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
Pioneer Energy Services Corp. v. Burlington Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 14-Houston 10/29/2020
Court Finds Indemnity Clause Enforceable In Part and Void In Part
Jeco Investors Partnership v. Pacific Life Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 10/28/2020
Court Denies Insured's Motion to Vacate Judgment in Favor of Life Insurer
Rodriguez v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 10/27/2020
Insured's Automatic Right to Amend Allows it to Plead Facts Sufficient to Support Remand
In re Liberty County Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 14-Houston 10/27/2020
Insurer Denied Mandamus Relief After Court Strikes Insurer's Counter-Affidavits on Medical Expenses
Bermudez v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America
Court: ED Tx 10/22/2020
Eastern District of Texas Denies Motion for Reconsideration of Denial of Remand
Mian v. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 10/21/2020
Court Denies Reconsideration of Order Finding that TDI had Primary Jurisdiction in Dispute Involving Loss Valuation
EC & SM Guerra, LLC v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 10/21/2020
District Court Grants Dismissal of Fraud and Fiduciary Duty Claims, Denies Motion to Strike
In re Garrison Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 12-Tyler 10/21/2020
Tyler Court of Appeals Denies Mandamus but Limits Deposition Topics in UM/UIM Dispute
Evanston Insurance Co. v. AmSpec Holding Corp.
Court: SD Tx 10/20/2020
Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment in Civil Authority Dispute
In re James River Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 14-Houston 10/20/2020
Court of Appeals Grants Mandamus Petition in UM/UIM Dispute
