The Insurance Law Section is an official, sanctioned section of the State Bar of Texas consisting of approximately 2,200 members. Membership is open to all members of the State Bar of Texas.
Our Mission: Promoting collegiality and educating the bench, bar, and public about Texas insurance law.
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The Insurance Law Section is governed by a Council elected from the Section membership at the Section’s annual meeting. Section officers are elected from and by the Council
News
Insurance Law Webinar – Firearms and Insurance Law
Order the recording of the 12/7/21 webinar to get the latest update on recent Firearm decisions affecting Insurance Law.
Insurance Law Webinar – Texas Supreme Court 2021 Insurance Decisions: Shifting the Playing Field
Order the recording of the 8/31/21 webinar and get the latest update on recent Texas Supreme Court decisions affecting Insurance Law.
Did you miss the Insurance Law Webinar “Insuring Cannabis in Texas”?
Order the recording of the 7/20/21 Webinar "Insuring Cannabis in Texas"
Events
2022 Insurance Law Seminar: “The New Essentials of Insurance Coverage Law”
Save the Date -- March 25, 2022 at The Westin Galleria in Houston, Texas. More details and registration coming soon!
Articles
Fifth Circuit Interprets Texas’s No-Direct-Action Rule As Applied To Third Party Plaintiffs With Underlying Default Judgment
It is well-settled Texas law that plaintiffs are prevented from directly suing a defendant’s insurer unless and until a final judgment or settlement has resolved the litigation at issue. A related line of cases sets out when a third party (not the insured) can bind a non-participating insurer to an underlying judgment or settlement.
Case Note: In Re Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company
Texas law has long disfavored the now uncommon practice of liability insurers “soliciting a contribution to a settlement from its insured without first committing its own policy limits.” The Supreme Court of Texas was recently faced with such a situation.
Recent Decisions
Robles v. Cox Insurance Group, LLP
Court: Tx 2-Ft Worth 01/20/2022
Insurer Prevails in Rescission Action
Preston v. Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 01/18/2022
Court Grants Motion to Remand Finding No Improper Joinder of Adjuster Defendants
In re Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 3-Austin 01/12/2022
Court Conditionally Grants Mandamus to UM/UIM Insurer
Siplast, Inc. v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.
Court: 5th Cir 01/11/2022
Fifth Circuit Finds Duty to Defend in Defective Roof Dispute
Progressive Commercial Casualty Insurance Co. v. Xpress Transport Logistics, LLC
Court: SD Tx 01/11/2022
Court Rules That MCS-90 Endorsement Does Not Create Duty to Indemnify
Ward v. Amica Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 01/11/2022
District Court Remands Despite State Court Order Dismissing Non-Diverse Adjuster Defendant
Allied World National Assurance Co. v. Old Republic General Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 01/07/2022
commercial general liability policy, declaratory relief, duty to defend, duty to indemnify, excess liability policy, employee, bodily injury, supervisory personnel, employer's liability exclusion
Terry Black’s Barbecue, L.L.C. v. State Automobile Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 01/05/2022
Fifth Circuit Holds COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses Not Covered Under Commercial Property Policy
In Re Old Republic Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 13- Corpus/Edbrg 01/05/2022
Court Abused Its Discretion By Refusing to Abate Bad Faith Claims
Caploc LLC v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Ltd.
Court: ND Tx 01/03/2022
Court Grants Insured's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Holds Policy's New York Choice-of-Law Provision Is Unenforceable
