TDI

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  TDI Turning Up the Heat on Fraudsters

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 14, 2012

  The heat is getting turned up on fraudsters in Texas as the state’s Department of Insurance is backing the designation of a second county insurance fraud prosecutor and investigator with the aim of adding more in the future.

• Allstate Gets Rate-Increase Approval in Texas

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 21, 2012

  The Texas Department of Insurance has just approved a homeowners-insurance-rate hike for Allstate Insurance of 5.7 percent and 9.8 percent for its companies.

• Sell What You Know

  By Barry Zalma  |  December 21, 2011

  Agent loses his life, accident and health license after selling securities

• Former S.C. Insurance Director to Lead Texas Insurance Office

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 21, 2011

  Eleanor Kitzman, a former director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance, has been appointed insurance commissioner in Texas.

• Texas Residual Markets Settle Claim Disputes

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 21, 2011

  The Texas Department of Insurance ended a claims dispute with the state’s residual insurers, agreeing to settle claims with interest payments for more than 700 customers.

• Texas Legislature Reauthorizes TDI, Does Not Pass TWIA Reforms

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 2, 2011

  The Texas legislature passed legislation reauthorizing the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), but did not act on separate legislation to reform the state’s last-resort wind insurer, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA).

• TWIA General Manager Relieved Of Duty; Wipf Named Acting GM Of The Troubled Group

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 25, 2011

  The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association chose to immediately relieve its general manager of his duties rather than keep him until a replacement is found.

• TWIA General Manager Let Go Now; Wipf Named Acting GM

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 23, 2011

  The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has chosen to immediately relieve its general manager of his duties rather than keep him until a replacement is found.

• Texas House Member Taylor Introduces TWIA Reform Bill

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 14, 2011

  Texas State Rep. Larry Taylor has filed a bill meant to reform the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

• Texas Last Resort Insurer Put Under ‘Administrative Oversight’

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 7, 2011

  The Texas Department of Insurance said that allowing the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to continue operating would be hazardous to the public and the last resort insurer’s policyholders.