Davis Moore becomes fifth president of WSIA

Davis Moore becomes fifth president of WSIA

Davis Moore, CEO of Worldwide Facilities, Los Angeles, has worked in the insurance industry since college. He prepared for his career under the guidance of his uncle, Donald Davis, one of the three founders of Worldwide, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020....
Zelle lawyers host a webinar on impact of winter storm Uri

Zelle lawyers host a webinar on impact of winter storm Uri

With estimates of economic losses, both insured and noninsured, from the winter storms in Texas rising, Zelle law firm hosted a one-hour webinar on March 2 to help insurers and agents understand the claims issues brought by the mid-February hard freeze event. By...
Lawmakers file all of TDI’s legislation recommendations

Lawmakers file all of TDI’s legislation recommendations

The legislation introduced at the request of the Texas Department of Insurance makes up 18 of the more than 6,500 bills that have been filed in the 87th Texas Legislature. Nearly 2,800 of the proposals were dropped into the hopper in the last week of filing, including...
National association defends insurers’ use of credit scoring

National association defends insurers’ use of credit scoring

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association took issue with Root Insurance Company’s mission to have credit-based insurance pricing outlawed across the country, either state-by-state or by federal fiat. Jessica Hanna, senior vice president public affairs,...
Smartphone app auto insurer opposes credit-based rating

Smartphone app auto insurer opposes credit-based rating

Root Insurance, a company that markets personal lines auto insurance based primarily on driver behavior, has launched a campaign against insurers’ use of credit-based scoring. In a Feb. 19 media release by Edelman, a global communications company, Jeremy Eisengrein...