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
Registration is Open for the 19th Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course
Register now and join us June 2-3, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio.
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
19th Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course
Join us June 2-3, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio. Registration is open!
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
Maxim Crane Works L.P. v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
Court: Tx Sup 03/04/2022
Supreme Court Determines Scope of Employee Exception in the Texas Anti-Indemnity Act
Stone v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 03/02/2022
Magistrate Recommends Insurer's Motion For Partial Dismissal Be Granted
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. v. Contractor Solutions Group, LLC
Court: WD Tx 03/02/2022
Magistrate Recommends Insurer's Motion To Remand be Granted
The Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Villanueva
Court: Tx 4-San Antonio 03/02/2022
Court Affirms Million Dollar Judgment Against Insurer In UIM Lawsuit
Paradise Fruits and Vegetables, L.P. v. National Fire & Marine
Court: ND Tx 03/01/2022
District Court Strikes Insured's Claim For Attorney's Fees Under Chapter 542A
Rahe v. Meridian Security Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 02/28/2022
Court Strikes Insured's Claim For Attorney's Fees Under Chapter 542A
CarrollClean LLC v. Ace American Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 02/28/2022
Court Denies Insured's Motion To Strike Affirmative Defenses And Motion For More Definitive Statement
Wright v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: Tx 3-Austin 02/25/2022
Court Affirms Death Penalty Sanctions Against Insureds
Arch Insurance Co. v. Soprema, Inc.
Court: Tx 5-Dallas 02/24/2022
Court Finds Waiver of Subrogation Clause Triggered By CGL Insurer's Payment
Macey Property Management, LLC v. Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 02/23/2022
District Court Remands Case Due to Lack of Diversity Jurisdiction
