Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) News

Some TDI Meetings, Events to Go Online, Some Postponed or Cancelled

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is postponing or creating online options for several upcoming meetings and events to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. March 26: Stakeholder meeting on SB 1264 data reporting. Status: There will be a webinar …

Auto Insurer Windhaven National Ordered Into Liquidation by Texas Court

Texas-based private passenger auto insurer Windhaven National Insurance Co. (WNIC), a subsidiary of Windhaven Insurance, has been ordered into liquidation at the request of the Texas Department of Insurance, which was appointed as liquidator. The order for liquidation was granted …

Texas Insurance Regulators: BCBSTX to Pay Restitution, $10M Fine for Claims, Marketing Errors

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) said Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) has agreed to repay consumers after a departmental review found delays in handling out-of-network emergency claims and incorrect information in consumer notices and marketing materials. BCBSTX …

SLTX: Texas Adopts Updated Surplus Lines License Rules for Military Spouses

The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reported that new rules for surplus lines agents in Texas who are military spouses have been adopted by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) and became effective Feb. 6, 2020. A new …

TDI: Former NFL Player Indicted in Texas for Fraudulent Claims

Former NFL player Willie Montae Reagor was arrested January 30 for submitting fraudulent health reimbursement claims after an investigation by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Fraud Unit. The TDI investigation found Reagor submitted claims totaling more than $80,000 between …

Texas Insurance Department Adopts Rule on Surprise Medical Billing Waiver

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has adopted a rule outlining the narrow exception to the state’s new surprise billing protections, which apply to health care services provided on or after Jan. 1, 2020. Senate Bill 1264 protects consumers with …

Texas Warns of Insurance Deductibles Scam Following Dallas Storms

Texans with property in locations that were hit by the severe weather that swept through Dallas and North Texas on Sunday, Oct. 20 are now targets of a scam involving insurance deductibles, insurance regulators say. The Texas Department of Insurance …

Texas Files Suit Against Aliera Healthcare Over Non-Licensed Insurance Sales

A lawsuit has been filed by the State of Texas seeking to stop Georgia-based Aliera Healthcare from selling health insurance in the state and engaging in the business of insurance without a license, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) reported. …

Texas Calls for 2018 Catastrophe Data on Commercial Property, Business Insurance

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued special data call to companies that wrote direct commercial property or businessowners insurance in Texas and to certain farm mutual insurance companies that wrote property insurance in Texas during calendar year 2018. …

Texas Moves Against Unlicensed Georgia Firm Selling Health Insurance Plans

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has filed an action to stop Georgia-based Aliera Healthcare from selling health insurance in Texas without a state license. The public hearing will begin at 9 a.m. May 28 at the State Office of …