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TDI at 150: Protecting Texas consumers
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (293+ words) As the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) celebrates its 150‑year anniversary, Insurance Commissioner Amanda Crawford looks forward to the agency’s future while reflecting on the past century and a half. TDI’s mission is to protect Texas consumers by fairly and…...
Texas insurance costs, claims top concerns as residents weigh in with state regulators
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (344+ words) The cost of insurance is weighing heavily on Texans, with affordability and claims handling emerging as the top concerns in a statewide effort to hear directly from consumers. The Texas Department of Insurance released the results Thursday of its “Speak…...
Bamboo Insurance Launches Texas Homeowner Program
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (161+ words) Bamboo Insurance announced the launch of its Texas Essential Homeowner Program, a new admitted, flexible product designed to give Texas homeowners greater flexibility in how they structure their coverage. Bamboo Insurance said the structure keeps coverage transparent while providing greater…...
Why homeowners insurance costs so much in Colorado, and what we’re doing about it (Opinion)
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (339+ words) Many conversations I have these days seem to be about how hard it is to make ends meet. Everything costs more, and homeowners insurance is no exception. The increasingly devastating wildfires Colorado has seen in recent years might suggest that…...
Governor Abbott Reminds Insurers Of Price Optimization Ban Under Texas Law
1+ week, 1+ day ago (184+ words) Published 11:25 am Saturday, September 5, 2026 AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that, in response to his directive last week to make property insurance more affordable, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) reminded insurers that the practice of “price optimization” violates Texas…...
Texas Department of Insurance Reminds Insurers That Texas Prohibits Discriminatory Rates - WTAW | 1620AM & 94.5FM
1+ week, 4+ day ago (318+ words) The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has sent out a bulletin to insurers to remind them that the practice of “price optimization” violates Texas law for all TDI-regulated insurance products. This is response to Governor Greg Abbott’s directive to make…...
Abbott: Home Premiums Up 79% As Texas Warns Insurers Off Loyalty-Based Price Hikes
1+ week, 4+ day ago (620+ words) Texas insurance regulators warned carriers on September 2 that using a policyholder’s willingness to tolerate a price increase or shop for another policy when setting premiums violates state law. The practice, known as “price optimization,” may result in enforcement action, according…...
Texas insurance committee kills unpopular coastal coverage idea
1+ week, 4+ day ago (398+ words) These beach houses on Galveston's West End are "the very reason we have TWIA in the first place" Galveston Rep. Terri Leo Wilson told the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association during a public meeting this week. Members of the Texas Windstorm…...
Texas Insurers Warned Against Illegal 'Price Optimization' Practices
1+ week, 4+ day ago (265+ words) AUSTIN, TX — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that the Texas Department of Insurance has reminded insurance companies that the use of "price optimization" violates Texas law for all insurance products regulated by the agency. The announcement follows Abbott's directive last…...
TWIA Rejects Plan to Drop Coastal Second-Home Coverage
1+ week, 4+ day ago (113+ words) Part of what fueled the opposition was that TWIA no longer looks like an insurer in crisis. The association posted a $41.6 million financial surplus at the end of the first quarter of 2026, a sharp reversal from the $413.5 million deficit it…...