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 August 20th Insurance Law Webinar – Navigating Common Pitfalls for Coverage for Construction Defects
Current Insurance Law Section members can view the recording of this webinar for MCLE credit.
Watch the Recording of the May 16th Insurance Law Webinar – Anatomy of an Insurance Policy
Current Insurance Law Section members can view the recording of this webinar for MCLE credit.
Winners Announced for the Fall 2023 Texas Insurance 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
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.
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.
Recent Decisions
D. Reynolds Company, LLC v. AGCS Marine Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 11/13/2024
Insured Did Not Waive Appraisal
Mann v. Amica Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 11/06/2024
Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment in UM Case for Lack of Evidence
Mine Safety Appliances Company, LLC v. Prime Tempus Inc., Special Deputy Receiver
Court: Tx 3-Austin 11/06/2024
Proof of Claim Submitted to Receivership a Decade Late Held to be Untimely
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. Situs Trucking, LLC
Court: WD Tx 11/05/2024
Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Default Judgment
Musangu v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 11/05/2024
Motion to Sever and Abate Denied in Uninsured Motorist Dispute
Utica Mutual Insurance Co. v. Hanover Ins. Co.
Court: ND Tx 11/05/2024
Court Denies Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment Between Insurers Regarding Alleged Mistake and Policy Reformation
Patel v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: ND Tx 11/04/2024
Live Case and Controversy Exists Where Complaint Alleges Misrepresentation by Insurer About Policy Limits
Knopp v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: Tx 5-Dallas 10/30/2024
Multiple Justices Dissent From Denial of En Banc Reconsideration of Post-Appraisal Matter
Woodstone Condominium Owners Ass’n, Inc. v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 10/28/2024
Court Grants Insurer's Motion to Dismiss Extracontractual Claims in Part, and Denies it in Part
Allstate Fire & Casualty Co. v. Harper
Court: Tx 3-Austin 10/25/2024
Court Reverses and Renders Take Nothing Judgment on Attorney's Fee Claim Because Insured Failed To Submit Jury Question
