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Travelers to Provide $100 Million Cash Flow Boost to Agents Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Apr 5 2020 // The Travelers Companies announced that it will accelerate commission payments to eligible agents and brokers to help them ease liquidity concerns due to the COVID-19 crisis. In total, Travelers said it is accelerating more...
Insurer, Go, Offering 50% Discount on Auto Insurance for Essential Workers in Texas
Apr 3 2020 // Silicon Valley-based insurance company, Go, is now offering a 50% discount on auto insurance to all essential workers in Texas who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. Go has partnered with Redpoint County Mutual...
Toilet Paper-Hauling Truck Catches Fire on Texas Interstate
Apr 2 2020 // A tractor-trailer hauling toilet paper crashed and caught fire near Dallas early Wednesday, spilling the hot commodity all over an interstate. The fire shut down westbound lanes of Interstate 20 near Interstate 45 in...
As Demand Sinks Amid Pandemic, Texas Shale Producers Ask State to Cut Oil Output
Apr 1 2020 // Two Texas oil companies with large footprints in the West Texas oil patch have sent a letter to state regulators formally requesting an emergency meeting to consider reducing oil production as demand for oil around the...
Texas’ Insurance Agency Higginbotham Buys Delivery Meals for Service Workers
Mar 31 2020 // Fort Worth, Texas-headquartered insurance and financial services firm, Higginbotham, is purchasing meals from local eateries that have temporarily reduced their operations to take-out and delivery due to COVID-19 mandates....
Texas Mutual Donating $2M in Grants to Nonprofits Providing COVID-19 Relief
Mar 31 2020 // Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., is donating $2 million in grant funding for nonprofit organizations across the state that are vital to COVID-19 relief and recovery. The grants will go to 40...
Texas Insurance Regulators Expediting Review of COVID-19 Coverage Filings
Mar 31 2020 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) said it is expediting approvals for property/casualty filings that provide additional coverage or relief to policyholders during the COVID-19 outbreak. Recent filings related to...
Carrozza Joins Texas Associates Insurors as Risk/Insurance Advisor
Mar 30 2020 // Texas Associates Insurors has hired Brad Carrozza as its newest risk and insurance advisor. He is based in Austin. Carrozza’s specialization is focused on quarries, equipment rental operations, utility and pipeline...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Texas’ TAB Insurance Agency
Mar 27 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA), based in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, has acquired TAB Insurance Agency LLC of Frisco, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. TAB Insurance Agency a full service, independent...
Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office Postpones Launch of New Online Filing System
Mar 26 2020 // The release of the Surplus Lines Stamping of Office of Texas’ (SLTX’s) new online filing system, SMART, will be postponed due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. SLTX said the system was originally...
Hamilton Named Partner at Hotchkiss Insurance in Texas
Mar 26 2020 // Texas-based Hotchkiss Insurance, a full-service independent agency, has named Chris Hamilton as its newest partner. Hamilton has extensive experience as an employee benefits and risk management consultant, with previous...
Texas Extends Insurance Claims Handling Deadlines for 15 Days
Mar 24 2020 // The Texas Department of Insurance reports that insurance claim-handling deadlines have been extended for 15 days as of March 20 to help insurers respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The extension was implemented after...
Texas Modifies Licensing, CE Requirements for Insurance Agents, Adjusters
Mar 24 2020 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) said certain licensing requirements for insurance agents and adjusters will be waived during the state’s response to the COVID-19 health emergency. TDI said the measures will...
Tornado-Bearing Storms Spread Damage Across Parts of Arkansas, Texas
Mar 23 2020 // Severe storms, including at least one possible tornado, struck parts of Arkansas on the evening of March 19, damaging homes and causing widespread damage to trees and power lines. Additionally, the National Weather Service...
My New Markets
Mar 23 2020 // Earthquake / DIC Market Detail: Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers LLC (www.wssib.com) has 11 carriers offering: DIC, earthquake, flood, EQSL, replacement cost, competitive deductibles, full limits or loss limits,...
People & Places
Mar 23 2020 // National EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has expanded its insurance offering in the farm and ranch insurance market with a new...
Texas Court Orders Auto Insurer Windhaven National into Liquidation
Mar 23 2020 // Private passenger auto insurer Windhaven National Insurance Co. (WNIC), a Texas-domiciled subsidiary of Florida-based Windhaven Insurance, has been ordered into liquidation at the request of the Texas Department of...
Safeco Acquiring Republic’s Personal Lines Business in 6 States
Mar 23 2020 // AmTrust Financial Services said it will transfer to Liberty Mutual’s Safeco Insurance unit the renewal rights for the personal lines business in six states of Dallas-based Republic Group, an AmTrust company. The deal...
Texas OKs Rate Changes for Texas FAIR Plan
Mar 20 2020 // The Texas Department of Insurance has approved various rate changes for the Texas Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan Association (FAIR Plan). On Dec. 20, 2019, the FAIR Plan filed residential property insurance...
Unconfirmed Tornado in North Texas Damages Roofs, Outbuildings
Mar 20 2020 // At least one unconfirmed tornado tore through part of rural North Texas on Wednesday night, damaging numerous roofs and outbuildings, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Storm spotters reported...
