The Insurance Law Section is an official, sanctioned section of the State Bar of Texas consisting of approximately 2,200 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
Announcing the Inaugural 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.
Michael W. Huddleston Receives McMains Legend Award
Congratulations to our 2020 Legends of Texas Insurance Law Award recipient.
Did You Miss the Covid-19 Insurance Law Webinar?
Order the recording of the 4/22/20 webinar: "COVID-19: Can Insurance Inoculate Against Damage from the Virus?”
Events
Insurance Law Section Council Meeting
1/21/21 Council Meeting (Virtual)
Insurance Law Webinar – Mediating Insurance Coverage Claims
1/26/21 Webinar: "Mediating Insurance Coverage Claims" (Co-Sponsored by the Austin Bar Association ADR Section)
Articles
A Mediator’s Take on COVID-19: Part II
An update on early COVID-19 coverage rulings. While only a handful of the hundreds of pending cases have been decided, one trend is emerging...
The Protracted Battle over Obamacare: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Healthcare Insurers under the Affordable Care Act
On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of four health insurance companies, recognizing their right to sue the federal government for unpaid subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Recent Decisions
Mt. Hawley Insurance Co. v. Harrods Eastbelt, Ltd.
Court: SD Tx 12/22/2020
Court Declines to Issue Protocol for Appraisal Process
Allen v. United Services Automobile Association
Court: Tx 1-Houston 12/22/2020
Court Affirms Dismissal of Class Action Seeking Damages for Insurer's Method of Calculating PIP Payments
American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Co. v. ACE American Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 12/21/2020
Fifth Circuit Affirms Stowers Verdict Against Excess Insurer
PSG-Mid Cities Medical Center, LLC v. Jarrell
Court: ND Tx 12/17/2020
Brokers Improperly Joined in COVID-19 Coverage Dispute; Remand Denied
Great American Insurance Co. of New York v. Compass Well Services, LLC
Court: Tx 2-Ft Worth 12/17/2020
Court Affirms Statutory Bad Faith Verdict Against Insurer
Terry Black’s Barbecue, LLC v. State Automobile Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 12/14/2020
Magistrate Judge Recommends Granting Insurer's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings in COVID-19 Dispute
Pruco Life Insurance Co. v. Villarreal
Court: SD Tx 12/10/2020
Court Rules that Attorney's Misrepresentations Waived Work-Product Protection
Angelina Emergency Medicine Associates PA v. Health Care Service Co.
Court: ND Tx 12/10/2020
Court Issues Mixed Ruling on Motion to Dismiss in Complex Underpayment Case
Frymire Home Services, Inc. v. Ohio Security Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 12/10/2020
Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment on All of Insured's Claims
Stockton v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 12/10/2020
Magistrate Recommends Remand Based on Amount in Controversy
