All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 13 2004 // Employers opting out of the Texas Workers’ Compensation system now have a new ally in the ongoing battle to manage rising loss costs.Specialty Risk Services, LLC (SRS) is bringing its claim management expertise to...
Oct 12 2004 // Dennis Newsome of Barnard-Donegan Insurance Agency Inc. was recently installed as the 83rd president of the Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio (IIASA).In addition, IIASA announced that Greg Stevens of Texas...
Oct 12 2004 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) reported that one of its member agencies, Evans, Ewan & Brady Insurance Agency Inc. of Georgetown, Texas, has been appointed a Blue Streak representative for the Central Insurance...
Oct 11 2004 // The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission believes the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commision should be abolished. At a Sept. 15 meeting, the committee recommended dismantling TWCC’s current structure and shifting...
Oct 11 2004 // Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) announced plans to reduce rates by an additional 5 percent for member physicians. The 5 percent reduction is in addition to a 12 percent rate cut the insurer implemented earlier this...
Oct 11 2004 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced court-approved settlements with two major auto insurers that he says will result in refund more than $3.4 million to Texas policyholders who paid more out of pocket on claims...
Oct 11 2004 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that Mike Barron is the company’s new senior vice president of financial services. Barron is a certified public accountant with over 30 years of experience in finance.Barron...
Oct 8 2004 // Independent Insurance Agents of Texas President Bill Harrison, Jr., is slated to speak on agents’ professional liability issues at the Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio meeting and luncheon on Oct. 21.IIAT...
Oct 7 2004 // Reforms to Oklahoma’s civil justice system passed last year have contributed to a drop in medical malpractice cases, officials say.“Our claims have gone down as dramatically, if not more dramatically, than...
Oct 7 2004 // Caliber Collision Centers, an Irvine, Calif.-based operator of collision repair facilities in California and Texas, appointed Dan Pettigrew its president and chief executive officer.As president and CEO, Pettigrew will...
Oct 6 2004 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry notified legislators from coastal areas across the state that he has directed Homeland Security Director Steve McCraw to assess Texas’ ability to handle large scale evacuations in the event of a...
Oct 4 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) reported that a Travis County District Judge has granted a temporary restraining order to prevent TWCC from implementing or enforcing new Commission Rule 133.309...
Oct 1 2004 // A Dallas jury ruled on Friday that Texas’ largest chiropractic chain, Accident & Injury Pain Center Inc., reportedly conspired in a statewide scheme designed to defraud Allstate Insurance Company and Encompass...
Sep 30 2004 // Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced it is teaming up with employers to promote the eighth annual Drive Safely Work Week campaign, Oct. 4 – 8, 2004.According to TWCC by the end of the week, nearly...
Sep 30 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) reported that InfoCentral, its premium Web reference library service, becomes absolutely free for all members beginning Oct.1. The service was launched in 2001.“The...
Sep 23 2004 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired the Sheridan Insurance Group of Friendswood, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1984, the Sheridan Insurance Group, doing business as...
Sep 23 2004 // Should Tropical Storm Ivan cause widespread damage from high winds and wind-driven rain along the Texas Gulf Coast those who sustain damage are urged to have patience since many adjusters have been assigned to Florida,...
Sep 22 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) reported that occupational fatalities in Texas increased by 17.7 percent in 2003, while the national number of fatalities increased less than 1 percent compared to...
Sep 21 2004 // The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute announced that it’s annual Issues & Research Conference, to be held Nov. 10-11, 2004, in Cambridge, Mass., will feature a session on the Texas workers’...
Sep 21 2004 // Lloyd’s has released an advanced summary of remarks to be made by its Chairman, Lord Peter Levene, in a speech to Texas business leaders at the Houston Forum Monday night.Lloyd’s said Levene would urge industry...