The Insurance Law Section is an official, sanctioned section of the State Bar of Texas consisting of approximately 2,300 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
Registration is Open for the 19th Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course
Register now and join us June 2-3, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio.
Did You Miss the Insurance Law Webinar – Turning Eight Corners into a New Era?
Order the recording of the 4/27/22 webinar to get the latest update on this much-anticipated Texas Supreme Court decision.
Announcing the Spring 2022 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.
Events
19th Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course
Join us June 2-3, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio. Registration is open!
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
Bradford Realty Services, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 05/12/2022
Fifth Circuit Holds Rain Exclusion Precludes Water Damage Despite Drain Backup
N&O Holdings LLC v. State Automobile Mutual
Court: WD Tx 05/11/2022
District Court Grants Insurer's Motion To Dismiss Non-Diverse Adjuster But Declines to Dismiss With Prejudice
In Re Home State County Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 5-Dallas 05/10/2022
Court Abused Its Discretion by Ordering Deposition of Insurer's Corporate Rep Because Information Sought Was in Claims File
Valleyview Church of the Nazarene v. Church Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 05/09/2022
District Court Denies Insurer's Motion For Summary Judgment In Hail Damage Dispute
Cervantes v. 3NT, LLC
Court: WD Tx 05/02/2022
Magistrate Recommends Granting in Part ERISA Plan Administrator's Motion for Summary Judgment
Wheeler v. Safeco Insurance Co. of Indiana
Court: WD Tx 04/29/2022
District Court Rules On Cross-Motions For Summary Judgment In Hail Damage Dispute
Garcia v. Allstate Vehicle And Property Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 04/29/2022
District Court Denies Insurer's Motion To Sever And Abate Extra-Contractual Claims In Storm Damage Dispute
Finger Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co.
Court: WD Tx 04/27/2022
Magistrate Grants Insurer's Motion To Reconsider Summary Judgment Order and Awards Insurer Take-Nothing in Well Blow-Out Dispute
Winston v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: WD Tx 04/22/2022
District Court Grants Insurer's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment Regarding Bad Faith Claims
Elephant Insurance Co. v. Kenyon
Court: Tx Sup 04/22/2022
Supreme Court Reverses and Renders in Favor of Insurer Finding It Had No Duty to Its Insured Under the Circumstances of the Case
