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
Don’t Miss the Insurance Law Webinar – Texas Anti-Indemnity Act for Construction Contracts
Register online for the 8/10/22 webinar to get the latest update on recent court opinions, trends in litigation, and unresolved issues.
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
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 Liberty County Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 1-Houston 10/05/2017
Insurer Prevails In Discovery Dispute
State Farm Lloyds v. Vega
Court: US Sup 10/05/2017
Award of Extra-Contractual Damages Affirmed
Pamphile v. Allstate Texas Lloyds
Court: Tx Sup 10/04/2017
Insured not Bound by Proof of Loss Pre-Suit Notice Requirement
Salinas v. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: 6th Cir 10/04/2017
Passenger in Stolen Car Cannot Claim Under UM/UIM Policy
Badmus v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 7-Amarillo 10/02/2017
Carrier Not Liable Under Accidental Death Policy Because Insured Not Dead
Mauldin v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Court: Tx Sup 10/02/2017
Insurance Adjuster Fraudulently Joined, Again
Jaime v. Allstate Texas Lloyds
Court: Tx Sup 09/29/2017
Magistrate Judge Recommends that Insured's Motion to Remand be Granted
Evanston Ins. Co. v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co.
Court: Tx Trial Ct 09/29/2017
Court Adopts Magistrate Finding of Multiple "Occurrences" In Multi-Collision Wreck
Evanston Insurance Co. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co.
Court: Tx Trial Ct 09/29/2017
District Court Adopts Magistrate Recommendation and Obligates Mid-Continent to Pay for Separate Auto Accident
JNH Holding, Inc. v. Nationwide Prop. and Cas. Co.
Court: ND Tx 09/29/2017
Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff's Extra-Contractual Claims
