Grape Growers in Texas Region Sue Over Herbicide Damage
Wine grape growers in Texas and surrounding states filed a lawsuit last week against drug-maker Bayer-Monsanto and chemical giant BASF for the damage their cotton herbicide has caused to vineyards.
June 9, 2021
Liability
Litigation
Texas
Texas Senate Committee Approves Legislation to Curb Lawsuit Abuse
The Texas Senate Transportation Committee has unanimously approved a House bill that would help curb the growing trend of lawsuit abuse targeting commercial vehicles in Texas.
May 14, 2021
Excess & Surplus Lines
Legislation & Regulation
Texas
At Least 5 Tornadoes Confirmed in North Texas
Weather officials so far have confirmed at least five tornadoes touched down across North Texas during severe storms on Monday night.
May 6, 2021
Auto
Property
Texas
Damage From Texas, Oklahoma Hailstorms May Approach $3.5B
Major hailstorms pelted three big cities across the south-central United States on Wednesday night, shattering windows, denting vehicles and leaving behind headaches for homeowners.
April 30, 2021
Auto
Property
Oklahoma
Texas
Huge Hail, Damaging Storms Strike Texas And Oklahoma
Hail as large as softballs rained down Wednesday evening as severe thunderstorms struck parts of Texas and Oklahoma. There were 38 reports of severe hail across Texas and Oklahoma, including near San Antonio, Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
April 29, 2021
Auto
Property
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas House Committee Backs Mandatory ’Loser Pays’ Auto Insurance Appraisal Clauses
The Texas House Insurance Committee on Tuesday voted 5-4 to recommend fellow lawmakers pass a bill mandating appraisal clauses in auto insurance contracts. House Bill 2534 would institute another option for insurers and policyholders to resolve claim cost disputes without having to go to court.
April 29, 2021
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Texas
Storms Trigger Flooding, Spawn Tornadoes In Southern Plains, Missouri, Arkansas
Flooding and confirmed tornadoes caused damage in parts of Oklahoma and Missouri overnight and into Wednesday afternoon. Flooding was reported in Branson, Missouri, as well as several other areas, including Abilene, Texas, and Bentonville, Arkansas.
April 28, 2021
Auto
Property
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Why Was The Texas Freeze Such An Unprecedented Event?
Texas is still shaking from one of the most damaging natural disasters in recent history. In February 2021, the southern state and its surrounding neighbors fell prey to Winter Storm Uri -- a deep freeze event that saw temperatures plummet as low as -18C.
April 21, 2021
Catastrophe
Property
Texas
Collision Repair Shops, Roofing Companies Booked After Central Texas Hail Storm
Some homeowners and car owners in parts of Williamson and Travis counties are dealing with damage after Thursday’s hail storm.
April 19, 2021
Auto
Property
Texas
Driverless Tesla Crash In Houston Kills 2 Passengers
Two people were killed Saturday night in a fiery crash involving a Tesla, according to Harris County Pct. 4 Constable Mark Herman.
April 19, 2021
Auto
Texas
Court Finds That Reasonable Payment Of A Claim Does Not Satisfy The Texas Prompt Payment Of Claims Act
In Hinojos v. State Farm Lloyds, the Supreme Court of Texas addressed liability under the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act (the ‘TPPCA’) when an insurer timely pays only part of a claim.
April 12, 2021
Liability
Litigation
Texas
Insurer Refuses To Defend ERCOT From Texas Winter Storm Lawsuits
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas could be left to pay for the legal defense and damages resulting from more than a dozen lawsuits filed against the state’s power grid manager following the February storm.
April 7, 2021
Litigation
Ohio
Texas
Winter Storm Losses In Texas Drive ERCOT Subrogation Speculation
The size of the estimated winter storm insurance and reinsurance market loss from February’s severe Arctic freeze and the issues suffered by energy organisation the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) has raised speculation over the chances of subrogation becoming a possibility for carriers.
March 11, 2021
Subrogation
Texas
Considerations For Handling Commercial Claims From Winter Storm Uri
A record-breaking natural disaster, Winter Storm Uri, is slated to result in the largest amount of insurance claims in Texas history from a single event. The winter storm swept through the state causing widespread power outages, water shortages, frozen pipes that burst and flooded buildings, snow or ice damage to buildings, fires, car accidents and deaths.
March 11, 2021
Catastrophe
Property
Texas
’Record Claims Reporting’ Follows Texas Deep Freeze
The first estimates of losses for the Texas deep freeze event, which resulted in burst pipes, widespread blackouts, and water shortages, have arrived – and they’re not pretty.
March 5, 2021
Catastrophe
Property
Texas
