December 27, 2019
The insurance committee in the Texas House of Representatives will hold a hearing on Jan. 15 to consider the state of rulemaking and other governmental actions with regard to legislation passed in 2019 affecting Texas’ property insurer of last resort …
June 9, 2016
At least one insurer in Texas has filed to add an endorsement to the homeowners policy that would require mandatory mediation-arbitration in claim disputes. The endorsement would be attached to a homeowners policy at the policyholder’s option, with a premium …
April 19, 2016
Concerned about a competitiveness in the state’s earthquake insurance market, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has ordered a public hearing to investigate rising rates. The May 24 hearing will include data gathered by the Oklahoma Insurance Department as well …
September 21, 2015
The Texas Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing on a request by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to increase maximum policy liability limits. The hearing under Docket No. 2780 will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, Oct. …
November 25, 2014
The Texas Department of Insurance has scheduled public hearings to review rates charged by insurers for workers’ compensation insurance in this state, and to consider revised Texas workers’ compensation classification relativities. The hearings will proceed consecutively, and will begin at …
April 20, 2012
Ohio lawmakers considering regulations on exotic animals have eased proposed rules for snakes and decreased requirements for property warning signs as part of two dozen changes to the bill. Boa constrictors were removed from the suggested list of restricted species …
September 14, 2011
Florida homeowners came by the hundreds in cars and buses to speak out against the state-backed property insurer’s plan to increase sinkhole rates by an average 429 percent. At an unprecedented public hearing in Tampa last night, Citizens Property Insurance …