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
Recent Decisions
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Soto
Court: WD Tx 11/04/2020
Settlement Between Competing Beneficiaries did not Render Dispute with Life Insurer Moot
Travelers Casualty Insurance Co. of America v. Mediterranean Grill & Kabob, Inc.
Court: WD Tx 11/04/2020
Court Holds Numerous Cases of Food Poisoning over Four Days were Caused by a Single Occurrence
Menchaca v. Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania
Court: Tx 1-Houston 11/03/2020
Workers' Compensation Insurer Prevails in Jurisdictional Dispute
Chavez v. Standard Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 10/30/2020
Court Holds Claims Manual a Trade Secret and Denies Request to Unseal
United Specialty Insurance Co. v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
Court: Tx 13- Corpus/Edbrg 10/29/2020
Res Judicata Bars Insurer's Claims Against Its Insured's Indemnitor
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