News and Announcements

TAPIA is committed to sharing important news affecting the insurance industry, TAPIA members, and consumers alike.

TAPIA Web Site Launches
It’s official: The Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters is online. Bookmark this site and come back often for the latest industry news, links, and information affecting Texas public insurance adjusters and the consumers that they serve.

2009 Hurricane Season

Confirmed: 2009 was a mild year for hurricanes. The National Hurricane Center recently released its 2009 Forecast Verification Report which confirmed what most Texas residents already knew. View the 71-page report on NOAA.gov.

2010 Hurricane Season

Despite a mild hurricane season in 2009, forecasters predict the 2010 hurricane season to be a different story. AccuWeather.com meteorologists predict an “extreme season” with seven landfalls predicted, five of which are expected to be hurricanes. Of the expected landfalls, two or three are expected to be major.

Have an Exit Strategy
Texas State Fire Marshall’s Office is working on a public awareness campaign, “Have an Exit Strategy,” to stress the importance of personal responsibility in disasters and planning escapes. This campaign was inspired after a devastating nightclub fire in Rhode Island killed 100 people in 2003. The State Fire Marshall’s Office randomly began inspecting Texas nightclubs, bars, and dancehalls in 2004, discovering that96 percent of the nearly 200 establishments inspected had violations involving exits.

Learn more about this important program or order posters and campaign materials at the Texas Department of Insurance Web site.

 

Join

As a non-profit organization dedicated to establishing and promoting high standards of professional conduct in Texas’s public insurance industry, protecting Texas policyholders, and uniting public insurance adjusters for mutual benefit, protection, and professional development, TAPIA’s mission cannot be carried out without a healthy membership of professionals who share its commitment. In other words, we want you! If you are a licensed public insurance adjuster in Texas with integrity and high professional and ethical standards, we’d like to hear from you. Our membership is open only to licensed Texas public insurance adjusters who fulfill all TAPIA requirements as set forth by the TAPIA Board of Directors and TAPIA membership.

Annual dues for TAPIA membership are $500 per year. As a non-profit organization, TAPIA uses these dues to pay for public relations programs and legislative efforts to carry out its mission of protecting Texas policyholders and the public insurance adjusting industry in the state. Your dues support TAPIA’s efforts and your membership is crucial to ensure that public insurance adjusters are represented in Texas.

TAPIA was formed in late 2009 as an organization dedicated to serving Texas consumers. Few professionals currently step up on behalf of consumers other than attorneys and public insurance adjusters. By forming a professional association, our voice can be heard. If you are concerned about the state of the insurance industry in Texas and issues affecting insurance consumers and your business, join TAPIA and make a difference.

In order to join TAPIA, you must:
• Be a licensed public insurance adjuster in Texas
• Abide by TAPIA’s Code of Ethics
• Fulfill any additional membership requirements mandated by TAPIA and its membership
• Fill out a TAPIA membership application

As a young organization, you have the opportunity to help shape TAPIA and make a difference in the public insurance adjusting industry in Texas.

For Membership:

Download the TAPIA membership application here, fill it out completely, and return to:

TAPIA Membership
Jim Beneke
TAPIA Membership c/o Beneke/Adjusters International
1717 West Sixth Street #410
Austin TX 78703

Or fill out our convenient online form

For Affiliate Membership:

 Download the TAPIA Affiliate membership application here, fill it out completely, and return to:

TAPIA Membership
Jim Beneke
TAPIA Membership c/o Beneke/Adjusters International
1717 West Sixth Street #410
Austin TX 78703

Or fill out our convenient online form