Latest Texas Headlines
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Hanover Contracts with CAA
Jan 8 2003 // The Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), a closed managing general agency based in Austin, Texas, announced the Hanover Insurance Company has signed a master contract with all 28 CAA member agencies through which they can...
Herron Takes Management Position at AUM
Jan 8 2003 // American Underwriting Managers announced that Roger L. Herron has joined the company in its Southlake, Texas office as director of Underwriting. Ken Boyd, president of AUM, pointed out that Herron’s addition has been...
Montemayor Presents Lawmakers with Biennial Report
Jan 6 2003 // Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor submitted a written report to Texas legislators indicating needed changes in laws relating to regulation of the insurance industry. The Biennial report, required under Section...
New Roles for Wesch and Cooper on Texas Mutual Board
Dec 30 2002 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company’s board of directors unanimously elected Richard Cooper to serve as the board’s secretary and George W. Wesch, Jr. to serve as vice chair beginning January 1, 2003. Governor...
Texas Mutual Redesigns Website
Dec 26 2002 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced it will update its website beginning December 27, 2002. The site will retain its current Web address at texasmutual.com; however, it will present a new look and improved navigation...
Pain in Knee Caused by Shotgun Pellets, Not Trailer Crash
Dec 25 2002 // After a woman’s car rear-ended a trash trailer on the side of the road in Houston, an ambulance arrived on the scene to find Ronald J. Dawson sprawled nearby in the grass. He claimed that the trailer had knocked him...
Top Texas Home Insurers Asked to Justify Rates
Dec 23 2002 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) sent letters to the top 10 companies writing homeowners insurance in Texas asking them to voluntarily file their rates by January 2, 2003. TDI also requested that the companies to...
Perry Calls Med-Mal Reform an Emergency Issue
Dec 20 2002 // During a visit to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced plans to declare medical malpractice reform an emergency issue when the 78th Texas Legislature convenes in January. He has previously said that...
TX Appeals Court Says Farmers Acted in Bad Faith but Slashes Award
Dec 20 2002 // The Third Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas found that Farmers Insurance Group had both acted in bad faith and violated the state’s deceptive trade practices law in the landmark case that originally saddled the...
Grabbing the Headlines in 2002
Dec 16 2002 // Who made the most “news” as opposed to the most “noise” in 2002? There were lots of candidates, but the ones we’ve selected usually made news because they faced problems or took initiatives...
Farmers to Stay in Texas; TDI Resumes Scrutiny of Allstate, State Farm
Dec 16 2002 // A $100 million settlement was reached between the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) and the Office of Attorney General (OAG) and Farmers Insurance Group on Nov. 30, under which Farmers will continue to offer homeowners...
A Year for Reflection and Reaction
Dec 16 2002 // As the end of 2002 nears, it is the time to look back over the past year and to reflect on the major events in this chaotic year. Any consideration of 2002 must consider the tumultuous reaction to the Sept. 11 terrorist...
Let’s Reform the Texas Insurance Market the Right Way
Dec 16 2002 // Oklahoma Insurance Commis-sioner Carroll Fisher put it best when he recently said, “The best regulator of insurance rates is the consumer. For all the hard work state employees do to regulate insurance companies,...
TYLER MAN INDICTED
Dec 16 2002 // John William Tesseyman III of Tyler, Texas was indicted by a Travis County grand jury for activities that possibly left dozens of petroleum product truckers and fireworks display companies without the automobile, liability...
Grabbing the Headlines in 2002
Dec 16 2002 // Who made the most “news” as opposed to the most “noise” in 2002? There were lots of candidates, but the ones we’ve selected usually made news because they faced problems or took initiatives...
A Year for Reflection and Reaction
Dec 16 2002 // As the end of 2002 nears, it is the time to look back over the past year and to reflect on the major events in this chaotic year. Any consideration of 2002 must consider the tumultuous reaction to the Sept. 11 terrorist...
TX Governor Calls Homeowners Insurance Reform an Emergency Issue
Dec 11 2002 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry plans to declare homeowners insurance reform an emergency issue when the 78th Texas Legislature convenes on January 14 and put homeowners insurance at the top of the legislative agenda for state...
Hanna Joins Insurance Council of Texas
Dec 11 2002 // The Insurance Council of Texas (Council ) appointed former Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) public information officer, Mark Hanna, as manager of public relations. In his new position, Hanna will speak on behalf of more...
Regulators Honor TDI Staffer
Dec 10 2002 // Betty Patterson, senior associate commissioner in charge of the Texas Department of Insurance’s Financial Program, is one of this year’s two winners of the most prestigious award presented by the National...
Texas Man Indicted in Trucking, Fireworks Case
Dec 9 2002 // A Travis County, Texas grand jury indicted John William Tesseyman III of Tyler for fraudulent insurance activities that may have left dozens of petroleum product truckers and fireworks display companies without the...
