A federal appellate court, facing contradictory rulings from federal courts, has sought the intervention of the Texas Supreme Court to settle the question of whether attorney fees can be awarded to claimants when insurers pay appraisal awards plus owed interest for delayed payments.

Severe thunderstorm activity from June 11-15 caused $7 billion to $10 billion in insured losses, according to a report Monday from data and analytics company CoreLogic Inc. This loss estimate includes damage to residential, commercial, and industrial property, as well as automobiles, but excludes damage to infrastructure such as roads, utilities and governmental facilities.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott updated the state’s disaster declaration on Thursday to include six additional counties on Thursday following deadly severe weather on Wednesday evening, bringing the total tally covered by the declaration to 21 counties.

Catastrophe modeller Karen Clark & Company (KCC) has estimated that the June hailstorm in Texas has caused insured losses of over $1 billion.

More than $950 million in lightning-caused U.S. homeowners insurance claims were paid out in 2022 to 62,000-plus policyholders, with $125 million of the total attributable to California alone, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I.).

A destructive tornado tore through Perryton, Texas leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The tornado, which directly struck the heart of the community, has claimed the lives of three individuals and caused significant damage to hundreds of homes and businesses.

Detectives with the Plano Police Department said suspected thieves stole more than $2.5 million worth of trucks and SUVs from around North Texas. Details about the alleged crimes, which reads like a crime series on a streaming platform, were detailed in an arrest probable cause affidavit.

Floods pose a severe threat to communities across the United States, causing extensive property damage and potential risks to human life. Recognizing the importance of identifying flood-prone cities, Insurify developed a flood risk score, taking into account FEMA’s risk scores for coastal and river flooding, population data, average home insurance premiums, and average home values.

Insurers in Texas can no longer account for environmental, social or governance criteria when setting rates for almost all forms of insurance under a bill passed by the Legislature last month.

Many of the nation’s disaster organizations are exposed to perilous financial risks at the start of hurricane season, jeopardizing efforts across much of the U.S. to recover from catastrophes.

Workers compensation insurers in Texas reported nearly 100,000 COVID-19 claims and 472 fatalities between March 2020 and April of this year, and more than half of both involved first responders and correctional officers, according to new data made public by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation.

Ten states and dozens of municipalities are suing the Biden administration over rate hikes in the National Flood Insurance Program. That program offers coverage in high-risk flood areas and is administered by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Houston law firm McClenny Moseley and Associates has been accused of a litany of questionable, and potentially illegal, practices in recent months. Now, a group of former employees of an estimating company say their former employers likely conspired with the firm to hike up the value of Hurricane Ida claims by exaggerating damages.

Primary and excess insurance carriers and their counsel need to pay close attention to a new Texas Supreme Court case Exxon Mobil vs. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Starr Indemnity & Liability Insurance Company, Supreme Court of Texas, Case No. 21-0936.

A powerful tornado ripped through the unincorporated community of Laguna Heights near the southern tip of Texas, claiming the life of one person and causing significant damage to residences in its path. The tornado struck before dawn on Saturday, catching residents off guard and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.