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
Watch the Recording of the December 12th Insurance Law Webinar – Stowers Updates That You (and Your Clients) Can’t Afford to Miss!
Current Insurance Law Section members can view the recording of this webinar for MCLE credit.
Announcing the Fall 2024 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.
Watch the Recording of the September 19th Insurance Law Webinar – Leading the Charge – Jury Submissions and Instructions in Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Cases
Current Insurance Law Section members can view the recording of this webinar for MCLE credit.
Events
Articles
Practice Pointer – Top 5 Steps for Submitting a Property Damage Claim
Practice pointers for submitting a property damage claim.
Continuous or Progressive Injury and Damage Exclusion in Commercial General Liability Policies – A Workaround to the Actual Injury Trigger?
Most construction project participants procure insurance through a traditional approach: each project participant acquires their own insurance as required in their contracts.
Claimant/Named Insured Limited to $30K Statutory Minimum when Houston First Court Declines to Find a “Separation of Insureds” Implied in Auto Policy
A closer look at Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co. v. Minchew.
Recent Decisions
Farmers Lloyds Insurance Co. of Texas v. Haynes
Court: ND Tx 02/25/2025
Court Enforces Settlement Agreement And Orders Specific Performance Where Insureds Refuse to Sign CSA
Century Surety Company v. RTI Services, LLC
Court: WD Tx 02/24/2025
Court Grants Insured's Motion to Dismiss, Finding it had no Jurisdiction over Excess Insurer's Declaratory Judgment Action
Fif Engineering, LLC v. Pacific Employers Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 02/24/2025
Insufficiently Pleaded Statutory Claims Dismissed
Giwa v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: SD Tx 02/21/2025
Question of Fact on Reasonable Care to Protect Home Precludes Summary Judgment
Devindra Investments, Inc. v. Wesco Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 02/19/2025
Attorneys' Fees Limited Where PreSuit Notice Was Delivered to Independent Adjuster But Not the Actual Insurer
Brightman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 02/18/2025
Homeowner's Suit Dismissed For Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Walters v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: ED Tx 02/17/2025
Borrower Lacks Insurable Interest Where Security Instrument Assigned Insurance Proceeds to Lender Upon Foreclosure
Dillen v. QBE Insurance Corp.
Court: SD Tx 02/11/2025
Delayed Payment of Policy Proceeds is Neither an Independent Injury Nor Benefits Lost
Senechal v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 02/11/2025
Payment of Appraisal Award and Interest Does Not Bar TPPCA Claims as a Matter of Law
Central Texas Highway Constructors, LLC v. Hudson Specialty Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 02/07/2025
"No Direct Action Rule" Precludes Standing and Subject-Matter Jurisdiction
