The Texas Department of Insurance is reminding all insurance agents and third party administrators (TPAs) that their licenses may be at risk and that they may be held responsible for assisting a company that is engaging in the unauthorized business …
A year ago, it took months for insurance agents and adjusters to get continuing education transcripts, course credit and other information from the Texas Department of Insurance. Today, it takes about two weeks, according to the state agency. The improvement …
On Jan. 16, an employee at the Texas Department of Insurance noticed an unwelcome pest in her fifth-floor office in one of the towers of downtown Austin’s William P. Hobby Jr. State Office Building. Her maintenance work order described the …
Note: The is the third article in a series resulting from a conversation with Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan. The Texas agency responsible for regulating insurance business in the state has been on a mission to modernize, increase efficiency, strengthen …
The Texas Department of Insurance announced plans for a structured process to begin later this year to collect suggestions on departmental rules that need updating. The department said best practices, strong consumer protection, modernization, user-friendly processes and clear communication are …
Note: This is the first of a three-part series resulting from a conversation with Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan. Becoming the chief insurance regulator of a large and populous state with the second largest insurance market in the country was …
A Houston company has pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation premium fraud in a case that spanned four years, the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation announced. According to the announcement, Alpha Mar entered the plea in a Travis …
In its 2018 Biennial Report, the Texas Department of Insurance has recommended that lawmakers delete from state statute references to classification relativities as an alternative basis for workers’ compensation rates. The department noted that “‘Classification relativities’ are designed to establish …
The Texas Department of Insurance in its 2018 Biennial Report to the legislature has recommended amending state law to permit more flexibility in time limits for handling and resolving claims and disputes brought to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA). …
In its 2018 Biennial Report, the Texas Department of Insurance made several recommendations to the legislature regarding issues the agency believes are worth looking at by lawmakers in the 2019 legislative session. One, at least partly in response to the …
