Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Judge Upholds El Paso Virus Surge Business Restrictions
Nov 9 2020 // A Texas district judge has upheld an order from El Paso County’s top elected official shutting down businesses while the region fights an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases. The decision from Judge Bill Moody of El...
Texas Selects Insurance Services Office as Statistical Agent for Cat Event Plan
Nov 6 2020 // Texas has selected Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) as the statistical agent for the Texas Catastrophe Event Statistical Plan for Personal and Commercial Risks. ISO’s selection follows the Sept. 15, 2020,...
Texas’ TWFG Insurance Opens New Branches in 4 States
Nov 6 2020 // TWFG Insurance is expanding nationally with opening of eight new branches in four states, with two pioneer locations opening in Nevada. New branches also have opened in Maryland, Oklahoma and Texas. By focusing on health...
Companies to Pay $70K to Settle Harassment, Retaliation Suit Filed in Texas
Nov 5 2020 // Federal officials in San Antonio say a pair of construction-related companies have agreed to pay $70,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
Texas Urging Safety as 20 Year Anniversary of Daily Traffic Deaths Nears
Nov 4 2020 // Texas will soon reach its 20th year of daily deaths on its roadways, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. On Nov. 7 Texas will mark the loss of more than 70,000 innocent lives to preventable fatal crashes...
Man Wrongly Arrested in Fatal Shooting in Texas Sues for $3M
Nov 2 2020 // A man who was arrested and charged with murder a year ago in a fatal shooting near Greenville, Texas, before being cleared is suing the county sheriff’s office, sheriff and law enforcement officials for more than $3...
Texas Nonstandard Auto Insurer, ACCC, Placed into Receivership
Nov 2 2020 // A Travis County, Texas, judge has approved an order placing a Houston-based nonstandard auto insurer into receivership. On Oct. 21, Travis County District Judge Tim Sulak signed the application by the Texas Department of...
My New Markets
Nov 2 2020 // Transportation Workers’ Comp Market Detail: Midwestern Insurance Alliance (www.midwesterninsurance.com) writes workers compensation for most transportation type risks. All accounts on a guaranteed cost basis; all...
Higginbotham, Brisky & Perez Insurance Agency Merge in Texas
Oct 28 2020 // Independent insurance agency, Higginbotham, and Brisky & Perez Insurance Agency, an independent firm in Brownsville, Texas, have merged operations, expanding Higginbotham’s reach in South Texas. Both firms broker...
El Paso Judge Imposes Curfew as Virus Cases Overwhelm Hospitals
Oct 27 2020 // Residents in the Texas border city of El Paso have been urged to stay home for two weeks as a spike in coronavirus cases overwhelms hospitals, prompting the state to dedicate part of the city’s civic center as a...
Texas Nonstandard Auto Insurer Placed into Receivership
Oct 26 2020 // A Travis County, Texas, judge has approved an order placing a Houston-based nonstandard auto insurer into receivership. On Oct. 21, Travis County District Judge Tim Sulak signed the application by the Texas Department of...
Texas’ Fairly Group Offering COVID-19 Insurance for College Sports Programs
Oct 26 2020 // Amarillo, Texas-based Fairly Group and its sister-company OccuNet have unveiled an insurance product that covers medical expenses for collegiate student athletes who contract COVID-19. Inspired by the viral #wewanttoplay...
AccuRisk, Convex Expand Occupational Insurance for Texas Nonsubscribers
Oct 26 2020 // AccuRisk Solutions has teamed up with Convex Group to offer occupational accident and employer’s liability coverage to Texas employers that have opted out of workers’ compensation. AccuRisk254 is available in...
Ex-Blue Bell Creameries CEO Kruse Again Charged in Deadly Listeria Case
Oct 23 2020 // The former president of Blue Bell Creameries has been charged with wire fraud for allegedly trying to cover up a 2015 listeria outbreak linked to the company‘s ice cream that killed three people in Kansas and...
Traffic Crashes in Texas Energy-Producing Areas Continue to Increase
Oct 22 2020 // Texas transportation officials report that the number of traffic crashes in the energy-producing regions of Texas continues to rise. Last year, there were more than 205,000 crashes in counties defined as the Texas energy...
Photographer Sues Over Univ. of Texas Mascot’s Pre-Sugar Bowl Charge
Oct 22 2020 // A photographer is suing the owners and handlers of the University of Texas’ live mascot for negligence, saying he suffered permanent neck and back injuries when the longhorn steer charged out of its pen and plowed...
Ratings of Texas’ Hallmark Financial No Longer Under Review with Negative Implications
Oct 20 2020 // AM Best has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb-” and the Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IR) of Hallmark...
Texas Windstorm Insurer: Check, Money Order Payment Process Changes Start Oct. 21
Oct 16 2020 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has reminded agents that it will be enhancing its current payment processes and adding new online payment options for policyholders. This web post is about changes to how...
Appalachian Underwriters Opens New Office in Texas
Oct 14 2020 // Appalachian Underwriters Inc. (AUI) has opened a new satellite office in Richardson, Texas, and hired Terry Holley as regional manager. Holley comes to AUI with over 25 years in the insurance industry, with former roles...
City in Texas Hit with $1M Suit from Black Man Who Police Led by Rope
Oct 13 2020 // A Black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a southeast Texas city and its police department for $1 million, saying he suffered humiliation and fear during his arrest. A lawsuit filed last...
