Latest Texas Headlines
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Insurance Women of Texas Members Earn National Alliance Scholarships
Nov 12 2015 // The National Alliance recently awarded six scholarships to members of the Federation of Insurance Women of Texas, Inc. (FIWT) at their 71st Annual Convention held in Corpus Christi, Texas. The CIC and CISR scholarships...
Weather-Related Property Claims Mount in Texas
Nov 12 2015 // Severe weather in all regions of the state this year has resulted in high numbers of insurance claims from property and auto losses in Texas, according to an insurance company trade group. The Insurance Council of Texas...
New TWIA Board Conforms to 3-3-3 Provisions of SB 900
Nov 11 2015 // The new board members of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association must include three members who live in coastal counties, three members who live at least 100 miles from the coast, and three insurance industry...
Manufacturing Safety Group Gets Nearly $630K Dividend from Texas Mutual
Nov 10 2015 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co., a policyholder-owned company, recently awarded a dividend of $629,849 to the National Federation of Independent Businesses Manufacturing (NFIB) safety group. The dividend was earned based on the...
Hundreds of Texas Homes Damaged by Heavy Rains in October
Nov 8 2015 // Authorities say heavy October rains damaged hundreds of homes extending from the Austin area down into South Texas. Travis County emergency officials said in a statement that more than 330 properties were damaged in...
Bus Hits Bridge in Arkansas; 6 Migrant Farmworkers Killed
Nov 8 2015 // A bus ferrying migrant farmworkers from Michigan to Texas ran off a highway and hit an overpass in Arkansas on Nov. 6, ripping off the roof and ejecting passengers onto the interstate. Six people were killed and six...
CPro Associates Adds Archer as National Marketing Director
Nov 6 2015 // Texas-based CPro Associates, a wholesaler specializing workers’ compensation and occupation injury insurance products and services, has hired Jon Archer as national marketing director for alternatives to...
Texas Regulator OKs Wastewater Injection Permits Despite Quakes
Nov 4 2015 // The regulatory agency overseeing the oil and gas industry in Texas has voted to maintain the wastewater injection permits for two companies whose North Texas wells are believed to have caused a series of small...
Texas Leads States in Deaths from Deer Collisions
Nov 4 2015 // For the majority of hunters November is the start of deer hunting season in Texas and the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) wants to remind drivers to be careful to avoid collisions with deer. Tragically, more than 100...
Burch Joins Texas-Based All-Star Insurance Group
Nov 3 2015 // All-Star Insurance Group Inc., a full service independent insurance agency headquartered in Gilmer, Texas, has added Greg Burch as a health/ life insurance agent. Burch will be located in All-Star Insurance Group’s...
Texas Mutual Pays $721K Dividend to Auto Dealers Safety Group
Nov 3 2015 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co., a policyholder-owned workers’ compensation insurer, announced a dividend of $721,113 to the Lone Star Auto Dealers (LSA) safety group. The dividend was earned based on the group...
Death Toll in Storm-Lashed Texas Rises to 6
Nov 2 2015 // The death toll rose to six in Texas as more bodies were recovered on Oct. 31 after another band of strong storms and heavy rain spawned three tornadoes and dangerous flooding in the waterlogged state. It was the second day...
TWIA Request for Increased Liability Limits Denied
Nov 2 2015 // Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax has denied a request by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) to increase limits of liability for residential and commercial properties it covers along the Texas...
Rate Changes in Store for Texas Auto Insurance Plan
Nov 2 2015 // The Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA) will raise some rates and lower some for private passenger and commercial automobile insurance next year, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. A recently...
Rate of Workplace Injury, Illness Dropped in Texas in 2014
Oct 30 2015 // The Texas incidence rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses in private industry decreased to 2.4 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers in 2014, down from 2.6 in 2013, the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of...
Wildfires Threat in Texas Increased Over Past 15 Years
Oct 30 2015 // Larger, more threatening wildfires are occurring at greater rates as Texas faces lingering drought, consistent development — driven by millions of new residents and the spread of outlying suburbs — and changes in how...
Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas Phone Numbers Changing
Oct 29 2015 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT) announced it is simplifying communications with new business phone number listings and an upgraded telecommunication system. The new system will be in place Oct. 30, but...
Texas’ Population Spread, Wildfires Bring New Era of Firefighting
Oct 29 2015 // A top state fire official says the changing landscape of Texas, driven by millions of new residents and the spread of exurbia, has coincided with an unprecedented wave of large wildfires that are occurring more...
Texas Insurance Agent, Another Man Sentenced for Ponzi Scheme
Oct 28 2015 // Two North Texas men, one of whom is a licensed insurance agent, have been sentenced to five-year prison terms and must repay nearly $2.4 million solicited in a Ponzi scheme, according to U.S. Attorney John Parker of the...
GDP Advisors Acquires The Insurance Connection of Texas
Oct 27 2015 // McKinney, Texas-based GDP Advisors has acquired The Insurance Connection of Texas (ICT). Located in Frisco, Texas, ICT has been owned and operated by Lori and Chris Gardner and specializes in general/commercial liability,...
