TX Insurance News

More than 100 insurance companies are suing the Texas power grid operator and dozens of power generators, over losses and property damage sustained during the winter storm last February. The lawsuit, filed in Travis County District Court, said the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and 37 different power generating entities were “at fault” for…

AUSTIN (KXAN) — AAA Texas released its top three auto insurance claims of 2021, and what seems minor could actually have a big impact on your premiums and on others around you. The agency’s auto insurance division processed three types of claims the most over the past year. Rear-end collisions/fender benders Crashes while backing up…

Twenty-three new Texas laws go into effect on Jan. 1. None are as high-profile as some of the big-ticket items that passed during the state’s four legislative sessions this year – like the state’s strict abortion and voting laws – but they’ll nonetheless impact Texans in some fashion. Below is a list of every new…

In property insurance disputes involving concurrent-cause issues, Texas law places the burden on a policyholder to segregate alleged damages between covered and non-covered causes of loss. See Lyons v. Millers Casualty Insurance Co. of Texas. So, does this mean that a policyholder can meet this burden by simply insisting that 100% of the alleged damages…

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — Home insurance premiums for the New Year appear to be rising faster than inflation in Texas and across the country. According to the Insurance Information Institute, the average homeowner may see a 4-percent increase on the cost of their homeowner’s policy for 2022. In fact, since 2017, premium rates are up…