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22 Nov 2009, 7:37 am by Mark S. Humphreys
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, has found itself in an unfortunate position. [read post]
30 Aug 2011, 10:29 am by Sergio Leal
Earlier I wrote a post about the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (“TWIA”) considering raising rates by 5%. [read post]
5 Jun 2009, 2:50 am
  The Act represents a compromise between the House and Senate to improve the funding structure for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (“TWIA”), a state-chartered organization that provides wind and hail insurance coverage to 229,000 homeowners and businesses on the Texas Gulf Coast when insurance companies exclude it from their homeowners and other property policies. [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 12:49 pm by Sergio Leal
On Friday, July 15, 2011, the Texas Department of Insurance Commissioner issued a ruling stating that the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) had “violated the insurance laws of the State of Texas….” [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 12:49 pm by Sergio Leal
On Friday, July 15, 2011, the Texas Department of Insurance Commissioner issued a ruling stating that the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) had “violated the insurance laws of the State of Texas…. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 10:21 am by Sergio Leal
And that’s exactly what Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman said about the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA).Noting that TWIA’s share of the Texas market has grown to 57.2% in 2010 from 17.9% around 2000, Kitzman declared that a “fundamental restructuring of TWIA is necessary. [read post]
17 Jul 2010, 8:54 am by Mark S. Humphreys
A few weeks ago on this blog there was an article talking about the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. [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]
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]
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]
12 Jul 2011, 8:15 am by Sergio Leal
Before the end of the last Texas legislative session, the Texas legislature ended their Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) reform stalemate and passed a comprehensive reform bill it hopes will better prepare TWIA for future catastrophes. [read post]
12 Jul 2011, 8:15 am by Sergio Leal
Before the end of the last Texas legislative session, the Texas legislature ended their Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) reform stalemate and passed a comprehensive reform bill it hopes will better prepare TWIA for future catastrophes. [read post]
5 Jul 2010, 7:43 am by Mark S. Humphreys
The answer is to get coverage through the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA). [read post]
14 Nov 2009, 6:44 am by Mark S. Humphreys
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) seems to be caught in some controversy regarding its claims handling along the Texas Gulf Coast. [read post]
12 Apr 2019, 6:37 am by skelly
Texas’ legislature is considering bills that would amend Texasinsurance code to clarify that eligible surplus lines insurers may offer windstorm and hail insurance in areas already served by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (“TWIA”). [read post]
1 Nov 2018, 9:15 pm by J. Ryan Fowler
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Board of Directors voted to increase rates for 2019 by 10% at the July 31st Board Meeting.1 TWIA then reported the proposed rate increase to the Texas Department of Insurance and the Commissioner of Insurance must approve the rate. [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]
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]
16 May 2018, 9:10 pm by Emily Marlowe
TWIA (short for Texas Windstorm Insurance Association), frequently referred to as the Texas windstorm insurance carrier of last resort, just can’t seem to get this insurance claims handling thing right. [read post]
11 Nov 2010, 8:18 am by Chip Merlin
Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood) today asked the Texas Supreme Court to let him see the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) settlement records he requested Sept. 17. [read post]