All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 25 2019 // Before the next Hurricane Harvey strikes, and thousands of homes are damaged or destroyed, some Texas lawmakers want to make sure communities statewide are better prepared for future floods. On Jan. 22, state Sen. Charles...
Jan 23 2019 // A Houston company has pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation premium fraud in a case that spanned four years, the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation announced.According to the...
Jan 23 2019 // Bryan Shofner has joined Houston-based wholesale insurance broker and managing general agency, LP Risk, as director of operations.Shofner’s previous roles include senior vice president of Marsh McLennan Agency LLC...
Jan 23 2019 // To be the insurer of last resort for wind and hail insurance along the Texas coast, without state support and reliant on premium dollars and debt financing for funding, or to be a true insurance company that derives...
Jan 21 2019 // Market Detail: Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services Inc.’s (www.btisinc.com) Victory Workers’ Comp program offers instant online price indication, fast quote turnaround times and no broker,...
Jan 21 2019 // John Doyle, president and CEO of global insurance broker Marsh, announced the appointments of key leaders for regional, specialty and placement teams worldwide that will be effective upon closing of the acquisition by...
Jan 21 2019 // In its 2018 Biennial Report to the Legislature dated Dec. 14, 2018, the Texas Department of Insurance made several recommendations to state lawmakers regarding issues the agency believes are worth looking at in the...
Jan 21 2019 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reported that the state recorded $6.08 billion in excess and surplus insurance premium for 2018, representing an 11.4 percent growth over 2017. The numbers represent...
Jan 18 2019 // Between 2015 and 2017, Texas experienced a record number of tornadoes, hailstorms and a hurricane, but the state finally got a reprieve from all of the destructive weather in 2018, the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT)...
Jan 17 2019 // Florida-based workers’ compensation carrier Normandy Insurance Co. is now offering workers’ compensation insurance to small, mid-size, and large businesses in Texas.This marks the fourth major expansion by the...
Jan 17 2019 // Roman E. Bernal has joined AXA XL’s broker and client management team in Houston as client distribution leader for the US South Central region, reporting to Wayne Speeg, US South Central regional leader.Bernal will...
Jan 15 2019 // While not making any specific recommendations to lawmakers regarding the licensing of building and roofing contractors, the Texas Department of Insurance noted in its 2018 Biennial Report to the Legislature that the...
Jan 15 2019 // Penni Nelson has been named president of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) for 2019, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) announced. Nelson is a member of the...
Jan 11 2019 // A freight train derailment in the center of a small North Texas town sent freight cars smashing into a resident’s backyard. The 9:30 a.m. Jan. 9 smashup in downtown Aubrey, Texas, involved a Union Pacific train of...
Jan 11 2019 // In its 2018 Biennial Report, the Texas Department of Insurance has recommended that lawmakers delete from state statute references to classification relativities as an alternative basis for workers’ compensation...
Jan 10 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance in its 2018 Biennial Report to the legislature has recommended amending state law to permit more flexibility in time limits for handling and resolving claims and disputes brought to the...
Jan 9 2019 // In its 2018 Biennial Report, the Texas Department of Insurance made several recommendations to the legislature regarding issues the agency believes are worth looking at by lawmakers in the 2019 legislative session.One, at...
Jan 7 2019 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reported that the state recorded $6.08 billion in excess and surplus insurance premium for 2018, representing an 11.4 percent growth over 2017.Certain coverages have...
Jan 7 2019 // The Texas Legislature meets every two years, so when state lawmakers are in Austin, they have a lot to deal with. That’s unlikely to change when the 140-day 86th Legislature’s regular session convenes on Jan....
Jan 7 2019 // Caution Advised“I encourage New Yorkers to exercise caution when disclosing sensitive personal information.” — New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood warned in a press release announcing that a...