All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 17 2007 // Despite claims by business and medical lobbying interests, there is no medical malpractice lawsuit crisis in America, according to analysis released by Ralph Nader’s national group, Public Citizen.But there is a...
Jan 15 2007 // Whorton Insurance Services of Austin announced it has teamed up with Texas Mutual Insurance Company to create a new Texas Mutual Group Safety Plan. The program started Nov. 1, 2006, and is endorsed by The Texas Apartment...
Jan 15 2007 // State Representative Joe Deshotel (Beaumont) on Jan. 12 filed a package of six bills with the Texas Legislature, many of which relate to disaster recovery and would make changes to residential property insurance policies...
Jan 12 2007 // State Farm announced plans to lower its overall auto insurance rates in Texas. The change, which represents a savings of nearly $104 million annually to State Farm’s Texas auto insurance customers, will be effective...
Jan 12 2007 // Rulebook Supplement 2006-06 containing rules adopted by the Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation.The...
Jan 11 2007 // The popularity of federal flood insurance policies in Texas is on the rise, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. ICT reported that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) records show that the number of flood...
Jan 9 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas will host its 44th Annual Joe Vincent Management Seminar and Big I Legislative Day in Austin Jan. 28-30.The three-day conference includes an industry preview and legislative update...
Jan 8 2007 // Arsonists ‘light up’ in pool of gasoline Musa Shteiwi and his son Essa had a clear criminal vision for their Steak Thyme Subs eatery. According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, they wanted to torch the...
Jan 7 2007 // Ohio State Automobile Mutual, Beacon Insurance GroupOhio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company is acquiring the Beacon Insurance Group of Wichita Falls, Texas. The transaction, which is expected to close in the...
Jan 7 2007 // Arsonists ‘light up’ in pool of gasolineMusa Shteiwi and his son Essa had a clear criminal vision for their Steak Thyme Subs eatery. According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, they wanted to torch the...
Jan 4 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has updated the form for requesting a designated doctor examination in order to comply with the statutory changes made to Labor Code...
Jan 4 2007 // Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) funding issues will be the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America’s (PCI) top legislative priority in its Southwestern region, the insurer group announced. The...
Jan 3 2007 // The Al versus The Gecko ad campaign has been replaced by “The Middle Man.” According to Al Boenker, CEO of Al Boenker Insurance Agency in North Texas, the term middle man has long been a negative in American...
Jan 3 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has set at 8.46 percent any interest or discount rate provided for in the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act. This rate is computed by using the...
Dec 29 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold a workshop on workers’ compensation health care networks on Jan. 31, 2007. The workshop will take place at the Capitol Auditorium,...
Dec 28 2006 // BKS Insurance Agency located in Allen, Texas, announced the addition of Annette Moore to its staff. Moore has experience through both the independent agency and direct writer systems and will be managing personal lines for...
Dec 27 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced two new purchasing groups: Hospitals of Texas (HOTComp) and Texas Medical Group (TMG).Both groups provide members with a competitive option for their workers’ compensation...
Dec 27 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during November.The actions include five license revocations, a license denial and fines and restitution...
Dec 26 2006 // A judge in a Texas widow’s lawsuit over the Merck & Co. drug Vioxx last Thursday reduced a $32 million jury award to about $7.75 million so that it conformed to state law.A state jury in April found Merck &...
Dec 25 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas appointed P. Scott Hubacek to the newly created position of IIAT Member Services Ambassador. Hubacek will be responsible for recruiting new members and for helping new and existing...