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
Insurance Law Webinar – Firearms and Insurance Law
Register online for the 12/7/21 webinar and get the latest update on recent Firearm decisions affecting Insurance Law.
Insurance Law Webinar – Texas Supreme Court 2021 Insurance Decisions: Shifting the Playing Field
Order the recording of the 8/31/21 webinar and get the latest update on recent Texas Supreme Court decisions affecting Insurance Law.
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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
Health First Health Plans, Inc. v. American National Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 09/13/2021
Magistrate Recommends Dismissal of Extra-Contractual Claims Against Re-Insurer
Pruco Life Insurance Co. v. Villarreal
Court: SD Tx 09/13/2021
District Court Rules that Challenge to Life Insurance Beneficiary Should Proceed to Trial
Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC v. California Union Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 09/08/2021
Allstate Insurance Co. v. Russell
Court: ND Tx 09/07/2021
No Duty to Defend or Indemnify for Improper Disclosure of Intimate Images
Elephant Insurance Co. v. Kenyon
Court: Tx Sup 09/03/2021
Texas Supreme Court to Determine the Extent of an Auto Insurer's Post-Accident Duty to its Insured
LNY 5003, LLC v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 09/03/2021
Court Denies Remand Based on Attempted Assignment Between Related Entities
HM International, L.L.C. v. Twin City Fire Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 09/02/2021
Fifth Circuit Holds D&O Policy Could Provide Coverage for Settlement Paid By Insured After Expiration of Limitations Period
Cueller v. Safeco Insurance Co. of Indiana
Court: ND Tx 09/01/2021
Insurer Failed to File Notice of Removal Within Thirty Days; Calendaring Mistake Insufficient Grounds for Tolling
Isom v. Infinity County Mutual Insurance Kemper Auto
Court: ED Tx 08/31/2021
Magistrate Recommends Dismissal of Pro Se Case
Chubb Lloyd’s Insurance Co. of Texas v. Nidec Motor Corporation
Court: SD Tx 08/31/2021
District Court Dismisses Insurer's Claims for Breach of Warranty
