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
Announcing the Inaugural Texas Law Student Writing Competition
The competition is an annual state-wide competition, open to written submissions of insurance-related articles authored by law students in good standing from any of the ten accredited law schools in Texas.
Michael W. Huddleston Receives McMains Legend Award
Congratulations to our 2020 Legends of Texas Insurance Law Award recipient.
Did You Miss the Covid-19 Insurance Law Webinar?
Order the recording of the 4/22/20 webinar: "COVID-19: Can Insurance Inoculate Against Damage from the Virus?”
Events
Insurance Law Section Council Meeting
1/21/21 Council Meeting (Virtual)
Insurance Law Webinar – Mediating Insurance Coverage Claims
1/26/21 Webinar: "Mediating Insurance Coverage Claims" (Co-Sponsored by the Austin Bar Association ADR Section)
Articles
A Mediator’s Take on COVID-19: Part II
An update on early COVID-19 coverage rulings. While only a handful of the hundreds of pending cases have been decided, one trend is emerging...
The Protracted Battle over Obamacare: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Healthcare Insurers under the Affordable Care Act
On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of four health insurance companies, recognizing their right to sue the federal government for unpaid subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Recent Decisions
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London v. Stick-Built, LLC
Court: WD Tx 01/15/2021
Magistrate Judge Denies Entry of Default Judgment Against Insured Following Other Insurer's Intervention
Berkseth-Rojas DDS v. Aspen American Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 01/12/2021
Court Grants Insurer's Motion to Dismiss Dentist's Claims for COVID-19 Losses
Pogo Resources, LLC v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 01/12/2021
Magistrate Grants Insurer's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings for Lack of Standing
Selery Fulfillment, Inc. v. Colony Insurance Co.
Court: ED Tx 01/11/2021
Court Finds that Insurance Broker was Improperly Joined in COVID-19 Dispute
Latray v. Colony Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 7-Amarillo 01/11/2021
Insurer Prevails in Dispute Over Meaning of "Occurrence"
MB2 Dental Solutions LLC v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 01/11/2021
Insured's Motion to Remand Denied for Failure to State Claim Against Adjuster
In re Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 14-Houston 01/07/2021
Divided Court Narrows Scope of Corporate Representative Deposition in UIM Case
Vasquez v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 01/06/2021
Declaratory Judgment Sole Ripe Claim for Pre-Judgment UIM Dispute
Koenig v. Unitrin Safeguard Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 01/06/2021
Western District of Texas Again Holds Post-Suit Pre-Removal 542A Election Sufficient; Remand Denied
Hernandez v. Texas Farmers Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 01/05/2021
District Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Flood Insurer
