Insurance Council of Texas

• Texas Commissioner Kitzman Appears to Be on Way Out

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 21, 2013

  According to two Texas state senators, it appears Eleanor Kitzman's services as insurance commissioner in Texas are no longer needed.

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  Cause of Fire at West Fertilizer Co. Remains Unknown; Scene Investigation Complete

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 17, 2013

  After a month-long scene investigation, investigators still do not know what caused the fire that led to a massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. in Texas.

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  Tornadoes Rip Through North Texas, Causing Extensive Damage

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 16, 2013

  Tornadoes late May 15 in north-central Texas damaged multiple homes, killing six people and injuring 100.

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  Authorities Launch Criminal Investigation of West Fertilizer Explosion

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 10, 2013

  A criminal investigation has been launched into the West, Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month.

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  W.R. Berkley Attorney: Limited Coverage Held by West Fertilizer ‘Irresponsible’

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 7, 2013

  Paul A. Grinke, an attorney with McCathern in Dallas, predicts his clients and others involved in lawsuits against the West, Texas facility that exploded last month will "be left holding the bag."

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  West Fertilizer Co. Had $1M in Liability Insurance

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 6, 2013

  The West Fertilizer Co., site of a massive explosion last month that killed 15 people and damaged or destroyed more than 100 homes, two schools, and multiple businesses, carried $1 million in liability insurance, PC360 has confirmed.

• West Fertilizer Plant Explosion to Cause $100M in Insured Property Losses

  By Chad Hemenway  |  May 1, 2013

  THE MASSIVE Explosion at a West, Texas fertilizer plant has caused at least $100 million in insured losses to property. Mark Hanna, spokesman of the Insurance Council of Texas, tellsPC360 from the small rural town of about 2,800 that damages include “concussion-type losses.” That is, some homes look normal from...

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  West Fertilizer Property, Little Else Likely Insured

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 26, 2013

  Unfortunately, it looks as if the West Fertilizer Co. was significantly underinsured.

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  W.R. Berkley Cos. Files Suit Against West Fertilizer Owner for Negligence

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 24, 2013

  Subsidiaries of W.R. Berkley have filed a subrogation suit against the owner of the West, Texas fertilizer plant that exploded April 17.

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  West Fertilizer Plant Explosion to Cause $100M in Insured Property Losses

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 23, 2013

  The massive explosion at a West, Texas fertilizer plant has caused at least $100 million in insured losses to property.

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  Who the Heck Insured This Place?

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 19, 2013

  It hasn’t been easy to find who provided insurance for the West Fertilizer Co.—and maybe there’s a reason for that.

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  Massive Texas Plant Explosion Destroys Houses, Cars, Apartment Complex, School

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 18, 2013

  Insurance adjusters are already on their way to an area near Waco, Texas affected by an enormous blast at a fertilizer plant Wednesday night that sent a mushroom cloud into the sky.

• Alaska Highest For Workers’ Comp Rates, Says Study

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 23, 2012

  Workers’ compensation rates are the highest in Alaska in 2012, according to a biennial report from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services.

• Texas Hail Damage Could Cost Insurers $2 Billion

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 26, 2012

  Deep dents and broken glass to vehicles following a massive hail storm in Dallas are contributing to hefty property losses.

• ICT Insured-Loss Estimate for Texas Hail Down from Earlier $2B SIIS Estimate

  By Reuters  |  June 20, 2012

  Insured losses from last week's violent hailstorm in Dallas should be just under $1 billion, a trade group for Texas insurers said on Tuesday, sharply less than what another industry group estimated last week.

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  Texas Hail Damage Could Cost Insurers Up to $2 Billion

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 15, 2012

  Insurance companies may pay as much as $2 billion on claims from the deep dents and broken glass to vehicles following a massive hail storm in Dallas, according to the Southwestern Insurance Information Service.