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30 Aug 2017, 9:37 am by Charles Sartain
The Bill does not affect claims covered through the federal government’s National Flood Insurance Program and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, which largely provides insurance coverage in coastal areas. [read post]
20 Dec 2016, 8:00 am by Todd Presnell
Hurricane Ike After Hurricane Ike blew through Dickinson, Texas, the city sued Texas Windstorm Insurance Association claiming that TWIA owed it more money for property-damage claims. [read post]
20 Dec 2016, 8:00 am by Todd Presnell
Hurricane Ike After Hurricane Ike blew through Dickinson, Texas, the city sued Texas Windstorm Insurance Association claiming that TWIA owed it more money for property-damage claims. [read post]
30 Oct 2016, 6:53 am
If you live in one of these high-risk areas, you may be required to purchase additional Wind and Hail insurance from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA). [read post]
9 Jan 2016, 5:05 am by Mark S. Humphreys
Also, two states where legislators passed market- restricting laws lost points: Hawaii for its measure ending the moratorium on policies in lava-flow areas and Texas for the way it restructured the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. [read post]
29 Dec 2015, 12:32 pm by Jason Cieri
They also had a policy with Texas Windstorm Insurance Association that covered damages related to wind. [read post]
29 May 2015, 4:32 am by Sean Shaw
In many ways, Texas is similar to Florida: Texas is vulnerable to hurricanes and other natural disasters, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) was set up as an insurer of last resort in an attempt to stabilize the property insurance market, Texas has some of the highest property insurance rates in the country, and the Texas insurance lobby is a very powerful force. [read post]
24 Mar 2015, 6:49 am by Mark S. Humphreys
Proponents of such legislation would like to see a measure that limits the time in which claims over property losses may be filed, similar to the limitations put in place for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association after it was inundated with claims-related lawsuits following Hurricane Ike. [read post]
20 Nov 2014, 5:34 am by Mark S. Humphreys
The Insurance Journal ran an article dated October 21, 2014, that is titled, Jury Finds Texas Windstorm Insurer Adequately Paid City For Ike Claims. [read post]
1 Mar 2014, 7:09 am by Mark S. Humphreys
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) announced it has released to a litigator what it calls "potentially offensive" emails as part of discovery in a lawsuit against the insurer brought on behalf of the Brownsville Independent School District. [read post]
25 Jan 2014, 6:50 am by Mark S. Humphreys
SB 1702: Residential Property Insured by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association - SB 1702 modified eligibility requirements for certain residential structures that do not have a certificate of compliance showing that construction meets the windstorm building code. [read post]
17 Dec 2013, 5:00 am by Tom Crane
 In an ongoing dispute between the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the Brownsville Independent School District, the plaintiff obtained thousands of emails between various quasi-state officials. [read post]
25 Jul 2013, 5:22 am by Nyanza Moore
Seascape Owners Association, Inc.,1 a public adjusting firm was sued by its former client to avoid paying fees associated with the settlement paid by Texas Windstorm Insurance Association ("TWIA"). [read post]
15 Jul 2012, 10:57 am by Mark S. Humphreys
The quasi-governmental Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, which is still fielding lawsuits stemming from Hurricane Ike in 2008, could be in an especially precarious position if former State Farm customers with policies that covered wind damage seek coverage from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, Smithee said. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 10:59 am by Sergio Leal
A few weeks ago, I wrote about State Representative John Smithee’s letter to Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman, in which he expressed his concerns over the solvency of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (“TWIA”). [read post]
27 Jun 2012, 4:22 am by Sergio Leal
In today’s post, I bring you news about the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (TWIA) financial troubles as well as an updated figure of the damage caused by the hail storms in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.Recently, State Representative John Smithee, chairman of the House Insurance Committee, wrote a letter to Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman about TWIA’s shaky position. [read post]
8 May 2012, 9:46 am by Sergio Leal
Well, a quick look at TDI’s September announcement showed that Great American Assurance Company was fined $195,000 for failure to file policy forms or endorsements containing property and casualty benefits and that the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association failed to process claims in a timely manner or pay claims for covered storm damages. [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 9:14 am by Sergio Leal
At last Thursday’s Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters Spring Conference, a public adjuster asked me about the recent changes to Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policies. [read post]
12 Apr 2012, 3:30 am by Chip Merlin
The Texas Association Public Insurance Adjusters (TAPIA) is holding its Spring Conference next Thursday, April 19, 2012, from 9am to 4pm at the Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake. [read post]