# Insurers A Dirty Word In TX Campaign 

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The Texas gubernatorial race from an insurer standpoint has sometimes looked like a contest to see which candidate could do the most to disparage them.

But the political combatants were unclear recently when asked whether insurers would continue to remain a hot button issue in the campaign. Democratic challenger Tony Sanchez has periodically fired blasts at both the industry and Republican Gov. Rick Perry on insurance issues, but his campaign played it coy when asked how big a factor the topic might be in the future. 

Mark Sanders, a representative for Mr. Sanchez, said he could not say if insurance would be a recurring theme because it's a question of "strategy."

However, the week Mr. Sanders was interviewed, the Sanchez Web Site was featuring as its lead news item a Dallas Morning News story headlined: "Homeowner Premiums Skyrocket."

Sources:
- National Underwriter (http://www.nationalunderwriter.com/pandc/hotnews/viewPC.asp?article=6_14_02_16_5519.xml)