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Texas Department of InsuranceSummaries of the News Releases for 2001 follow. News Release Date:12/27/2001 Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor today reminded Texans that some homeowners coverages are changing and consumers need to understand the policies they are offered at renewal time. We know that one major insurance company is no longer offering its policyholders the comprehensive HO-B homeowner policy, but rather an HO-A policy,&q News Release Date:12/21/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor today issued the largest fine in Texas title insurance history against two Dallas-area title companies that allegedly participated in rebates and discounts as well as operating without a license. Dominion Title of Dallas, L.L.C., in Plano and Stewart Title North Texas, Inc., in Dallas, agreed to pay fines total Continue News Release Date:12/17/2001 The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has proposed rules that would enable insurance companies to voluntarily offer mile-based auto rates that might save money for drivers who put low numbers on their odometers every year. Notice of the rule proposal, which is available on TDI's Web site, www.tdi.state.tx.us, will be published in the Dec Continue News Release Date:12/13/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor has adopted new rules that enable Texas consumers to prevent insurance companies, HMOs and other insurance-related businesses from sharing their personal financial information with non-affiliated third parties. Montemayor also plans to propose rules early in 2002 to protect the privacy of personal health inform Continue News Release Date:12/12/2001 Members of "Medicare + Choice" plans have a special short-term option to return to original Medicare and receive the right to "guaranteed issue" of four different supplemental insurance plans without regard to their present health or medical history. This is the same right given to people whose Medicare + Choice plans - Medicare HMOs or pr Continue News Release Date:12/4/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor today adopted a set of "best practices" designed to bring down nursing home medical professional liability rates by reducing accidents and injuries that lead to insurance claims. Montemayor adopted the best practices rules in response to the Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Act passed by the 2001 Legislature Continue News Release Date:11/30/2001 The most joyous of times can also be deadly. Christmas trees are involved in approximately 400 fires annually, according to the National Fire Protection Association. These accidental fires result in more than a dozen deaths, dozens of injuries and more than $10 million in property loss in the U.S. Short-circuiting tree lights are cited as the leadi Continue News Release Date:11/28/2001 Modified HO-B Q&A | Mold Order | Endorsements Commissioner Jose Montemayor today restructured the st Continue News Release Date:11/28/2001 Q: What is the difference in the new modified HO-B policy and the original HO-B policy? A: The new modified homeowner policy allows coverage for mold News Release Date:11/28/2001 News Release | Mold Order | Endorsements Q: What is the difference in the new modified HO-B polic News Release Date:11/20/2001 Home heating fires are the leading cause of fire deaths in American homes during the months of December and January. Each year, an average of 17 people are killed and more than 70 are injured in home heating fires in Texas. Home heating fires in Texas and the rest of the United States are mostly caused by human error, particular News Release Date:11/12/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor today told Farmers Insurance Group to immediately stop all activities related to non-renewal of the most-common homeowners policies in Texas pending clarification of its plans. He said without clear information on the plan and its effect on current policyholders he cannot determine whether it is in violation of stat News Release Date:11/2/2001 News Release | Sample Premiums | Auto Territories | Fact Sheet Continue News Release Date:11/2/2001 News Release | Sample Premiums | Auto Territories | Fact Sheet Continue News Release Date:11/2/2001 News Release | Sample Premiums | Auto Territories | Fact Sheet Continue News Release Date:11/2/2001 News Release | Sample Premiums | Auto Territories | Fact Sheet Continue News Release Date:11/1/2001 Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor today signed a consent order requiring four Aetna insurance companies and HMOs to provide restitution to physicians and health care providers who did not receive prompt payment of their claims. The order also fined Aetna $1.15 million. Aetna agreed to the order without admitting any violation of Texas Continue News Release Date:11/1/2001 Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor today signed a consent order requiring four Aetna insurance companies and HMOs to provide restitution to physicians and health care providers who did not receive prompt payment of their claims. The order also fined Aetna $1.15 million. Aetna agreed to the order without admitting any violation of Texas Continue News Release Date:10/25/2001 David Franklyn McMillin, an Austin life insurance agent, has been arrested on charges of defrauding an elderly woman in Dime Box out of more than $117,000. A Lee County Grand Jury in Giddings indicted McMillin, 60, in August on charges of second degree felony theft. Investigators from the Insurance Fraud Unit of the Texas Departm Continue News Release Date:10/15/2001 (NOTE TO NEWS MEDIA: This release contains local-angle information for the Galveston, Alpine, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa and San Antonio areas.) The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) needs volunteers in six cities next week to help complete one phase of a study designed to identify and help Texans without health insurance. News Release Date:10/15/2001 The State Fire Marshal's Office (SFMO) is participating in the investigation of the death of a Houston firefighter who was killed early Saturday in a high rise apartment fire. Captain Jay P. Jahnke, 40, along with a resident of the Four-Leaf Towers apartments, died in the fire. Jahnke was among the first firefighters to battle the blaze, w Continue News Release Date:10/11/2001 (NOTE TO NEWS MEDIA: This release contains local-angle information for the Galveston area.) Volunteers in the Galveston area are needed to help the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) identify the state's population that lacks health insurance, determine why they are uninsured and develop ways to get them the coverage they need. TDI w Continue News Release Date:10/11/2001 Live testimony from Tuesday's (October 16) public hearing on insurance coverage for mold can be heard on the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Web site. Up to 400 listeners can go to www.tdi.state.tx.us and click on Link to Live Audio of Mold Hearing to monitor the proceedings. The hearing begins at 9 a.m. and will end no later than 5 p. Continue News Release Date:10/5/2001 The Corpus Christi area's huge disparity in mold-related claims has led the Texas Department of Insurance to ask the Office of the Attorney General to look into mold clean-up practices that may be abusive, including the possibility of excessive pricing. Nueces County's mold-related claims of $5,000 or more are way out of line with the res Continue News Release Date:10/4/2001 NOTE TO NEWS MEDIA: This release contains local-angle information for the Lower Rio Grande Valley.) Volunteers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley are needed to help the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) identify the state's population that lacks health insurance, determine why they are uninsured and develop ways to get them the coverage they nee Continue News Release Date:10/4/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor today issued an emergency cease-and-desist order to stop Employers Mutual, L.L.C., from selling health insurance policies or collecting premiums in Texas after learning that the company has quit paying claims. On September 14, Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) attorneys filed a notice of hearing with the Stat Continue News Release Date:10/1/2001 (NOTE TO NEWS MEDIA: This release contains local-angle information for Laredo and Waco.) Volunteers in Laredo and Waco are needed to help the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) identify the state's population that lacks health insurance, determine why they are uninsured and develop ways to get them the coverage they need. TDI will ho Continue News Release Date:9/25/2001 Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) attorneys are seeking minimum fines of $1 million each and a cease-and-desist order against 19 unlicensed entities and two unlicensed persons involved in an alleged illegal health insurance scheme using licensed agents to market policies. Targeted in the TDI action are Employers Mutual, L.L.C., a limited Continue News Release Date:9/24/2001 (NOTE TO NEWS MEDIA: This release contains local-angle information for Tyler and El Paso.) Volunteers in Tyler and El Paso are needed to help the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) identify the state's population that lacks health insurance, determine why they are uninsured and develop ways to get them the coverage they need. TDI Continue News Release Date:9/19/2001 Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor will hear public testimony on his staff's recommendation concerning residential property insurance coverage of mold beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, at the LBJ Library Auditorium, 2313 Red River Street, in Austin. The staff recommendation calls for placing a $5,000 cap on mold claims but givin Continue News Release Date:9/18/2001 [All mold data for 1/1/2000 to 6/30/2001] By now you probably have heard about the TDI staff proposal for mold remediation coverage in Texas residential property insurance policies. In public hearings I've held the past several months, many of you said you wanted to keep mold remediation coverage exactly the same as it has been. If I Continue News Release Date:9/18/2001 [All mold data for 1/1/2000 to 6/30/2001] By now you probably have heard about the TDI staff proposal for mold remediation coverage in Texas residential property insurance policies. I'm sure it does not offer the extent of protection from mold claims that you want. But it is a reasonable compromise, and I am asking you to give it a ch Continue News Release Date:9/18/2001 News Release | Staff Petition | PDF Version News Release Date:9/14/2001 Local Interest: Houston Audio recordings made during the September 13 mold hearing at Reliant Park in Houston are now available on TDI's Web site. To listen to the testimony, go to /WebSite/webcast/audio01.html. The audio is available in several formats, with segments ranging from 21 minutes to 45 minutes in lengt Continue News Release Date:9/14/2001 (NOTE TO NEWS MEDIA: This release contains local-angle information for Dallas, Fort Worth and Gilmer.) Volunteers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Gilmer are needed to help the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) identify the state's population that lacks health insurance, determine why they are uninsured and develop ways to get them the coverag Continue News Release Date:9/13/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor has adopted new rules designed to expedite HMO and insurance company payment of "clean claims" submitted by physicians and providers. Texas' doctors and providers have a legal right to payment within 45 days of sending in their clean claims. These rules remove some of the ambiguities and loopholes that stood i Continue News Release Date:9/12/2001 Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor has asked his staff to expedite its recommendation concerning residential property insurance coverage of mold. Montemayor said he wants a recommendation by next week instead of the earlier deadline of October 1. "I'm moving up the timetable," Montemayor said. If homeowners insurance is to remain avai Continue News Release Date:9/10/2001 Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor will hold his third public hearing concerning residential property insurance coverage of mold in Houston on Thursday, September 13. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m., Thursday, September 13, at the Reliant Park Arena Pavillion, 8400 Kirby Drive, in Houston. Approximately the first hour of the morning Continue News Release Date:9/5/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor will hold a public hearing Friday on proposed rules to protect the privacy of Texans' personal financial information held by insurance companies and HMOs. The hearing will be at 9:30 a.m. in Room 100 of the William P. Hobby Jr. State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe, Austin. Emergency privacy rules have bee News Release Date:9/4/2001 The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has mailed surveys to an additional 97 life insurance companies to determine if they ever sold policies using race-based pricing. The surveys seek to determine if insurers discriminated against African-Americans by selling them small-face amount life insurance policies and charging them higher premiu Continue News Release Date:8/31/2001 (NOTE TO NEWS MEDIA: This release contains local-angle information for Austin, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Gilmer, Tyler, El Paso, Laredo, Waco, Brownsville, Galveston, Alpine, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa and San Antonio. For more information call Jim Davis at (512) 463-6425 or after regular work hours at (512) 327-0125.) Why do some Texans Continue News Release Date:8/30/2001 Link to: Benchmark Rates by Territory The statewide average for homeowners insurance benchmark rates will rise slightly - 0.6 percent -- for the coming year, but that isn't expected to have much impact on actual rates being charged in Texas, Insura Continue News Release Date:8/30/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor today called on the state's top 20 home insurers to immediately halt restrictive marketing practices that some companies adopted in response to the unexpected surge in mold claims over the past 12 months. He said he expects the Texas Department of Insurance staff to recommend a comprehensive solution to the mol Continue News Release Date:8/30/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor has appointed a legislatively mandated task force to help him develop "best practices" for risk management and loss control that could help nursing homes stabilize their medical malpractice insurance costs by reducing injuries to residents. The task force held its first meeting on Tuesday, August 28. M Continue News Release Date:8/30/2001 Frame House | Brick Veneer House | Renters Insurance
Continue News Release Date:8/28/2001 The Texas Department of Insurance today approved American International Group Inc.'s acquisition of American General Corp. and its four Texas-based insurance subsidiaries. AIG's purchase of American General represents the largest merger in history between U. S.-based insurers. Senior Associate Commissioner Betty Patterson of TDI's Financia Continue News Release Date:8/27/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor today counseled insurers and consumers against over-reacting to mold coverage issues. He urged patience while he develops solutions that will keep homeowners insurance available and affordable for the Texas consumers who need it. Montemayor said he intends to act fairly and responsibly in addressing the sudden Continue News Release Date:8/23/2001 Professional, Hospital, and Ancillary Claims with dates of service after June 1, 2001: PacifiCare of Texas (PCTX) is responsible for claims payments for all former Heritage members pursuant to its direct contracts in the normal course of business. If you have issues/questions regarding claims payment by PCTX for professional claims wi Continue News Release Date:8/9/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor has fined United Wisconsin Life Insurance Co. $35,000 and ordered restitution estimated at $710,000 for overcharging small employer health insurance plans. Montemayor ordered the Green Bay, Wisconsin, insurance company to refund the overcharges to the small employers and file reports telling the Texas Departmen Continue News Release Date:8/7/2001 As you are aware, Medical Select Management (MSM) filed a petition on Monday, July 24th seeking reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. We regret that we have not been able to formally make a statement until now regarding the situation due to the complexity of issues surrounding the Chapter 11 filing. For professional claim Continue News Release Date:8/3/2001 A few simple precautions will help coastal residents reduce property damage and improve their likelihood of prompt and satisfactory insurance claim settlements if Tropical Storm Barry strikes Texas. Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor recommends these actions before a storm reaches the coast:
Continue News Release Date:8/1/2001 Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor reached agreement with 17 insurance carriers and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) operating in Texas to pay restitution to health care providers dating back to August 1, 2000, and millions in fines. The restitution payments and fines are primarily the result of numerous justified complaints fro Continue News Release Date:7/30/2001 Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor will hold an informational hearing on mold coverage provided in Texas residential property insurance policies on Thursday, September 13, in Houston. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. at the Reliant Park/Astrohall. It will last as long as people are signed up to testify, but no later than 5 p.m. People Continue News Release Date:7/30/2001 The woman approached the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) table at the DRC with tears in her eyes. An insurance agent had told her that her homeowners policy wouldn't cover sewage backup damage to her home because nearby flooding caused the backup. A TDI disaster response volunteer listened and knew that sewage backup is covered - period. A cal Continue News Release Date:7/27/2001 Dear Provider: As you are aware, Medical Select Management (MSM) filed a bankruptcy petition on July 23, 2001. As our letter dated July 18, 2001 indicated, Aetna has agreed to assume financial responsibility for covered services provided to Aetna HMO members on and after July 1, 2001. Please forward your claims for payment for these covere News Release Date:7/24/2001 Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor announced proposed rules further strengthening his department's ability to ensure that doctors and other healthcare providers are paid in a timely manner by health insurance carriers. The proposed rules seek to stop claims payment abuses by health plans of health care providers. The insurance departme Continue News Release Date:7/21/2001 The Texas Department of Insurance has responded to increased interest by moving its August 8 prompt payment workshop for physicians and health care providers to the LBJ Auditorium and reopening registration. TDI previously had closed registration when it reached 230 attendees, the approximate capacity of the originally scheduled location a Continue News Release Date:7/20/2001 At the request of State Farm Insurance Companies, the Texas Department of Insurance today postponed the public hearing set for Tuesday, July 24, to consider State Farm's request for adoption of three new residential property policy forms and new endorsement forms. State Farm made its request today because of "pending uncertainty" surroundi Continue News Release Date:7/18/2001 Dear Provider, You may have recently heard concerns regarding the financial condition of Medical Select Management (MSM), the IPA with which you contract. Aetna has met with representatives of the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) and of MSM to address these concerns. Aetna wants providers to know that they will be paid for continuing to Continue News Release Date:7/12/2001 What is the current situation of Medical Select ("Medical Select" or "our organization")? Recently disclosed information has raised serious concerns about our organization's financial condition. Your Board discovered that it had been receiving inaccurate financial statements. Upon further investigation, your Board now believes that the fin Continue News Release Date:7/12/2001 As you are aware, Medical Select and its management company, Medical Pathways were placed under the supervision of the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) last week. PacifiCare has received numerous phone calls from concerned Medical Select Providers regarding the recent actions taken by TDI and in response, PacifiCare would like to provid Continue News Release Date:7/10/2001 Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor said today that the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has accepted more than 150 consumer complaints against insurance companies in the wake of Tropical Storm Allison in Southeast Texas. Compared to the tens of thousands of victims, this is a fairly low number," he said. "But the fact that we have Continue News Release Date:7/6/2001 Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor will hold a public hearing on mold coverage provided in Texas residential property insurance policies on Tuesday, August 21, in Corpus Christi. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. in the Warren Theatre at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive. It will last as long as people are signed up Continue News Release Date:6/30/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor has warned HMOs and health insurance companies that they risk disciplinary action if they violate state laws and rules requiring prompt payment to health care providers. Montemayor issued a strongly worded bulletin Friday, reiterating the intention of the Texas Department of Insurance to enforce laws and rules Continue News Release Date:6/29/2001 Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) staff at the 11 Disaster Recovery Centers in the Tropical Storm Allison flood area have helped hundreds of flood victims understand their coverages under standard Texas automobile and homeowners policies. Here are some of the questions most frequently asked by flood victims, followed by TDI's responses. Continue News Release Date:6/22/2001 Victims of Tropical Storm Allison can get help from the Texas Department of Insurance at 11 disaster recovery centers (DRCs) in the flood area. The Texas Department of Insurance has a two-person team at each of the DRCs. Team members answer insurance questions, provide help with filing claims and, where necessary, accept formal complaints Continue News Release Date:6/15/2001 Due to strong public interest, Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor is moving a hearing on mold coverage to a larger auditorium and planning separate hearings in Corpus Christi and Houston. The hearings are designed to take public testimony on the insurance coverage for mold provided in Texas residential property policies. The initial po Continue News Release Date:6/14/2001 TO THE NEWS MEDIA: The Texas Department of Insurance issued a news release earlier today listing four Disaster Response Centers where TDI teams will assist consumers with insurance problems. The headline on the release is "TDI Specialists to Man Disaster Response Centers." One more center was added late afternoon, making a total of five. The new on Continue News Release Date:6/14/2001 The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is sending two-person teams to each of four Disaster Response Centers that will open Saturday in different sites in Harris County. Each response team will consist of technicians who specialize in property and casualty insurance coverage. The teams will assist consumers at the following locations: Continue News Release Date:6/13/2001 Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor said today help is on the way for the flood victims of Houston and Southeast Texas who need assistance with their insurance claims. The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) will send several teams of property and casualty insurance experts and consumer protection specialists to help flood victim Continue News Release Date:6/11/2001 Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor today issued the following statement on the flooding in Southeast Texas. Governor Rick Perry and President George Bush have acted quickly to bring help to the victims of the Southeast Texas floods. I pledge that the Texas Department of Insurance's response also will be speedy and effective. Continue News Release Date:6/1/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor has fined International Rehabilitation Associates $17,500 for failing to tell patients of their right to a binding independent review of decisions not to pay for medical treatments recommended by their doctors. International Rehabilitation Associates, doing business as Intracorp, is a Philadelphia-based firm ce Continue News Release Date:5/17/2001 A Dallas County grand jury has indicted Lawrence Barbir, the former general manager of the Del Lago resort on Lake Conroe, on charges he defrauded an insurance company out of $200,000 by faking flood damage to parts of the resort in 1994. An arrest warrant has been issued for Barbir, 45. The indictment accuses Barbir of deceiving Continue News Release Date:5/7/2001 Texans shopping for long-term care (LTC) insurance against the high cost of nursing home or home health care can now compare prices without leaving their computer terminals. The Texas Department of Insurance has added a comprehensive LTC rate comparison guide to the numerous shopping tools for consumers already available on its Web site, w Continue News Release Date:4/27/2001 The Texas Department of Insurance has widened its inquiry into alleged race-based pricing by directing 40 Texas-based companies specializing in small-amount life insurance policies to examine their archives and complete a survey about the practice. The companies have until June 18, 2001, to send their responses to TDI. The survey questions Continue News Release Date:4/9/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor today announced new initiatives to assure that HMOs and insurance companies with preferred provider plans comply with state laws requiring prompt payment of claims filed by physicians and other health care providers. Montemayor designated Senior Associate Commissioner Audrey Selden as the health care providers' Continue News Release Date:3/29/2001 (NOTE TO NEWS MEDIA: Check list of school districts and other employers below for possible local angle.) SAI Plus, LLC, of Rockville, Maryland, agreed today to stop its unlicensed health insurance business in Texas and to pay restitution to people whose medical bills should have been - but were not -- paid by the company. Commiss Continue News Release Date:3/26/2001 Texas employers need to check Saturday's and Sunday's newspapers very carefully. They may have some money coming - lots of money - almost $15 million altogether. Workers' compensation insurance companies owe refunds to almost 29,000 employers whom they've been unable to locate. The refunds average more than $500. Newspapers in eve Continue News Release Date:3/16/2001 A 31-year-old construction worker is charged with felony criminal mischief in connection with the fire that destroyed three Lamar University buildings in Beaumont Tuesday. Lonnie Wayne Davis of Beaumont was arrested Thursday by State Fire Marshal's Office arson/fire investigators Lonnie Blevins and Glen Harris and Lamar University Police C Continue News Release Date:3/16/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor said today the Texas Department of Insurance is cracking down on insurers and HMOs that use excessive rates and other illegal means to discourage very small employers from buying health insurance. "Texas public policy encourages the purchase of health insurance by small employers," Montemayor said. We cannot t Continue News Release Date:3/5/2001 Local Angle for Dallas-Fort Worth Media Dallas Fire Insurance Co. today agreed to pay $100,000 in penalties for overcharging consumers by adding unapproved policy fees to the price it charged for credit property insurance. In a consent order signed by Commissioner Jose Montemayor and the company's president, Dallas Fire also agree Continue News Release Date:2/27/2001 The Texas Department of Insurance learned today that it has received a $1,350,735 federal grant to develop plans for providing all Texans with affordable health insurance. Texas is among nine states receiving one-year State Planning Grants totaling $10.2 million. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced the gran Continue News Release Date:2/19/2001 The Texas Department of Insurance has adopted new consumer protection rules for both healthy senior citizens and terminally ill people who sell their life insurance policies to investors. The rules take effect Thursday (February 22, 2001). Healthy people who sell their policies in the "life settlement" market will have the same confidentia Continue News Release Date:2/12/2001 Commissioner Jose Montemayor said today that insurance should cover property damage sustained by Dallas renters and homeowners policyholders when an 84-inch water main broke last week. I was distressed to read that some insurance companies may be denying claims from policyholders whose homes were damaged when water rushed in after the mai Continue News Release Date:1/18/2001 Consumer Protection staff members from the Texas Department of Insurance are in Texarkana to help homeowners with insurance problems arising from the ice storms that struck Northeast Texas at the end of December. The staff members are working out of the Disaster Recovery Center opened by the state's Division of Emergency Management in the Continue News Release Date:1/15/2001 Insurance companies should pay for much of the damage, including debris removal, that occurs when ice storms in Texas send trees and tree limbs crashing onto homes, fences, outbuildings and other personal property. In some cases, homeowners and other residential property insurance policies also may pay for certain incidental expenses arisi Continue News Release Date:1/9/2001 Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor today approved changes to residential property insurance policies that will provide additional coverage when compliance with building codes and local ordinances drive up the cost of repairing or rebuilding damaged property. The mandatory endorsements will provide up to $5,000 in coverage with no addit Continue News Release Date:1/5/2001 Texas' approximately 200,000 insurance agents now can save time and trouble by renewing their licenses over the Internet. The Texas Department of Insurance began providing on-line renewal of agent licenses at the end of December 2000 after two months of testing. On-line license renewal is part of the Portal Project, a legislativel Continue For more information contact: PIO@tdi.state.tx.us Last updated: 05/30/2006 |
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