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
Recent Decisions
Eller v. United Property and Casualty Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 08/10/2018
Court Denies Insurer's Request to Abate Discovery During Appraisal
Gleason v. Markel American Insurance Co.
Court: ED Tx 08/10/2018
Court Denies Insured's Motion to Reconsider Previous Summary Judgment Ruling Dismissing Their Claims
Cruson v. Jackson National Life Insurance Co.
Court: ED Tx 08/08/2018
Court Denies Life Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment on Breach of Contract Claims in Dispute over Life Insurance Surrender Charges
Housing Authority of Alice v. Texas Municipal League Self-Insurance Fund
Court: Tx 4-San Antonio 08/08/2018
Housing Authority Loses Coverage Dispute for Failure to File Compliant Proof of Loss
North Cypress Medical Center Operating Co., Ltd. v. Cigna Healthcare
Court: SD Tx 08/07/2018
Court Issues Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in Support of Previous Ruling that ERISA Plaintiff Failed to Exhaust Administrative Remedies
Smith v. Government Employees Insurance Co.
Court: ED Tx 08/03/2018
Court Grants Insured's Motion to Remand in Improper Joinder Dispute
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. v. United States Fire Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 08/02/2018
Fifth Circuit Holds that Indemnity Agreements are Other Insurance and Insured Must Allocate Between Covered and Non-covered Damages
Air Evac EMS, Inc. v. Sullivan
Court: WD Tx 08/02/2018
District Court Finds that Airline Deregulation Act Preempts the Texas Worker's Compensation Act as Applied to Air Ambulance Providers
Sanson v. Allstate Texas Lloyds
Court: ED Tx 07/31/2018
Court Denies Insurer's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Join Indispensable Party
North Cypress Medical v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 07/31/2018
Fifth Circuit Affirms Out-of-Network Provider's Discount Billing Scheme as Non-Fraudulent
