All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 15 2015 // Differences of opinion on the never-ending problem of what to do about property insurance along the coast had lawmakers from coastal areas pitted against inland representatives in the waning days of the Texas legislative...
Jun 15 2015 // While May’s rains brought much needed drought relief across Texas, the torrential downpours in many instances washed out roads and bridges, stranded motorists and took the lives of a reported 27 Texans.A significant...
Jun 15 2015 // In the last days of the Texas legislative session an insurance industry-backed measure that proponents said would help rein in litigation related to property insurance claims died in the House of Representatives.Passed by...
Jun 15 2015 // Even though it meant the commencement of hurricane season, weather-beleaguered Texans are likely pleased that May 2015 has come and gone.Both Texas and Oklahoma were pelted during the month of May with all kinds of violent...
Jun 15 2015 // CoVerica Agency Alliance, based in Dallas, added Chris Sterlacci as regional vice president. Sterlacci will help enroll new partners and support existing members with building more profitable and successful agencies.The...
Jun 12 2015 // Cost savings, better access to care, immediate triaging of injuries and faster claims closings are just some of the benefits of telemedicine, according to workers’ compensation experts, who also say its use is...
Jun 12 2015 // A natural gas extraction company controlled by energy giant Exxon Mobil sought to prove on June 10 that it is not to blame for a recent rash of small earthquakes in North Texas, telling a powerful state agency that it...
Jun 12 2015 // San Diego, Calif.-based ICW Group Insurance Cos. has named Gina Douglas branch manager in Texas.Based in Austin, she will oversee business development, agent outreach and workers’ compensation underwriting in the...
Jun 11 2015 // Officials say 38 animals have died from a fire that engulfed an animal hospital in East Texas.Texas media outlets report 40 animals were at Kimbrough Animal Hospital in Longview when the fire started late on June 9....
Jun 11 2015 // A federal judge ordered a Texas company to pay $663 million in damages for failing to tell the government about design changes to highway guardrails that critics say made the systems more dangerous.Trinity Industries Inc....
Jun 11 2015 // The number 1.00 means different things to different people. In baseball, 1.00 represents a perfect batting average. But in college, a 1.00 grade point average is about as bad as it gets. In workers’ compensation, a...
Jun 11 2015 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Amongst Texans, nearly every conversation about weather over the last several years has focused on the ongoing drought that has resulted in water supply shortages and...
Jun 10 2015 // A survey of high growth insurance firms conducted and released late last year by a Texas-based consultant found that such organizations hire differently and produce business differently than low growth firms.They also make...
Jun 10 2015 // A report issued today shows 4.5 million U.S. homes at high or extreme risk of wildfire as the multi-year drought continues.The report’s author said the worsening drought means 2015 has the potential to be one of the...
Jun 10 2015 // Trinity Industries Inc., maker of a highway guardrail safety system tied to at least nine deaths, was told by a judge to pay $663 million for defrauding the U.S. government.The decision Tuesday by U.S. District Judge...
Jun 9 2015 // Blue Bell Creameries is reviewing a report from a private laboratory that found evidence of listeria in a carton of ice cream manufactured at its Alabama plant.Brent McRae, 75, of Florida, who had recently eaten Blue...
Jun 8 2015 // The Texas Department of Insurance has determined the severe weather event that occurred May 23, 2015, through May 30, 2015, in Harris, Dallas, Travis, Fort Bend, Tarrant, Bexar, Hays, Rusk, Randall, Williamson, Collin,...
Jun 5 2015 // The recent flooding in Texas means the end of the road for an estimated 7,000 to 10,000 insured vehicles that suffered water damage, National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).That’s the current estimate from Copart, a...
Jun 5 2015 // Texas windstorm insurer of last resort for coastal counties has released its annual report, which it says shows the practices and procedures of the organization have improved greatly since 2011.That was the year the Texas...
Jun 4 2015 // Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, has released its latest Global Catastrophe Recap report for the month of May. The report highlights the “powerful thunderstorms” that...