Texas Department of Insurance News

New Windstorm Rules Drive Texas Engineers Away

Hundreds of engineers have dropped out of a windstorm certification program following legislative changes to become certified by the Texas Department of Insurance. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported Sunday that more than 900 engineers took part last year. That dropped …

TDI: Pre-Dispute Binding Arbitration Clauses Unfair to Policyholders

Pre-dispute mandatory binding arbitration provisions in insurance policies may be on their way out in Texas if state insurance regulators proceed with a plan to ban them. The Texas Department of Insurance has informed lawmakers that it is considering a …

Texas Declares ‘War on Hail’ with Mitigation Symposium

The Texas Department of Insurance is declaring “War on Hail” with a symposium to be held in Irving on Nov. 27. The department noted that Texas leads the nation in hailstorm damage. In 2011, insured residential losses statewide topped $1.7 …

Texas Auto Complaints Hit Record Low

Texas motorists filed the fewest number of complaints against their automobile insurance company since the records began at the Texas Department of Insurance in 1994, according to a recent TDI report. Texas consumers filed 1,414 complaints in 2011, and with …