improvement in Homeowners Market
Mar 16 2004 // The Texas homeowners insurance market has turned the corner and is regaining momentum to be more competitive, according to year-end reports that carriers file with the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI). TDI said the top...
CAA Named The Hartford’s Agent of the Year
Mar 10 2004 // Texas-based managing general agency (MGA) Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced it was named Agent of the Year by The Hartford’s Houston branch. The annual award honors the agency or broker demonstrating the...
TWCC Schedules Hearing on Proposed Rules
Mar 10 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission scheduled a public hearing for April 14, 2004. The Commission will take testimony on new and amended rules that were proposed at the Feb. 19 public meeting and published in...
Houston Insurance Women Name New Officers
Mar 9 2004 // The Houston Association of Insurance Women (HAIW) announced their new officers for 2004. They are: president – Merry Jane Eversole, American Financial Services; president elect – Sharon Hill, Harco Insurance...
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 9 2004 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Roger Gilbreth pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The 390th District Court sentenced Gilbreth to two years deferred probation and 120 hours of...
