Texas Supreme Court

• 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.

• Civil Justice Reforms

  By David Golden  |  July 1, 2011

  2011 a great year in Wisconsin, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama

• Credit Scoring Survives In Texas

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 31, 2011

  Credit scoring using completely race-neutral factors is permitted under Texas law even if it has an unintended impact on minorities, the state’s Supreme Court ruled late last week.

• Negligent Agent Escapes Liability

  By Barry Zalma  |  March 1, 2010

  A Texas insurance broker admitted he was negligent in failing to procure insurance for his client and still avoided liability because the damages incurred by the putative insured would not have been covered even if the policy was acquired as ordered.

• Avoiding Hard Landings

  By Mike H. Bassett  |  February 1, 2010

  We take a look at real slip-and-fall cases in an effort to explain how dynamic and fact-specific they can be.

• Late Notice Revisited

  By Robert D. Laurie, Elizabeth F. Ahlstrand  |  January 11, 2010

  The timely notice of claims is generally an express requirement of an insurance policy. However, the modern trend by U.S. courts and legislatures has been to diminish "late notice" as a defense to coverage.