All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 20 2015 // The Texas Department of Insurance has extended a deadline to apply to serve on the board that governs the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan, which provides residential property insurance in underserved...
Oct 20 2015 // As of Oct. 19, about 70 percent of a wildfire that has burned thousands of acres in Central Texas had been contained, officials said.Some 275 firefighters were assisted by at least seven aircraft dumping water and fire...
Oct 19 2015 // A fire heavily damaged a western-themed shopping center in North Texas, just two years after it was damaged by another blaze.The Van Zandt County Fire Marshal’s Office reported that flames early in the morning on...
Oct 19 2015 // A report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows that thefts of heavy equipment increased nationally in 2014 by 1.2 percent over the previous year, and that Texas had the highest number of such...
Oct 19 2015 // The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers elected Bill Henry as the group’s 2016 chairman. Henry is CEO and chairman of Dallas-based MHBT, a Marsh & McLennan Agency company.Henry succeeds Steve Brockmeyer,...
Oct 19 2015 // Preliminary data show that there was a 3 percent increase in fatal occupational injuries in Texas in 2014 over the previous year, state workers’ compensation insurance regulators report. Louisiana also saw a slight...
Oct 19 2015 // The Travis County, Texas District Attorney’s office said it is suspending an agreement with Texas Mutual Insurance Co. under which the company provides funds for prosecutors to pursue the workers’ compensation...
Oct 19 2015 // The Texas Supreme Court in JAW the Point, LLC v. Lexington Ins. Co., 460 S.W.3d 597 (Tex. 2015) held, on first impression, that losses incurred in demolishing and rebuilding property damage resulting from Hurricane Ike to...
Oct 16 2015 // Central Texas may currently be under drought conditions and suffering from elevated wildfire risk but merely months ago the situation was just the opposite. In May, the Austin and Central Texas areas were deluged with...
Oct 16 2015 // A wildfire that ignited this week in Texas’ Bastrop County has grown quickly, now encompassing more than 4,500 acres, according to county officials.The Hidden Pines fire has burned thousands of acres in and around...
Oct 16 2015 // Dallas, TX, October 14 2015- Nautilus President Tom Kuzma presented the award at the company’s 30th Anniversary celebration in Whistler, British Columbia on September 29th. The carrier’s top MGA partners were...
Oct 15 2015 // Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax has denied a request by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) to increase limits of liability for residential and commercial properties it insures along the Texas...
Oct 15 2015 // A Central Texas wildfire grew to more than 4,000 acres on Oct. 15, and at least 400 homes have been evacuated according to the Bastrop County Emergency Management Agency.The Texas A&M Forest Service had said the blaze...
Oct 14 2015 // This article was published by ProPublica and NPR and is reprinted with permission.Standing before a giant map in his Dallas office, Bill Minick doesn’t seem like anyone’s idea of a bomb thrower. But backed by...
Oct 13 2015 // Visitors to the Houston Zoo can now pack a little something extra besides a camera and picnic basket.The nearly century-old institution recently lifted its longtime firearms ban amid a broader push by gun rights advocates...
Oct 13 2015 // A settlement was reached with families of some victims of a massive West, Texas, fertilizer explosion that killed 15 people and leveled part of the town two years ago, according to a post on the website of McLennan County,...
Oct 13 2015 // Collectively, the 14 U.S. surplus lines stamping offices have reported moderate growth in surplus line premiums during the first half of 2015.Approximately 60 percent of all surplus lines insurance is processed by stamping...
Oct 9 2015 // Take Command Health, a Texas-based startup dedicated to helping individuals choose and save on their health insurance, is partnering with Zane Benefits to provide Texas businesses with fewer than 50 employees with health...
Oct 8 2015 // Federal safety officials have cited a San Marcos, Texas, auto parts maker and its staffing employer for heat, noise and other workplace hazards.Corvac Composites LLC and Priority Personnel Inc. were fined a total of...
Oct 7 2015 // Preliminary data show that there was a 3 percent increase in fatal occupational injuries in Texas in 2014 over the previous year, state workers’ compensation insurance regulators report.The Texas Department of...