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
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.
Did You Miss the Insurance Law Webinar – Appraisals in First-Party Insurance?
Order the recording of the 12/5/23 webinar to hear what the presenters think about appraisals, attorney’s fees and other issues that are frequently disputed in first party claims.
Did you Miss the Insurance Law Webinar – Arbitrating Insurance Cases: A Round-Table Discussion?
Order the recording of the 9/19/23 webinar to get the latest updates on ADR in insurance cases from the perspective of arbitrators, mediators, litigators and in-house supervisors.
Events
Articles
Insurer’s Payment of Appraisal Award Not Complete Bar to Extra-Contractual Claims
The Supreme Court recently issued three per curiam opinions clarifying the effect of an insurer's payment of an appraisal award.
Texas Supreme Court Rejects Language-based Exception to Eight-Corners Rule
The Court has addressed — and rejected — a language-based exception, under which an insurer’s duty to defend is determined by the claims alleged in the petition and the coverage provided in the policy documents.
Texas Supreme Court Adopts Collusive-Fraud Exception to Eight Corners Rule
The Texas Supreme Court has—for the first time—expressly adopted an exception to the eight-corners rule, to be applied in cases where the insured and a third party fraudulently collude to secure a defense.
Recent Decisions
Grotts v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: SD Tx 03/30/2025
Summary Judgment Granted in Homeowner's Frozen Pipe Dispute
Odum Services, LLC v. Navigators Specialty Insurance Co.
Court: ED Tx 03/28/2025
Declaratory Judgment Action Over Duty to Defend Remanded to State Court
Stasek v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: SD Tx 03/28/2025
Summary Judgment Granted in Part in Homeowner's Dispute
Majestic Oil, Inc. v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London
Court: SD Tx 03/27/2025
Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment Under Concurrent Causation Doctrine Denied in Hurricane Harvey Dispute
Aigbedion v. Evanston Insurance Co.
Court: ED Tx 03/26/2025
Direct Action Dismissed Where Plaintiffs Have No Contractual Privity With Insurer
Calderon v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: SD Tx 03/26/2025
Homeowners Policy Dispute Remanded
Century Surety Co. v. PBC Auto Commerce, LLC
Court: ND Tx 03/25/2025
Insurer Granted Leave to Plead Monroe Exception
H5R, LLC v. Scottsdale Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 03/25/2025
Summary Judgment Granted in Homeowner's Policy Dispute Where Insured Presented No Evidence that Hail Damage Occurred During Policy Period
Guiles v. GeoVera Advantage Insurance Services, Inc.
Court: 5th Cir 03/24/2025
Fifth Circuit Affirms Independent Injury Requirement
Mitchell v. Praetorian Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 03/24/2025
Insured's Failure To Allocate Damages to Covered Perils Bars Recovery
