March 17, 2025
The Texas Department of Insurance’s Fraud Unit contributed to investigations landing nearly $58 million in court-ordered restitution last year. According to TDI, more than 20 TDI investigators stationed around the state looked into over 350 insurance fraud allegations with a …
December 5, 2024
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is seeking public comments for a proposed rule to allow treating doctors to perform maximum medical improvement examinations by telemedicine or telehealth. DWC said the amendments are necessary to allow …
October 28, 2024
The Texas Department of Insurance approved an application from Porch Group Inc. to form and license Porch Insurance Reciprocal Exchange, a homeowners insurance reciprocal exchange. Porch said that forming PIRE is a key step in its strategy to increase profitability …
December 11, 2023
The Texas Department of Insurance will hold a Meet the Regulator event from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Commissioner Cassie Brown starts the event with an agency update in Barbara Jordan Building conference room 2.035. No …
August 16, 2023
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) announced it has appointed Debra Knight as the new State Fire Marshal for Texas. Knight brings more than 30 years of experience in administrative and criminal law, as well as insurance and compliance analysis. …
June 30, 2023
A Texas insurance who previously served as mayor of Elgin pleaded guilty June 20 to theft of property, a third-degree felony. Christopher Cannon, 38, acquired payments from the company Baker’s Backhoe Services between January 2015 through August 2019 but failed …
March 16, 2023
A Texas public insurance adjuster accused of stealing more than $268,000 in insurance claims from multiple victims has been indicted by a grand jury in Kimble County. A Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) investigation alleges Andrew Joseph Mitchell signed the …
March 6, 2023
Former NFL player Corey Bradford pleaded guilty to submitting fraudulent health reimbursement claims after an investigation by the Texas Department of Insurance Fraud Unit. The TDI investigation late last month found that Bradford submitted claims totaling more than $224,000 to …
August 26, 2022
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) announced an emergency rule this week removing barriers for Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Company policyholders to receive wind and hail coverage through the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA). Weston’s Texas policies will be …
August 16, 2022
Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Co. policies in Texas and Louisiana will be canceled on September 7 after the Florida-based insurer was ordered to end operations in early August after going insolvent. The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) said Weston …