All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 3 2013 // Ten years after the Texas Legislature capped damages in the state’s medical malpractice lawsuits, the number of suits and the amounts paid out have fallen sharply.The Austin American Statesman reported that...
Aug 29 2013 // A U.S. appeals court withdrew its decision finding BP Plc had access to $750 million in Transocean Ltd.’s insurance to pay costs of the 2010 oil spill, to ask the Texas Supreme Court a question on coverage.The U.S....
Aug 29 2013 // Despite pleas from officials and policyholders in Texas Gulf Coast communities, the board of the state’s insurer of last resort for wind along the coast has decided not to assess its member insurance companies for...
Aug 29 2013 // Oklahoma City-based INSURICA Insurance Management Network announced the acquisition of five insurance agencies since December 2012.The multi-state broker had been quiet on the acquisition front since their last major deal...
Aug 28 2013 // Five facilities in Texas with large quantities of the same fertilizer chemical that fueled the deadly plant explosion in West have turned away state fire marshal inspectors since the blast, investigators said.A railway...
Aug 26 2013 // Texas had more than 500 work-related fatalities in 2012, an increase of more than 20 percent from the previous year.According to preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor of Statistics, the...
Aug 23 2013 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) announced it is now offering its Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Underwriting Basics Workshop online.This course, which is open to insurance agency personnel, has been...
Aug 23 2013 // A massive hailstorm that moved through the Amarillo, Texas, area on May 28 has resulted in $500 million in insured losses to the panhandle region.The final figure was released by the Property Claim Services of the...
Aug 23 2013 // For the eighth year in a row insurance spokesmen will team with the Texas Department of Insurance and meteorologists from the National Weather Service to advise Texas coastal residents of the potential dangers of...
Aug 21 2013 // Two administrative law judges have rejected a consumer challenge to a recent 20-percent rate hike for Texas homeowners covered by State Farm Lloyd’s.The judges decided on Aug. 19 that the premiums for 1.2 million...
Aug 19 2013 // Federal officials have cited a San Antonio, Texas-based cabinet manufacturer with 29 safety and health violations and a proposed penalty of $267,434.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Aug 19 2013 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon has appointed Dr. David Davis as the medical advisor for the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC), effective Aug....
Aug 14 2013 // Periodic flooding in Texas — one the most flood-prone states in the nation — cannot be firmly linked to climate change due to numerous dams and other man-made structures introduced over the years, according to a...
Aug 13 2013 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced that a public meeting of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association expert panel will be held Aug. 22 from 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm in Austin.The purpose of the meeting is to...
Aug 12 2013 // Rates charged for private passenger automobile insurance provided through the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA) will increase overall by 5.6 percent, the Texas Department of Insurance reports.New rates...
Aug 9 2013 // More Texans file home burglary insurance claims on August 10 than any other day – according to a recent review by Allstate Insurance Co. Police say electronics, jewelry and cash are top targets during break-ins and...
Aug 7 2013 // Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Company (MedMal Direct), now in its fourth year of business, has received its certificate of authority from the Texas Department of Insurance and has officially launched...
Aug 7 2013 // LevelFirst, a wholesale broker and managing general agency based in Dallas, Texas, announced that Brett Biskup has joined the firm as senior vice president. Biskup brings more than 21 years of insurance experience, most...
Aug 7 2013 // The Texas Rangers have turned up no evidence linking a former paramedic from a small Central Texas town to a fire and explosion at a fertilizer plant in the town. The West Fertilizer plant explosion April 17 killed 15...
Aug 6 2013 // Some state agencies dealing with the lingering Texas drought have invited people to share their original photos online.The coalition on Monday launched an interactive public awareness campaign on how the drought has...