All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 10 2005 // The formation of Tropical Storm Arlene may be an ominous sign for what has been forecasted to be an overly active hurricane season this year. The six-month hurricane season began just days ago and weather experts say 2005...
Jun 10 2005 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced it will hold a Public Policy Forum featuring Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin on July 12, 2005, at an 11:30a.m. luncheon at the Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre,...
Jun 10 2005 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that the Workers’ Compensation Act and Commission Rulebook Supplement 2005-03 is available online. The rulebook can be updated by printing the 2005-03 Rules...
Jun 9 2005 // The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die last week, and the American Insurance Association (AIA) is reportedly very pleased with the end results.“When legislators first convened in Austin in January, expectations for...
Jun 8 2005 // San Antonio-based health care benefits administrator Benefit Planners Inc. announced the appointment of Brennan L. Clipp as vice president of sales and marketing for the Dallas region and the opening of a new Dallas office...
Jun 7 2005 // Bill King was recently named President of Texas based SureTec Insurance Company, the surety underwriting subsidiary of SureTec Financial Corp. John Knox, Jr., Chairman and CEO of SureTec Financial, announced,...
Jun 7 2005 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry named Mike Geeslin as the state’s new insurance commissioner. While the appointment is subject to Senate confirmation, Geeslin’s term would expire Feb. 1, 2007, if approved by the...
Jun 6 2005 // Alan Hardin, Jr.I realize John Allen is President of a PEO that provides workers’ compensation and that his view of non-subscription is the view of a competitor. That in no way, however, gives license to overlooking...
Jun 6 2005 // All spring, the Texas and Oklahoma Legislatures grappled with workers’ compensation reform legislation in their respective states. The two have many similar issues, including high insurance costs, low return-to-work...
Jun 6 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas will hold its 108th Conference & Trade Show on Thursday and Friday, June 16-17, 2005, at the downtown Austin Hilton. IIAT said the state’s premier gathering of...
Jun 6 2005 // Higginbotham & Associates, a privately held insurance brokerage firm based in Fort Worth, Texas, named commercial property and casualty broker Scott Fitzgerald as vice president to reflect his increased 2004 sales...
Jun 6 2005 // Texas Insurance Commiss-ioner Jose Montemayor, who announced earlier this year he would not seek appointment to another term as Texas’ top insurance regulator, was named a managing general partner of the Diamond...
Jun 3 2005 // Gov. Tim Pawlenty recently alerted Minnesota consumers to misleading health plan advertisements that have been faxed to Minnesota businesses and individuals. These plans do not provide insurance coverage and do not...
Jun 3 2005 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission posted an overview of changes to the Texas workers’ compensation system provided in the recently passed House Bill 7. Gov. Rick Perry has signed the bill into law and...
Jun 2 2005 // One in six Texas homeowners could see reduced insurance rates this year, the Associated Press and Houston Chronicle reported.Several small insurance companies have filed their rate changes for 2005 indicating rate...
May 31 2005 // The Texas Senate approved a plan to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system and the bill awaits the signature of Gov. Rick Perry. The plan provides for an increase in income benefits to injured...
May 26 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ announced it is on track to hold its 108th Conference & Trade Show June 16-17 at the Hilton in downtown Austin.The state’s premier gathering of independent agents...
May 26 2005 // A conference committee made up of members of the Texas House of Representatives and the state Senate worked out a compromise on workers’ compensation system reform that had stalled in the legislative process.The...
May 26 2005 // Approximately 32,000 Texas employers will receive a share of around $50 million in dividends from Texas Mutual Insurance Company. The company announced that its Board of Directors unanimously approved the 2005 dividend...
May 24 2005 // Allstate announced the Texas rollout of a new product, Your Choice Auto Insurance, which the company says provides consumers more choices, innovative features and enhanced rewards for safe drivers.The product, available...