Homeowners insurance costs a top priority for Texas Lawmaker

Texas Homeowners Insurance

As the state has already been ranked as one of the most expensive in the country, suggestions are being sought. A lawmaker in Texas has just addressed the insurance industry in the state, requesting that they come up with a way to help to reduce the consistently high homeowners insurance rates for residents. Texas is continually being ranked as one of the three most expensive states in the U.S. for this coverage. The other two states at the top of the expensive homeowners insurance rates list are Louisiana and Florida.…

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Texas Insurance Commissioner Rathgeber receives approval

Texas Terrorism Insurance news

Within her first 18 days in the position, Julia Rathgeber was able to obtain the Senate’s approval. Although Julia Jeffrey Rathgeber has only just been appointed the Texas Insurance Commissioner, she was able to do in only 18 days what the previous person in that position wasn’t able to do in her entire 140 days of the regular legislative session. The vote was held on Friday and it has now been announced that the Senate has given its approval. The vote was held by the Senate Nominations committee in order…

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Insurance news in Texas includes a new commissioner

Texas Terrorism Insurance news

Julia Rathgeber will now take the place of Eleanor Kitzman, whose last day was on Monday. Texas Governor Rick Perry has just announced the latest insurance news, that he has appointed Julia Rathgeber as the new state commissioner, as a replacement was needed for Eleanor Kitzman, whose time in the position ended at the close of the 2013 session. Rathgeber has been the long time aide to Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst. Now, Rathgeber, who is from Austin and had been the deputy chief of staff for the lieutenant governor until…

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