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 [...]
Fire Defense on the Cheap. At first, we were heartened to hear that the draconian cuts in funding for the State’s volunteer fire fighters in 2012 will NOT cause a cut-back in training for the force, nor will the citizen smoke-eaters face a shortage of turnout coats or other protective gear for this fiscal year. [...]
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 [...]
