All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 7 2012 // Texas officials say that illegal moving companies are operating statewide, putting consumers at risk for losing their belongings or paying a ransom for getting them back.At a recent press conference, Texas government and...
May 7 2012 // Kyle Stevens, president and CEO of Western Security Surplus Insurance, announced organizational changes in the company’s Dallas office and a new hire for WSS’ Roseville, Calif., office.Jennie Reed has been...
May 7 2012 // Across the nation, employment levels in insurance agencies and brokerages declined at a faster rate than the overall U.S. employment level since the recession began in 2007. The good news: Some independent agencies across...
May 7 2012 // In advance of the June 1 start of hurricane season, the actuarial underwriting committee of Texas’ property insurer of last resort for coastal counties is recommending a rate increase.The committee on April 20...
May 7 2012 // Gov. Rick Perry has renewed a proclamation declaring Texas a disaster due to drought. Perry renewed the disaster status on April 20, extending a similar proclamation from last July. The governor first declared the drought...
May 4 2012 // Carnival Cruise Lines is being sued for negligence by relatives of a woman who bled to death after falling on a water glass in her room last year. The suit this week in federal court in Galveston, Texas says 39-year-old...
May 4 2012 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is taking issue with one of the nation’s largest homeowners insurer’s plan to non-renew thousands of policies for properties along the Gulf Coast.Abbott said his office is...
May 4 2012 // Officials with Texas Forest Service and the Texas A&M University System announced that new tools are available to help homeowners and communities determine wildfire risk — and take measures to mitigate potential...
May 2 2012 // Texas has been awarded more than $61 million in federal grants to support community health centers. The funding was announced Tuesday by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The Texas share is part...
May 2 2012 // A lawyer for the family of a 15-year-old Mexican boy killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in 2010 says they will press on with their lawsuit against the agent despite U.S. prosecutors’ decision not to charge...
May 2 2012 // Another job was the last thing Bill Henry wanted when he was approached to head up a new division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF). But Henry, chairman and CEO of the Dallas-based brokerage McQueary...
May 1 2012 // Gilmer, Texas-based All-Star Insurance Group Inc., a full service independent insurance agency, has appointed Leslie Bockmon as an agent. Bockmon is at All-Star Insurance’s newest office, located at 220 East Main St....
Apr 27 2012 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that the Texas Schools Group and Texas Association of Manufacturers safety groups earned a combined $1,094,336 in dividends.The workers’ compensation dividends were based largely...
Apr 27 2012 // In advance of the start of hurricane season, the actuarial underwriting committee of Texas’ property insurer of last resort for coastal counties is recommending a rate increase.The committee on April 20 voted for a...
Apr 26 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of MGA Insurance Co. Inc. (MGA) in Dallas.The ratings...
Apr 26 2012 // Burlington, NC, 04/26/12 -AmWINS Transportation Underwriters, an A+ XV Admitted Carrier, is proud to be 1 of only 3 MGAs with access to a new long haul trucking program for TX trucking operations.The new program limits up...
Apr 25 2012 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved seven renewals of the Certificates of Authority for companies to self-insure their workers’ compensation claims for a...
Apr 23 2012 // Gov. Rick Perry has renewed a proclamation declaring Texas a disaster due to the drought.Perry renewed the disaster status on April 20, extending a similar proclamation from last July. The governor initially declared the...
Apr 20 2012 // The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) announced it signed four new agency members in South Central states during March.SIAA members created more than $780 million in new premium growth in 2011 — their third...
Apr 20 2012 // Oklahoma companies would be allowed to opt out of the state’s traditional workers’ compensation system and instead self-insure or have alternative coverage under new guidelines outlined in a bill approved on...