All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 13 2002 // About the time we were heavily into the production cycle for the current issue of Insurance Journal-Texas/South Central, with its focus on technology issues, technology took a bite out of our offices. We were attacked by...
May 13 2002 // A Travis County, Texas grand jury indicted Texas Home Exteriors Inc. and its vice president Derek Baker for falsifying a workers’ compensation claim to Texas Mutual Insurance Company—a third-degree felony. Texas...
May 13 2002 // A Denton County, Texas, jury ordered Allstate Texas Lloyds to pay actual and exemplary damages of more than $3.8 million in a suit alleging the unit did not pay claims for damage to a home caused by plumbing leaks....
May 13 2002 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission adopted a new medical fee guideline (MFG) that cuts doctor reimbursement fees by an average of 15 percent to reduce claims for care of injured workers.Both the Houston...
May 13 2002 // When the market is soft, the insurance industry speculates how long it will be until it turns hard … similarly, when it is hard, everyone speculates how long it will be until it turns soft. Insurance Journal pulled out...
May 13 2002 // The first online continuing education course offered through the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s (IIABA) Virtual University has been unveiled—in Texas. The course is available on the...
May 13 2002 // Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor has denied a second request in three months by State Farm Insurance Co., to raise its auto insurance premiums.According to the Austin American Statesman, State Farm raised auto...
Apr 29 2002 // I like the new Ford Thunderbird convertible. With its sleek lines and retro look it’s perfect for a freewheeling trip down a two-lane black top on a gorgeous spring afternoon. No e-mails, no phone calls to deal with,...
Apr 29 2002 // You’re leaving money on the table, and there are savings to be added if you’re willing to spend some energy looking for it.”Those are the sentiments of Alex Ho, consumer brand director for Progressive...
Apr 29 2002 // In the tale of “Alice in Wonderland,” little Alice heedlessly follows the white rabbit into the rabbit hole and falls ever so long before landing upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves. Jumping up and looking...
Apr 29 2002 // The personal automobile insurance market in Texas may not be approaching the crisis level at which the homeowners market currently finds itself, but signs indicate that it may be in for a rough ride.According to the Texas...
Apr 29 2002 // Credit-based insurance scoring is a reliable, though often misunderstood underwriting tool that helps insurers accurately match the price of their products to the level of risk posed by any given customer. It is...
Apr 29 2002 // I like the new Ford Thunderbird convertible. With its sleek lines and retro look it’s perfect for a freewheeling trip down a two-lane black top on a gorgeous spring afternoon. No e-mails, no phone calls to deal with,...
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own.Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own.Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
Apr 15 2002 // Owners and operators of underground petroleum storage tanks are a diverse lot—from global juggernauts such as ExxonMobil, Texaco, and Shell Oil to mom-and-pop gas stations. But all underground storage tank (UST)...
Apr 15 2002 // The Southwestern Insurance Information Service (SIIS) will host a public policy forum entitled “Legislative and Regulatory Insurance Issues,” May 10 from 11:30 am to 2 p.m. at the Westin Stonebriar Resort in...
Apr 15 2002 // Citing poor financial performance at its Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance division, Allstate Insurance Co. announced it was moving 264,000 personal auto customers—12 percent of its customers in Texas—to its...
Mar 25 2002 // Insurance policies to cover the multi-year, multi-million dollar salaries of professional baseball players may soon be as hard to locate as a split-fingered fastball from a southpaw relief pitcher.The hardening insurance...
Mar 25 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Progressive Insurance is offering loan/lease payoff auto coverage in Texas. Also known as “gap” insurance, loan/lease payoff coverage pays the difference between what a policyholder owes on...