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Next Year’s Issue’ The Resolution of Last Year’s Problem: Use of Staff Counsel

Dec 15 2003 // At year end it is a common practice for many insurance attorneys to peek at the likely new issues for the forthcoming year. Not surprisingly, most of the really big issues that arise in any given year are not the ones that...

ALLSTATE TO REFUND $3.44M:

Dec 15 2003 // According to the Texas Attorney General’s Office, Allstate and its affiliated insurance companies agreed to a settlement that will result in refunds of $3.44 million to more than 23,000 Texas auto policyholders who...

NO HIKE FOR TEXAS PROVIDER:

Dec 15 2003 // Texas Insurance Commissioner José Montemayor rejected rate hikes requested by the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Associ-ation, also known as the Joint Underwriting Association (JUA). According to the Texas...

Surplus Inc. Relocates Headquarters

Dec 11 2003 // Texas-based certified managing general agency, Surplus Inc., announced it has moved its headquarters from The Woodlands to nearby Conroe. The company said the relocation was necessitated by its substantial...

ICT Awards Scholarships to UNT Students

Dec 10 2003 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) announced it awarded five University of North Texas students $500 scholarships for their good grades and interest in insurance-related studies. The insurance trade association said this...

IBHS Congress Hears of Impact from Disasters, Mold, Recent Hard Market

Dec 9 2003 // Disasters, both natural and man-made, as well as mold, construction defect and a recent hard market have impacted the U.S. economy and the insurance industry as a whole, according to a leading property/casualty...

SIIS Schedules January/February CE Training Seminars

Dec 4 2003 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service (SIIS) announced it will hold two continuing education training seminars in Houston and Dallas on the Texas FAIR Plan and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. “The...

Allstate to Refund $3.44 Million to Texas Auto Policyholders

Dec 4 2003 // The Texas Attorney General’s Office announced that Allstate and its affiliated insurance companies have agreed to a settlement that will result in refunds of $3.44 million to more than 23,000 Texas auto policyholders...

Motor Vehicle Service Agreement Entities Told to Cease Operations in Fla.

Dec 3 2003 // Two entities that were reportedly engaged in the motor vehicle service agreement business have been ordered to immediately cease operations, in Florida, and a licensed agent has been ordered to cease business related to...

Aon Study Reports Homeowners ROE Still Improving but at Slower Rate

Dec 1 2003 // Aon recently announced the results of Aon Re Worldwide’s follow-up study of return on capital in the U.S. homeowners insurance marketplace. According to the company, the study reveals further improvement in expected...

Aon Study Reports Homeowners ROE Still Improving but at Slower Rate

Dec 1 2003 // Aon recently announced the results of Aon Re Worldwide’s second follow-up study of return on capital in the U.S. homeowners insurance marketplace. The results of the study reportedly reveal further improvement in...

9 Programs That May Just Fit the Bill

Dec 1 2003 // The December 2002 Insurance Journal “program directory” issue highlighted eight programs that the editorial staff considered to be unique, interesting or tough to find. This year we’ve added one more to...

DOUBLE-DIPPING IN DALLAS:

Dec 1 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Ruben Perez of Dallas pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges and received a two-year deferred adjudication sentence. The court ordered him pay...

TDI Adopts ‘Tough’ Credit Score Rules

Dec 1 2003 // The Texas Department of Insurance recently adopted initial rules regarding the use of credit scoring by insurers in Texas. And the department believes the rules, along with the statutory provisions in Senate Bill 14, are...

9 Programs That May Just Fit the Bill

Dec 1 2003 // The December 2002 Insurance Journal “program directory” issue highlighted eight programs that the editorial staff considered to be unique, interesting or tough to find. This year we’ve added one more to...

TxOGA Earns $138K Dividend from Texas Mutual

Dec 1 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TxOGA) received Texas Mutual group dividends worth over $138,000. TxOGA President Robert Looney and Vice President of Financial Affairs Jim...

Brown & Brown of Texas Acquires Benefit Dynamics

Nov 28 2003 // Michael A. Garguilo, president and chief operating officer of Brown & Brown Insurance Services of Texas Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., announced the asset acquisition of Houston-based...

Georgiou Sworn in as TSLA President

Nov 25 2003 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced its slate of officers and directors for 2004 at the group’s forty-seventh annual meeting, held November 17, 2003 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas. The new...

TDI Denies Rate Increase Request by Med-Mal Provider

Nov 25 2003 // Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Commissioner Jose Montemayor has rejected rate hikes requested by the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association, also known as the Joint Underwriting Association...

TDI Denies Rate Increase Request by Med-Mal Provider

Nov 24 2003 // Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Commissioner Jose Montemayor has rejected rate hikes requested by the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association, also known as the Joint Underwriting Association...