Texas Mutual Insurance Company News

Texas Business Indicted on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

A Travis County grand jury indicted Mark Edward Helm and McClanahan Drywall, Inc., of Emory, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to an announcement by Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Helm was an officer of McClanahan Drywall, Inc. and obtained …

Texas Mutual Announces Four Fraud Indictments

Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported today that Travis County grand juries indicted four claimants, in separate cases, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The claimants allegedly collected a combined $22,837 in benefits they were not entitled to. The following are the …

Texas Mutual, VFIS of Texas Fund Safety Training for Rural Fire Departments

Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, announced that it has partnered with VFIS of Texas, a provider of specialized insurance solutions for the emergency service industry, to create a grant program for rural fire …

Texas Mutual Issues $524K in Dividends

Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers (TAEP) safety group has earned a $398,735 workers’ compensation dividend, and the Lone Star Energy (LSE) safety group earned a $124,962 dividend. Both dividends were based largely on …

Texas Mutual Donates to IIAT Foundation to Assist West, Texas Victims

Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that it is donating $5,234 toward the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) Trusted Choice Foundation relief fund for West, Texas. The money will help restore West and its fire services following the explosion at …

Texas Mutual Board Approves $175M Policyholder Dividend Distribution

The policyholder owners of Texas Mutual Insurance Company will share a $175-million dividend distribution this year, the company’s board of directors announced after a unanimous vote on May 7, 2013. This is the 15th consecutive year that the board has …

Texas Mutual to Host AASCIF Annual Conference

Texas Mutual Insurance Company will host the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds (AASCIF) Annual Conference. The 2013 AASCIF Annual Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas, from July 14 – 17. Registration is now …

Texas Man Indicted in Premium Fraud Case

A Travis County grand jury indicted an Irving man on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Harold E. Jenkins, owner of CTJ Maintenance, Inc., obtained workers’ compensation coverage through Texas Mutual from Aug. 26, 2006, to …

Texas Mutual Awards $300K in Safety Education Grants

Texas Mutual Insurance Company has awarded a combined $300,000 in grants to Kilgore College, Midland College and College of the Mainland in Texas City near Houston. The grants will continue to fund free workplace safety courses for employers, employees and …

Court Sentences Texas Woman in Double-Dipping Scam

Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Chindra Michael on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Michael was sentenced to four years’ deferred adjudication. She was also ordered to pay $3,010 in restitution to Texas Mutual and …