All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 26 2002 // In the wake of Farmers Insurance Group of Companies’ decision to quit the Texas homeowners market, Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor released the following open letter to Farmers...
Sep 25 2002 // The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies announced it will not renew current homeowners insurance policies in Texas beginning November 2002, and will no longer be able to provide the state’s customers with homeowners...
Sep 25 2002 // Allstate Insurance Company and the University of North Texas (UNT) announced the launch of a consumer education Web site, www.insuretexas.org, to help Texans learn about and compare the new homeowners policy forms approved...
Sep 25 2002 // As rumors and speculation swirled about whether Farmers Insurance is planning to completely withdraw from the Texas homeowners market, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) proposed a resolution to its dispute with...
Sep 19 2002 // The Texas Supreme Court denied a motion for rehearing in the case of Downs v. Continental Casualty Co., Cause No. 04-99-00111-CV, letting stand a previous decision in the case, which concerns the timing of a...
Sep 18 2002 // Caliber Collision Centers announced the expansion of its collision repair operations in North Texas with the acquisition of Streetwerks Collision Center in Corinth, Texas, located northwest of Dallas. Caliber,...
Sep 16 2002 // On August 29, 2002, the Texas Supreme Court issued its revised opinion in King v. Dallas Fire Insurance Company (No. 00-1152, Tex. Sup. Ct., Aug. 29, 2002), withdrawing and replacing its previous opinion of May 30, 2002,...
Sep 16 2002 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has cleared the way for insurers to provide policyholders expanded coverage options under Insurance Services Office, Inc.’s (ISO) Homeowners 2000 program.With Texas on board,...
Sep 16 2002 // The insurance industry took a few hits at a recent Senate committee hearing on the use of consumer credit histories in rating and underwriting insurance policies. In addition to criticisms from consumer groups, the...
Sep 16 2002 // Farmers Insurance Company filed suit against Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor and the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) seeking to reverse an emergency cease and desist order issued against the company. Among...
Sep 11 2002 // The new medical fee guideline approved by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) last spring that was scheduled to go into effect Sept. 1 was recently stayed by a Travis County judge as part of a lawsuit...
Sep 10 2002 // James Webb of Houston was sentenced to 18 months in state jail by the Travis County, Texas, District Court for allegedly defrauding the workers’ compensation system by collecting workers’ comp benefits for...
Sep 10 2002 // A proposal introduced in Texas that would put restrictions on insurers’ ability to make decisions on writing homeowners coverage when a water damage claim has previously been filed is being opposed by the Alliance of...
Sep 6 2002 // Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor revealed his intention to issue a rule preventing insurance companies from using past water damage claims as the sole basis for denying homeowners insurance in Texas. Montemayor made...
Sep 5 2002 // Farmers operating units Farmers Insurance Exchange and Fire Insurance Exchange have filed suit against Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor and the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) in response to the issuance of...
Sep 4 2002 // Texas-based managing general agency Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced the election of its new management committee.The new management committee, elected by CAA’s 28 member companies includes: chairman of...
Sep 3 2002 // Austin-based Policyholders of America (POA) and the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) announced their support of the decision by Texas Attorney General John Cornyn’s to file suit against a mold remediation...
Sep 2 2002 // The new medical fee guideline approved by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) last spring and scheduled to go into effect September 1 was recently stayed by a Travis County judge as part of a lawsuit...
Sep 2 2002 // Farmers Insurance Company’s troubles in Texas mounted with an August 13 emergency cease and desist order issued against Farmers by the Texas Department of Insurance in an effort to “stop unfair pricing...
Sep 2 2002 // The Texas Oil and Gas Association (TxOGA) workers’ compensation purchasing group received $14,485 in dividends from Texas Mutual Insurance Company. The group dividend is the third earned by TxOGA since it partnered...