April 19, 2017
Funeral services for Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax, who passed away on April 13, will begin Thursday, April 20, 2017, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. Mattax, who had served as insurance commissioner since January 2015, passed away after a …
April 13, 2017
Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax has passed away following a battle with cancer, Gov. Greg Abbott announced. Mattax took over as commissioner in 2015 after serving for 23 years in the Texas Attorney General’s office under then-Attorney General Abbott, most …
February 9, 2017
Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax has been reappointed to the post by Gov. Greg Abbott, the governor’s office announced. His term expires Feb. 1, 2019. Mattax has served as insurance commissioner since January 2015, when he was appointed by then-Gov. …
November 4, 2016
Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax has approved rate changes for private passenger and commercial automobile insurance provided through the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA), which is the state’s assigned risk plan. Commissioner’s Order No. 2016-4768 requires TAIPA to revise …
March 30, 2016
Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax has appointed three members to serve on the board of directors of the Texas Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. The board oversees the association, which helps to protect Texans if a life, accident or …
March 9, 2016
Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax has issued an order adopting revised workers’ compensation classification relativities. The order reduces the overall level of the classification relativities by 10 percent. A public hearing under Docket No. 2784 was on Dec, 16, 2015, …
October 15, 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 insures along the Texas coast. TWIA is the insurer of last resort for …
August 28, 2015
Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax announced two key executive positions on his staff. Doug Slape will become deputy commissioner for financial regulation, and Kevin Brady was named deputy commissioner for agency affairs. Slape replaces Danny Saenz, who is retiring after …
July 7, 2015
A Travis County, Texas district court has granted preliminary approval of a settlement with Farmers Insurance Group that will return $84.4 million to policyholders stemming from a 2002 homeowners insurance rate case. The case stems from a 2002 lawsuit by …
April 10, 2015
Texas Commissioner of Insurance David Mattax has appointed Michael Berry of Cedar Park and Evelyn Miller of Baytown, and reappointed Jennifer Hoff of Cedar Park to serve on the Surplus Lines Stamping Office Board of Directors for terms to expire …