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21 Nov 2023, 3:00 am by Chip Merlin
In residential property insurance generally and in the catastrophe area in particular, government often is the insurer of last resort where the market fails, through residual market mechanisms such as FAIR plans, the National Flood Insurance Program, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, and the California Earthquake Authority. [read post]
1 Oct 2022, 3:58 pm by Chip Merlin
I provided one example of how the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association wrongfully denied thousands of claims with fabricated science: Making sense of the sometimes bizarre methodology that insurance companies use to assess claims will make your head spin. [read post]
8 Nov 2021, 1:29 pm by Emily Dai
Scott Weaver, director of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology; Dr. [read post]
11 Aug 2020, 11:01 am by Evan Schwartz
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, for instance, was set up in 1971 by the Texas Legislature with the purpose of providing windstorm and hail insurance in counties along the Gulf Coast. [read post]
1 May 2019, 9:15 pm by J. Ryan Fowler
With hurricane season fast approaching and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) the largest insurer of coastal property in Texas, now is the time to address one of the most common questions I receive from clients and public adjusters. [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]
5 Mar 2019, 8:00 am by Todd Presnell
The City sued Texas Windstorm Insurance Association seeking relief under a commercial windstorm policy for alleged Ike-induced property damages. [read post]
5 Mar 2019, 8:00 am by Todd Presnell
The City sued Texas Windstorm Insurance Association seeking relief under a commercial windstorm policy for alleged Ike-induced property damages. [read post]
17 Dec 2018, 1:07 pm by skelly
  The 2018 Report outlines five major areas of insurance regulation that, in TDI’s view, warrant legislative changes, including the following: Requiring flood coverage disclosures in property insurance policies; Extending deadlines for settling claims and resolving disputes in connection with insurance policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; and Transferring authority over amusement ride regulation from… [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]
29 Aug 2018, 9:10 pm by Rene Sigman
Hurricane Harvey victims along the Gulf Coast continue to fight for proper claims treatment from Texas Windstorm Insurance Association—better known as 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]
8 May 2018, 1:14 pm by skelly
The Texas Windstorm insurance Association (TWIA) has announced that its board of directors at its May 8, 2018 meeting approved a $175 million member assessment linked to losses arising from Hurricane Harvey. [read post]
19 Apr 2018, 9:10 pm by Angelina Wike
On April 18, 2018, the Texas Commissioner of Insurance issued Order No. 2018-5463, extending the deadline for a Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) policyholder to demand appraisal on their Hurricane Harvey claim. [read post]
1 Sep 2017, 7:25 am by Lorelie S. Masters and Andrea DeField
  Importantly, these limitations do not apply to policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association or issued through the National Flood Insurance Program. [read post]
1 Sep 2017, 7:25 am by Lorelie S. Masters
  Importantly, these limitations do not apply to policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association or issued through the National Flood Insurance Program. [read post]
31 Aug 2017, 9:42 am by skelly
  And, still others point to the likelihood that the new law will not affect the lion’s share of Hurricane Harvey claims due to the special nature of Texas Windstorm Association policies and National Flood Insurance Program policies. [read post]
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]