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
Don’t Miss the Insurance Law Webinar – Texas Anti-Indemnity Act for Construction Contracts
Register online for the 8/10/22 webinar to get the latest update on recent court opinions, trends in litigation, and unresolved issues.
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.
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
Childress v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
Court: Tx 3-Austin 07/08/2022
Court Dismisses Appeal of Venue Order
Castanon v. Safeco Insurance Co. of Indiana
Court: WD Tx 07/08/2022
Insured's One-Year Delay from Impasse in Demanding Appraisal Constituted Waiver and Prejudiced Insurer
Satija, Chapter 7 Trustee v. Evanston Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 07/05/2022
Magistrate Recommends Striking Bankruptcy Trustee's Claim For Attorneys' Fees Under Chapter 542A
Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. JTH Customs, Inc.
Court: WD Tx 07/04/2022
Magistrate Recommends Denial Of Insurer's Motion For Summary Judgment Regarding Duty To Defend
FB & SB Leasing, LLC v. Chubb Lloyds Insurance Co. of Texas
Court: WD Tx 07/01/2022
Magistrate Denies Insurer's Motion To Exclude Expert Opinions In First-Party Property Damage Dispute
Jackson v. Meridian Security Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 06/30/2022
Magistrate Recommends Remand In Homeowner's Policy Dispute Involving Post-Suit Election Of Adjuster's Responsibility
UGM of Dallas, Inc. v. Harleysville Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 06/29/2022
Non-Diverse Adjuster Can Be Individually Liable Under Sec. 541.060(a)(2), Remand Granted
Loya Casualty Insurance Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London
Court: WD Tx 06/28/2022
Insurer's Misrepresentation and Known Loss Counterclaims Survive Motion to Dismiss
Janssen v. Allstate Vehicle & Property Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 06/24/2022
Court Grants Motion to Exclude Testimony of Claims Handling Expert In Wind and Hail Case
Go Green Botanicals, Inc. v. Drexler Insurance Services, LLC
Court: WD Tx 06/23/2022
Court Denies Remand, Holding Non-Diverse Insurance Agent Was Improperly Joined
