Ghost of Harvey Looms Large as 2019 Hurricane Season Gets Underway June 21, 2019 By Stephanie K. Jones Compared with 2017, last year’s hurricane season was a relatively quiet one for the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and...
Texas Governor Extends Time for Ruling on Windstorm Rate Increase Filing October 12, 2018 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has effectively extended until June 16, 2019, the deadline for approval or disapproval of a recent...
Texas Commission Seeking Comments for Texas Windstorm Insurance Review August 7, 2018 While the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is not subject to closure by the state’s Sunset Commission, the insurer is subject...
Texas Windstorm Association Seeking $175M Assessment for Harvey Losses May 9, 2018 The board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has authorized staff to seek regulatory approval for a $175...
Report: Nearly $60M in Texas Windstorm Insurer Hurricane Ike Claims Still Unpaid December 13, 2017 The Houston Chronicle reports that several school districts, cities and other government agencies are still waiting for a Texas insurer...
Interim Charges for Texas House Committees Focus on Harvey’s Impact November 1, 2017 In laying out the interim committee charges for the next legislative session, which will begin in January 2019, Texas House...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Request to Raise Liability Limits Disapproved October 20, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan has declined to approve a request by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to raise the...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Says It’s Ready for Harvey August 24, 2017 The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association said it has initiated its catastrophe plan and that it is ready for Tropical Storm...
Climate Change And Gisele, The Law of the Land August 11, 2016 By Don Jergler When the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Rio highlighted climate change, it wasn’t hard to imagine the buzz –...
Texas Windstorm Insurer: Submit Depopulation Documentation by August 25 July 26, 2016 Texas Windstorm Insurance Association member companies that want to participate in the Assumption Reinsurance Depopulation Program may now submit required...