AUSTIN—The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) presented its Independent Leadership Award to the Honorable Kelly Hancock, Texas House of Representatives, and the Honorable John Carona, Texas Senate. “Because we value independence in the insurance market, we seek to recognize those who value this ideal in their professional lives,” said IIAT President Bob Shepard of [...]
Coverage Questions. We’ve heard some grousing from out there in readerland (not without some justification) over the hard truth that SOME folks (of woman born or corporate entities — they all being people these days) appear more oft in print than others. Chiefly, this comes to pass because while there are some who often throw [...]
Industry in Early Hard Market. NEW YORK—Leaders of the property/casualty insurance industry believe the worst of the financial crisis is over and that the industry is now in the early stages of a hard market, according to a survey conducted by the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) at its 16th annual Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum. [...]
AUSTIN—Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has paid a $1,387,241 dividend to the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) safety group. The dividend was based largely on the group’s overall loss ratio. Bob Barnes, who chairs Texas Mutual’s board of directors, recently presented the check to TRA CEO Richie Jackson at Texas Mutual’s headquarters in Austin. “The restaurant industry [...]
With cold fronts rolling into Texas, the State Fire Marshal’s Office offers a handy Home Heater Safety tip sheet. Whether you use central heat, wall heaters, fire places, wood-burning heaters, space heaters, or any combination of the preceding, make sure your home heating equipment is safe to use! ?
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Happy Holidays from All of Us at The Insurance Record. Season’s Greetings from the staff of The Insurance Record. After consulting an interfaith holiday calendar, we note that all major world religions either have celebrated or soon will celebrate major holidays this season, so Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and blessings to all. Decorating our [...]
That’s Right. “Casualty Comments” If you didn’t notice the change in this column’s title, look again. Our editor emeritus currently resides in the Cardio-Vascular Intensive Care Unit at Medical City Dallas. Here’s what happened. Glen has been waiting three years for a kidney transplant. As part of his regular check-ups through Medical City’s Transplant [...]
Carol and Glen had a great time working the Big “I” convention, June 22-24, 2011 in Houston. Maybe “working” isn’t the right word, as meeting and talking to everyone in the exhibit hall is more fun than work — like a big reunion of insurance family. Bob Larson of RPS Leicht, Houston, stopped by The [...]
TDI Top 10 Favorites Links to the Web Site’s More Popular Pages This is part of a series of Top 10 favorite links on the Texas Department of Insurance’s Web site (http://www.tdi.state.tx.us). Top 10 – Insurance Auto Rate Comparisons | Homeowner Rate Comparisons TDI Forms Agent & Adjuster Home Page Property & Casualty Insurance Home [...]
