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
Announcing the Fall 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.
Call for applications to join Insurance Law Section Council’s Young Lawyer Subcommittee
The Section is accepting applications from young members of the Section who are interested in serving on the Young Lawyer Subcommittee for a two-year term.
Did You Miss the Insurance Law Webinar – Texas Anti-Indemnity Act for Construction Contracts?
Order the recording of the 8/10/22 webinar to get the latest update on recent court opinions, trends in litigation, and unresolved issues.
Events
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
In Re State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 13- Corpus/Edbrg 01/26/2023
Trial Court Abused Its Discretion in Granting New Trial on Attorneys' Fees
Singh v. Riversource Life Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 01/24/2023
Court Awards Attorney's Fees to Insured in Disability Policy Dispute
Patel v. Brighthouse Life Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 01/20/2023
Court Dismisses Extra-Contractual Claims Against Agent and Life Insurer
Evanston Insurance Co. v. Rodriguez Engineering Laboratories
Court: WD Tx 01/20/2023
Insured Failed to Provide Timely Notice of Claim and Prior Knowledge Exclusion Barred Coverage in Subsequent Policy
Anthon Minor, LTD v. State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 01/20/2023
Magistrate Recommends Denial of Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment on Insurable Interest and Concurrent Causation Defenses
U.S. Risk, LLC v. CHUBB Global Markets, Syndicate 2488
Court: ND Tx 01/19/2023
In Mixed Ruling, Court Holds Underwriter Owes Fiduciary Relationship to Lloyd's Syndicate
Shaban v. United Financial Casualty Co.
Court: WD Tx 01/18/2023
Magistrate Recommends Dismissal of Insured's Contract and Extra-Contractual Claims in UIM Dispute
Bible Baptist Church v. Church Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 01/18/2023
Wear and Tear is Not a Peril for Purposes of the Concurrent Causation Doctrine
Clear Blue Insurance Co. v. F&I Enterprises, Inc.
Court: WD Tx 01/17/2023
Magistrate Recommends Denial of Trucking Liability Insurer's Motion For Summary Judgment Regarding Policy Limits
Texas Medicine Resources LLP v. Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc.
Court: Tx Sup 01/13/2023
Supreme Court Holds No Private Right of Action Against Medical Insurers For Claims Accruing Before 2020
