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
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.
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.
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
Allen v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: 4th Cir 08/01/2017
Court Reverses Directed Verdict for Insurer on Foundation Claim
Pounds v. Liberty Lloyds of Texas Insurance Co.
Court: Other 08/01/2017
Insurer Did Not Waive Appraisal Provision by Denying Claim
The Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Co. v. Chajon
Court: Tx Sup 07/31/2017
Northern District Grants Insurers Motion for Summary Judgment under Broadened Employer's Liability Exclusion
Experience Infusion Centers, LLC v. Randall H. Lusby
Court: Tx Trial Ct 07/31/2017
Court Remands Case because of Lack of Consent to Removal
Laney Chiropractic and Sports Therapy, P.A. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 7-Amarillo 07/28/2017
Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Insurer on Coverage B Duty to Defend Claim
Uretek (USA), Inc. v. Continental Casualty Co.
Court: Tx 7-Amarillo 07/28/2017
Fifth Circuit Reverses and Remands Coverage B Duty to Defend Dispute
Heron v. ExxonMobil Disability Plan
Court: Tx Trial Ct 07/28/2017
Court Grants Summary Judgment For ERISA Insurer
Lloyd’s Syndicate 457 v. Floatec, LLC
Court: Tx Trial Ct 07/27/2017
Court Dismiss Insurer's Subrogation Suit Against Additional Insureds
Bain Enterprises LLC v. United Fire & Casualty Co.
Court: Tx 14-Houston 07/25/2017
District Court Finds Insurer has no Duty to Indemnify Insured for Underlying Judgment
Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co. v. Siebert Enterprises, LLC
Court: Tx Trial Ct 07/25/2017
District Court Finds that Policy Condition Does Not Preclude Duty to Defend
