All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 24 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance revised the bid deadline for competitive offers from individuals and/or entities for the establishment of a motor vehicle financial responsibility program in accordance with the terms of...
Jul 21 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company has expanded its Lone Star Auto Dealers (LSA) workers’ compensation purchasing group. The group is now open to franchised motorcycle, RV and boat dealerships as well as franchised auto...
Jul 20 2006 // Insurance Agents of Texas has appointed of Dave Wagner as the new territorial manager for North Texas. Wagner will be responsible for marketing IIAT endorsed programs and other membership benefits.“Dave brings a...
Jul 20 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $20,255 dividend to the Texas Sign Association (TSA) Comp Group Inc. The workers’ compensation purchasing group, formed in November 2004, earned a dividend in its first year...
Jul 20 2006 // CorVel Corporation announced that its health care network (HCN) has been certified by the Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation.In preparation for its certification, CorVel...
Jul 19 2006 // Vesta Fire Insurance Company (Vesta Fire) and its Texas subsidiary insurance companies have begun issuing notices to agents to cease writing new and renewal insurance business, including homeowners policies for Texas...
Jul 19 2006 // Bryan, Texas-based Anco Insurance Managers LTD announced it has been given the 2006 President’s Award by America First Insurance Company.Ray Jimenez and Mike Hughes of America First made the presentation at...
Jul 19 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported a $1,789,062 dividend to the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TxOGA) workers’ compensation purchasing group. TxOGA has received over $3.5 million in Texas Mutual group dividends...
Jul 19 2006 // Texas’ State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) recently ordered University Health System to pay a fine of $2,500 to the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) for late...
Jul 18 2006 // Texas’ proposed program to verify that motorists have auto insurance is on hold until next year while the state figures out the best way to manage the data of 15 million drivers.Officials said the program, which the...
Jul 17 2006 // The Houston Independent School District and its employee benefits firm illegally profited from a deal they have with three other school districts, according to the Texas Department of Insurance.New York-based Mercer Human...
Jul 14 2006 // James Langford, an assistant vice president at the Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies, was presented the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award July 13, at the 14th Annual Mid-Year Property and Casualty Symposium. Langford...
Jul 14 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance revised the bid deadline competitive offers from individuals and/or entities for the establishment of a motor vehicle financial responsibility program for the verification of whether...
Jul 12 2006 // USI Holdings Corporation, based in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based Frank Siddons Insurance.The acquisition of this surety and commercial lines broker is expected to contribute...
Jul 12 2006 // After 15 years of quiet, the Texas Gulf Coast woke up last year to the possibility of a windstorm so severe that it could devastate coastal property for years, affect the economy of the entire state, and strain the ability...
Jul 12 2006 // Rulebook Supplement 2006-03 containing a rule adopted by the Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation, the...
Jul 10 2006 // Kyle Stevens, executive vice president of Western Security Surplus, announced that Ron Klimek has been promoted to branch manager of the Dallas office.Stevens explained, “While my role continues to expand, it was...
Jul 7 2006 // Insured homeowners in Eastern and Southern Coastal Texas have, on average, taken roughly 50 percent of the steps to prepare their homes and property to recover from a major hurricane, according to a new Hurricane Readiness...
Jul 7 2006 // Former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner John Wooley will be the luncheon speaker at the 14th annual Mid-Year Property & Casualty Insurance Symposium in Austin, Texas, on July 13. Wooley served as commissioner during...
Jul 7 2006 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association posted a bulletin on its Web site to assist agents with its coverage binding procedures in the event a hurricane threatens the Texas coast.TWIA said no new or additional coverages...