All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 12 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that a Texas insurance agent has been told to cease and desist engaging in allegedly fraudulent insurance activities in Louisiana where he is not a licensed agent. The...
Dec 12 2006 // Texas-based auto insurance provider Empower Insurance Group announced it is teaming up with numerous independent insurance agents across the state to reach out to families in need this holiday season through the Empower...
Dec 12 2006 // A call into the Texas Arson Hotline resulted in four juveniles being cited for criminal mischief in Marfa, the Texas Advisory Council on Arson reported. The four allegedly participated in setting a bag of trash on fire on...
Dec 11 2006 // Coastal Property — Texas Nuts & Bolts: Western Security Surplus has increased capacity to write coastal property coverage in Texas, including wind and hail, Tier 1 and 2 counties. The property coverage is...
Dec 11 2006 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced the election of the following officers and directors: President Len Kaplan, executive vice president and CFO, Delta General Agency, Houston; Vice President Lana Parks,...
Dec 11 2006 // Although not as substantial as those sought by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Associa-tion, Texas Insurance Commis-sioner Mike Geeslin signed an order on Nov. 15 giving TWIA rate hikes of 3.7 percent for commercial property...
Dec 11 2006 // In separate but related move, N.Y., Conn., Ill. tell four insurers contingent commissions no longer an optionTen states, led by Texas and its Attorney General Greg Abbott, have come to terms with Zurich American, closing...
Dec 10 2006 // Texas commissioner approves TWIA rate hikeAlthough not as substantial as those sought by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Associa-tion, Texas Insurance Commis-sioner Mike Geeslin signed an order on Nov. 15 giving TWIA rate...
Dec 10 2006 // PeopleThe Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced the election of the following officers and directors: President Len Kaplan, executive vice president and CFO, Delta General Agency, Houston; Vice President Lana...
Dec 10 2006 // Although welcome, some think it’s not enough9 Louisiana’s special session Despite protests, governor calls for 10-day session10 Judge says water may be covered in New Orleans canal caseAmbiguities in policies...
Dec 10 2006 // Coastal Property – TexasNuts & Bolts: Western Security Surplus has increased capacity to write coastal property coverage in Texas, including wind and hail, Tier 1 and 2 counties. The property coverage is offered...
Dec 10 2006 // News CurrentsTen states, led by Texas and its Attorney General Greg Abbott, have come to terms with Zurich American, closing their probe into the insurer’s involvement in alleged bid-rigging and unfair compensation...
Dec 7 2006 // Dr. Robert Hartwig, president-elect and chief economist for the Insurance Information Institute is scheduled to speak in January at a public policy forum hosted by Southwestern Insurance Information Service.SIIS announced...
Dec 6 2006 // Higginbotham & Associates announced it has added Account Executive Cynthia Brown to its Austin, Texas, office to provide commercial clients with employee benefit plan brokerage and account support.Brown, who is...
Dec 6 2006 // Colemont Insurance Brokers-Texas announced the recent addition of Larry Caudill as the company’s marketing manager. Caudill will work to strengthen existing agent partnerships and foster new business...
Dec 5 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas has 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...
Dec 4 2006 // Ten states, led by Texas and its Attorney General Greg Abbott, have come to terms with Zurich American, closing their probe into the insurer’s involvement in alleged bid-rigging and unfair compensation practices in...
Dec 4 2006 // With the exception of coastal areas, the outlook for auto and homeowners coverage is positive in Texas, according to a study conducted by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas.The IIAT Personal Lines Market Survey...
Dec 1 2006 // The Texas Hospital Insurance Exchange, an Austin-based reciprocal insurance company, has announced an average 16 percent rate cut for its hospital liability subscribers, effective Dec. 1. Current THIE subscribers will...
Nov 29 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a request for comments on the Financial Responsibility Program User Guide being developed as part of the implementation of the state’s auto insurance verification...