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 21st Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course
Register now and join us June 6-7, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio.
Winners Announced for the Fall 2023 Texas Insurance 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.
Did You Miss the Insurance Law Webinar – Leap (year) of Faith: Artificial Intelligence and the Insurance Industry?
Order the recording of the 2/29/24 webinar to hear the presenters discuss case law, examples of the benefits and pitfalls of AI, and actions insurers, policyholders, and counsel can take to manage their risks.
Events
A Comprehensive Overview of Texas Insurance Law
An on-demand CLE program featuring 9 topical sessions and up to 8.0 hours MCLE credit.
21st Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course
Join us June 6-7, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio. Registration is open!
Articles
Claimant/Named Insured Limited to $30K Statutory Minimum when Houston First Court Declines to Find a “Separation of Insureds” Implied in Auto Policy
A closer look at Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co. v. Minchew.
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.
Recent Decisions
Texas Builder & Development, LLC v . Liberty Mutual Agency Corporation
Court: SD Tx 04/12/2024
District Court Grants Summary Judgment Because Insurance Policy Did Not Cover Loss-Sustaining Property
CMH Brothers, Inc. v. Great Lakes Insurance SE
Court: SD Tx 04/10/2024
Court Abates Action Due to Insured's Multiple Failures to Provide Necessary Claim Documents
Mitchell v. Praetorian Insurance Company
Court: SD Tx 04/08/2024
District Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment on All Claims in Residential Property Dispute
Huizar v. Benchmark Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 04/02/2024
Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment Because Insured Did Not Reside at Insured Home
Benitez v. AmGUARD Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 04/02/2024
Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Surface Water Exclusion
Schnell v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: 5th Cir 04/02/2024
Fifth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment Granted to Insurer in Roof Tile Dispute
Jordan v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: SD Tx 04/01/2024
District Court Denies Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment Following Payment of Appraisal Award
Fiesta Mart, LLC v. Willis of Illinois, Inc.
Court: SD Tx 03/31/2024
Claimant Not An Insured But Can Recover Depreciation Holdback By Assignment
Hiscox Insurance Company, Inc. v. Rodriguez
Court: SD Tx 03/30/2024
District Court Rules That Insurer Does Not Owe Duty to Defend But May Owe Duty to Indemnify
Aegis Security Insurance Co. v. Ferrer
Court: SD Tx 03/29/2024
Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Payment of Policy Sublimit