All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 14 2006 // For the second year in a row the Texas Department of Insurance’s (TDI) Licensing Division has been recognized for its outstanding performance by the Securities and Insurance Licensing Association (SILA). The...
Nov 13 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported that more than $56 million was returned to Texas consumers during the past year as a result of actions by TDI’s Consumer Protection Division, a record amount for the...
Nov 10 2006 // NALICO General Agency Inc., a subsidiary of Waco, Texas-based NLASCO, announced the asset acquisition of Longhorn General Agency Inc. and Longhorn Insurance Services Inc., effective Nov. 1, 2006.Founded in 1980, Longhorn...
Nov 9 2006 // Brett Morgan was recently installed as the 85th president of the Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio (IIASA). Morgan is senior vice president, Business Insurance and Employee Benefits, for SWBC Insurance...
Nov 9 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), serving as lead agency in a joint project with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and the Texas Department of Information...
Nov 9 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $2,112,299 dividend to the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) purchasing group.Texas law allows employers in similar industries to reduce their workers’ comp premiums by...
Nov 9 2006 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) recently awarded scholarships to 15 university students, each of whom were acknowledged by their professors as exemplary students.The University of North Texas scholarship recipients...
Nov 7 2006 // Ross R. Moody, president of National Western Life Insurance Company, recently announced third quarter 2006 consolidated net earnings of $15.4 million, or $4.22 per diluted share, compared with consolidated net earnings of...
Nov 6 2006 // Chris Hughes, with Swingle, Collins & Associates, is the new president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas. Swingle Collins reported that Hughes joins officer ranks with firm president, Frank Swingle, whose...
Nov 6 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Com-missioner Kim Holland has started her own ad campaign to counter a series of negative TV ads from a Texas group called “Just the Facts America.”Meanwhile, The Oklahoman filed a lawsuit...
Nov 6 2006 // The increasing number of motorists and deer in Texas are leading to a greater frequency of collisions between the two on the state’s roadways. Cooler weather and the annual rut season should make for even more...
Nov 5 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Com-missioner Kim Holland has started her own ad campaign to counter a series of negative TV ads from a Texas group called “Just the Facts America.”Meanwhile, The Oklahoman filed a lawsuit...
Nov 5 2006 // Affirmative Insurance Holdings, USAgenciesAffirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., Addison, Texas, and privately-held USAgencies L.L.C., based in Baton Rouge, La., announced a definitive agreement under which Affirmative will...
Nov 5 2006 // Chris Hughes, with Swingle, Collins & Associates, is the new president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas. Swingle Collins reported that Hughes joins officer ranks with firm president, Frank Swingle, whose...
Nov 5 2006 // The increasing number of motorists and deer in Texas are leading to a greater frequency of collisions between the two on the state’s roadways. Cooler weather and the annual rut season should make for even more...
Nov 3 2006 // Independent insurance agents in Texas have a new option for insuring their best clients. Houston General Insurance Exchange announced that it is now offering personal lines products – including coverage for...
Nov 2 2006 // Health care premiums in Texas rose nearly 71/2 times faster than working families’ incomes over the past six years, according to a report released Oct. 30 by a consumer health advocacy group.Families USA of...
Nov 1 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Arthur Menard of Spring, Texas, pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges and a Travis County district court sentenced him to 14 months in jail. The...
Nov 1 2006 // Crump Insurance Services Inc. announced that Stevan Feemster has joined their Marketing Team for Texas. He will represent the Austin, Dallas and Houston Crump offices. Feemster has been active in the West Coast insurance...
Oct 31 2006 // Property insurance along the Texas coast is getting harder to find plus premiums and deductibles are increasing, according to results from a survey of independent insurance agents. Respondents are members of the...