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Report: Texas Insurance Commissioner Stepping Down

Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman says she’s steeping down as head of the state’s insurance regulatory agency. The Austin American Statesman reported that Kitzman told her staff the previous day she was leaving her post. The legislative session ended May …

Receivership Proposed for Texas’ Insurer of Last Resort

In a meeting on March 25, the board of directors of Texas’ insurer of last resort in coastal areas is expected to discuss the organization’s dire financial condition and the possibility of placing the organization into receivership. According to the …

Report: Senate May Reject Texas Insurance Commissioner

Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman could have trouble winning Senate confirmation to keep her job, as Democrats with enough votes to defeat her nomination question her credentials. Kitzman was appointed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry in 2011 between legislative sessions. …

Will Texas Windstorm Insurer Remain After the Legislative Session?

Texas’ property insurer of last resort in coastal counties may have a difficult time remaining intact during the 2013 legislative session. Claims from 2008’s Hurricane Ike still trickle in and ongoing Ike-related lawsuits against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) …