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.
Join The Section
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
Call for Articles for the Journal of Texas Insurance Law
The Journal of Texas Insurance Law is seeking articles for future issues.
Nominations for Insurance Law Section Council Positions Due March 17
The Nominating Committee is accepting applications from Section members interested in serving on the Council for a two-year term.
Insurance Law Webinar – Insurance Litigation: Making Sense of the Public Reaction to Luigi Mangione
Register now for this 3/25/25 webinar, free to current Insurance Law Section members.
Events
Articles
Practice Pointer – Top 5 Steps for Submitting a Property Damage Claim
Practice pointers for submitting a property damage claim.
Continuous or Progressive Injury and Damage Exclusion in Commercial General Liability Policies – A Workaround to the Actual Injury Trigger?
Most construction project participants procure insurance through a traditional approach: each project participant acquires their own insurance as required in their contracts.
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.
Recent Decisions
Safeco Insurance Co. of Indiana v. Hanson
Court: ND Tx 04/30/2025
Insurer Has No Duty to Indemnify for Injury or Death Resulting From Fatal Gunshot Wound to Domestic Partner
Berhe v. American Security Insurance Co.
Court: ED Tx 04/30/2025
Magistrate's Recommendation to Remand Homeowner Dispute Adopted
Phenix de Tejas, Inc. v. Sentinel Insurance Company
Court: WD Tx 04/29/2025
Insurer's Motion to Dismiss Granted in Part and Denied it in Part
Allstate Fire & Casualty Co. v. Nguyen
Court: Tx 14-Houston 04/29/2025
Court of Appeals Reverses in Part, Remands in Part Summary Judgment on Issue of Common-Fund Doctrine
VCC, LLC v. Allied World Specialty Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 1-Houston 04/28/2025
Court of Appeals Refuses Interlocutory Appeal and Voids Surety Bond's Limitations Period Provision
Lopez v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: WD Tx 04/25/2025
Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment in Part, and Denies it in Part
A&A Landscape & Irrigation v. K&S Insurance Agency
Court: Tx 5-Dallas 04/24/2025
Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Insurance Broker
Diaz v. Allstate Vehicle & Property Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 04/24/2025
Uncontested Motion for Summary Judgment Granted on Insurer's Sewage-Backup Exclusion
Harco National Insurance Co. v. Gaspard & Menon Construction, LLC
Court: ND Tx 04/23/2025
Insurer's Application for Preliminary Injunction Denied
Carpenter v. Twin City Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 04/22/2025
Court Grants Summary Judgment in Stowers Suit
