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Mark Worman

  • Underwriting Guidelines for Personal Automobile and Residential Property Policies Not Confidential under Section 38.002 of the Texas Insurance Code
    • Monday, September 14, 2015

    Underwriting Guidelines for Personal Automobile and Residential Property Policies Not Confidential under Section 38.002 of the Texas Insurance Code

    The Texas Department of Insurance published a bulletin informing property and casualty companies that the Office of the Attorney General of Texas (OAG) issued an open records ruling indicating that residential property underwriting guidelines are not made confidential by Insurance Code, Section 38.002. The letter ruling orders TDI to release the requested guidelines. If a […]

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    Bulletin# B-0012-15; Designation of Catastrophe
    • Sunday, June 7, 2015

    Bulletin# B-0012-15; Designation of Catastrophe

    The Texas Department of Insurance has determined the weather-related event that occurred May 23, 2015, through May 30, 2015, in the counties of Harris, Dallas, Travis, Fort Bend, Tarrant, Bexar, Hays, Rusk, Randall, Williamson, Collin, Lubbock, Montgomery, Cherokee, Ellis, Denton, Wichita, Brazoria, Nueces, Johnson, Parker, Bell, Grayson, and Bastrop is a catastrophe for the purpose […]

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  • Advisory Bulletin Regarding Designation of Catastrophe
    • Wednesday, April 29, 2015

    Advisory Bulletin Regarding Designation of Catastrophe

    TDI is publishing Bulletin No. B-0010-15 to notify insurers of TDI’s determination that the weather-rated event that occurred on April 16, 2015, through April 19, 2015, in the counties of Harris, Travis, Brazoria, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Tarrant, Dallas, and Johnson is a catastrophe for the purpose of claims handling. Claims resulting from this catastrophe in […]

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    Rule: 28 TAC §5.208 Named Driver Policy Disclosures (SB 1567)
    • Thursday, January 15, 2015

    Rule: 28 TAC §5.208 Named Driver Policy Disclosures (SB 1567)

    The commissioner has adopted a rule to implement the named driver disclosure requirements in Senate Bill 1567, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013. SB 1567 requires written and oral disclosures, and contemporaneous written confirmation of the oral disclosure, for named driver policies. The rule creates 28 TAC §5.208 to implement the new named driver disclosure requirements. […]

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