Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Study Says Mold Hype is Unfounded
Oct 4 2002 // A new report by the Texas Medical Association says the public’s heightened concern over adverse health effects from mold is not supported by medical evidence, according to The National Association of Independent...
NAII Holds Legislative Briefings in Texas
Oct 2 2002 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) announced it is conducting a series of a series of educational briefings for Texas legislators and their staff to provide background information on how the insurance...
Commissioner Says Texas’ Homeowners Problem Won’t Happen in Okla.
Oct 1 2002 // In response to Farmers’ notification that it won’t be renewing homeowners polices for its Texas customers, Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher issued an announcement clarifying that Oklahomans are protected...
Texas Insurance Crisis Requires Realistic, Not Political Response
Sep 30 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers urged Texas government officials and insurance regulators to take a reasoned approach to resolving the homeowners insurance crisis brought on by the announcement that Farmers Insurance...
COURT UPHOLDS DOWNS WC RULING
Sep 30 2002 // The Texas Supreme Court denied a motion for rehearing in the case of Downs v. Continental Casualty Co., Cause No. 04-99-00111-CV, letting stand a previous decision in the case, which concerns the timing of a...
Condition Critical: Med Mal Liability Markets in Dire Need of Rescuscitation
Sep 30 2002 // By now, it’s hardly an exaggeration that medical-malpractice liability insurance markets in several states are in crisis. As is the case with so many other insurance lines, the exodus of medical liability carriers...
Leaders Selected for Texas Workers’ Comp Oversight Council
Sep 30 2002 // Texas Speaker of the House, Pete Laney, appointed State Representative Scott Hochberg, Houston, chair of the Board of Directors of the Research and Oversight Council on Workers’ Compensation (ROC). Senator John...
ISO, NATIONWIDE PRODUCTS OKAYED
Sep 30 2002 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has cleared the way for insurers to provide expanded homeowners coverage options by approving both the Insurance Services Office Inc.’s (ISO) Homeowners 2000 program and new...
TX MAN GETS TIME
Sep 30 2002 // James Webb of Houston was sentenced to 18 months in state jail by the Travis County, Texas, District Court after pleading guilty to charges that he defrauded the workers’ compensation system by collecting...
Aiming For Common Sense in Homeowners Market
Sep 30 2002 // The past year has been a difficult one for homeowner’s insurance agents and consumers. Providers have faced spiraling claims costs, while consumers are outraged by rate hikes—leaving agents in the middle to handle...
NAII Comments on Farmers’ Withdrawal From the TX Homeowners Market
Sep 30 2002 // Don Hanson, southwest regional manager of the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), issued the following statement on Farmers Group of Insurance Companies’ recent decision to leave the Texas homeowners...
Condition Critical: Med Mal Market in Need of Resuscitation
Sep 30 2002 // By now, it’s hardly an exaggeration that medical-malpractice liability insurance markets in several states are in crisis. As is the case with so many other insurance lines, the exodus of medical liability carriers...
Why Insurance Costs Go Up and What Customers Can Do To Save Money
Sep 30 2002 // As renewal notices go out in the mail, insurance agents across Texas are answering calls from their policyholders, some of whom are facing rising homeowners and auto insurance rates. Texas law requires proof of financial...
Texas Couple Facing Fraud Charges
Sep 27 2002 // Travis County District Attorney Ronald Earle announced that the Travis County Grand Jury returned indictments alleging that a Texas couple stole over $1 million from Colonial Casualty Insurance Company, a workers...
POA Pushes Texas Anti-Cherry Picking Bill
Sep 27 2002 // Policyholders of America (POA), a consumer interest group, announced it has secured enough support from Texas legislators to initiate the drafting of nine insurance-related bills to be considered in the 2003 legislative...
Texas Mutual Awards Scholarships
Sep 26 2002 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. awarded five scholarships totaling $16,478 for the 2002-2003 academic year to family members of individuals who died from work-related accidents. Since the program’s inception last year,...
Montemayor Sends Open Letter to Farmers Homeowners Policyholders
Sep 26 2002 // In the wake of Farmers Insurance Group of Companies’ decision to quit the Texas homeowners market, Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor released the following open letter to Farmers...
Farmers Refuses TDI Offer
Sep 25 2002 // The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies announced it will not renew current homeowners insurance policies in Texas beginning November 2002, and will no longer be able to provide the state’s customers with homeowners...
Help for Texas Homeowners from Allstate, UNT
Sep 25 2002 // Allstate Insurance Company and the University of North Texas (UNT) announced the launch of a consumer education Web site, www.insuretexas.org, to help Texans learn about and compare the new homeowners policy forms approved...
TDI Offers Settlement Proposal to Farmers
Sep 25 2002 // As rumors and speculation swirled about whether Farmers Insurance is planning to completely withdraw from the Texas homeowners market, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) proposed a resolution to its dispute with...
