July 26, 2021
A bulletin issued by the Texas Department of Insurance outlines actions the agency is taking to return to the ordinary course of business after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rescinded suspensions of insurance-related statutes and rules issued in response to the …
July 2, 2021
The Texas Department of Insurance issued a notice this week of the availability of a new option to take a certification exam at your home or at an office online for most major insurance agent lines. An off-site monitor will …
June 30, 2021
The Texas Department of Insurance is accepting applications for these boards and committees: Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan Governing Committee Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas Board of Directors Standard Request Form for Prior Authorization of Prescription Drug …
June 24, 2021
The Texas Department of Insurance has warned flood-damage vehicles may be hitting the state’s resale market following the heavy rains and flooding that swamped Louisiana and Southeast Texas in May. TDI noted that ccam artists will buy salvage cars at …
November 17, 2020
The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a call to insurers licensed to write property/casualty insurance in Texas, including surplus lines and farm mutual insurers for the collection of data about a 2019 storm in North Texas. Reporting is required …
November 12, 2020
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) seeks comments on an informal draft to improve the structure of Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) rules. These updates do not include revisions to the rule text. Visit the TDI website to view the …
October 26, 2020
A Travis County, Texas, judge has approved an order placing a Houston-based nonstandard auto insurer into receivership. On Oct. 21, Travis County District Judge Tim Sulak signed the application by the Texas Department of Insurance to appoint a rehabilitator and …
September 30, 2020
Texas workers’ compensation claims handled through health care networks have lower medical costs than those managed outside networks, a state report finds. The Texas Department of Insurance has published its 2020 Workers’ Compensation Network Report Card Results showing networks outperform …
August 26, 2020
Lynn “Skipper” Strickland of Parker County, Texas, a former insurance agent who sold policies while claiming his license was still in effect, has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison for fraud, state insurance regulators reported. From 2014 through …
August 11, 2020
There will be an additional $20.50 fee on insurance form filings beginning Sept. 1 in Texas, the state insurance department has reported. The Texas Department of Insurance said fee will support a technology project that uses artificial intelligence and increased …