Business

Insurance Information & Advice for the Business Community

TDI Business
Development Help

Tx Business Portal

Agent/Adjuster Electronic Licensing

Finding Health Coverage

2-50 Eligible Employees
Companies Offering Small Employer Coverage

51-99 Eligible Employees
Companies Offering Mid-Size Employer Coverage

100-plus Eligible Employees
Companies Offering Large Employer Coverage

Index

• More Health Coverage Resources for:
  • Mid-Size & Large Employers
  • Small Employers
• Other Insurance Resources for Employers
• Insurance Research
• Insurer Wanting to Start/Expand (in Texas)
• Resources for Employees
• Other Links of Interest

More Resources for Mid-Size & Large Employers

Health Coverage

• Companies with Consumer Choice Benefit Plans
• Cooperatives and Coalitions
• Your Health Care Coverage
• Health Maintenance Organizations
• Insurer Profiles
• HMO Profiles
• HMO Search by County
• Independent Review Organizations
• HMO Mandated Benefits/Offerings
• Accident and Health Mandated Benefits/Offerings
• HMO Complaint Summaries by Quarter
• HMO Profiles
• OPIC HMO Report Card
• THCIC's Straight Talk on Texas HMOs
• SBA - Managing Employee Benefits
  (MS Word, 120k, pm-3.doc)
• Employer Health Coverage Laws (Texas Administrative Code)
• Accident and Health Coverage Checklist
• HMO Evidence of Coverage Checklist: Mid-Size/Large Employer | Small Employer

More Resources for Small Employers

Health Coverage

• Companies with Consumer Choice Benefit Plans
• Cooperatives and Coalitions
• Small Employer Health Insurance Rate Guide
• Small Employer Plans
• Small Employers Health Insurance: Questions and Answers
• Your Health Care Coverage
• Health Maintenance Organizations
• Insurer Profiles
• HMO Profiles
• HMO Search by County
• Independent Review Organizations
• HMO Mandated Benefits/Offerings
• Accident and Health Mandated Benefits/Offerings
• Standard Small Employer Benefit Plans
• Companies Offering Small Employer Accident and Health Coverage
• HMO Complaint Summaries by Quarter
• HMO Profiles
• OPIC HMO Report Card
• THCIC's Straight Talk on Texas HMOs
• SBA - Managing Employee Benefits
  (MS Word, 120k, pm-3.doc)
• Employer Health Coverage Laws (Texas Administrative Code)
• Accident and Health Coverage Checklist
• HMO Evidence of Coverage Checklist: Mid-Size/Large Employer | Small Employer

Workers' Compensation Insurance

• Information for Workers' Compensation Nonsubscribers
• Workers' Compensation Rate Guide (Relativities)
• Workers' Compensation Insurance
• Texas Basic Manual of Rules, Classifications and Experience Rating Plan for Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance
  (Download Only, MS Word,wcmanual.zip )
  or pick specific section to download
• Workers' Comp Research Documents

Commercial Insurance

• Commercial Property Insurance
• Understanding Surplus Lines Insurance
• Property and Casualty Insurance Contacts at TDI
• SBA's Insurance Options for Business Continuation
  (MS Word, 88k, mp-20.doc)
• Small Business Insurance and Risk Management Guide
  (MS Word, 130k, mp-28.doc)

Title Insurance

• Title Insurance Basic Manual
• Title Insurance Home Page

Insurance Research

Finding a Business Status

• Check for Phony Insurance Companies
• Check Insurance Company & HMO Status
• Check Insurance Agent, Adjuster & Agency Status
• Check Fire Safety Industry Licensing Status - Companies
• Check Fire Safety Industry Licensing Status - Individuals
• Secretary of State's Corporation Search

Data & Statistics

• Insurance Industry Data
• Fire Safety Industry Data

Insurer Starting/Expanding (in Texas)

Starting Your Insurance Business

• Company Licensing and Registration Page
• NAIC Filing Documentation
• NAIC Information for Companies Seeking Entrance to the Texas Insurance Market
• Information for Surplus Lines & Other Non-admitted Companies
• Additional Information for Admitted Companies
• Additional Information for HMOs
• Licensing of Agents & Adjusters
• Business Development at TDI
• TexasOnline - Business Portal

More State Assistance

• Fire Safety Industry Licensing Information
• Office of the Governor - Economic Development and Tourism
• Secretary of State - Selecting a Business Structure
• Guide to Texas License and Permits
• Business Resources
• Texas Administrative Code
• TIC - Texas Insurance Code
• Uniform Commercial Code

Resources for Employees

• Texas Fair Plan Information
• CHIP - Children's Medicaid - combines several health insurance campaigns developed especially for Texas children from birth through age 18. It includes the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid for Texas Children.
• Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool - provides a source of health coverage for uninsurable persons and their dependents or family members and for certain individuals who lose their employer-sponsored health coverage.

Other Links of Interest

• Bond Resources
  
• Complaint Forms
• Top 40 Insurers by Line
• Report Insurance Fraud
• Request an Open Record
• TDI - Bid Opportunities
• TDI - Bid Guidelines
• TDI - Special Deputy Receivers - Information on the pool of eligible bidders for special deputy receivers
• Insurance Fraud
• Understanding Life Insurance
• Insurance on the Internet - Shopping Tips and Dangers

Related State Websites

• Texas Administrative Code
• Texas Workforce Investment Council
• Texas Building and Procurement System - State Bid Opportunities
• OPIC - Office of Public Insurance Counsel

Federal Websites of Interest

• Federal HIPAA Insurance Reform
• SBA - Disaster Assistance Home Page
• SBA - Online Library
• SBA - SBA Texas Offices

For additional information

• BusinessDevelopment@tdi.state.tx.us - Business Development at TDI - 512-463-6464
• WorkersComp@tdi.state.tx.us Workers' Comp Rate Issues - 512-322-3495
• WorkersCompCustomerServices@tdi.state.tx.us Complaints on Workers' Comp Claims are handled by TDI's Division of Workers' Compensation - 1-800-252-7031 or 512-804-4100
• LifeHealth@tdi.state.tx.us Life & Health - 512-322-3409
• CommercialPC@tdi.state.tx.us Commercial Property & Casualty- 512-305-7544
• Title@tdi.state.tx.us Title Insurance - 512-322-3482

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