These seminars will equip agents to be of greater service to clients in underserved areas. The seminars, cosponsored by TDI and the Texas Association of Insurance Agents, will give the agents three hours of continuing education credit. Agents must earn 30 hours of credit every two years as a condition for license renewal. The Market Assistance Program uses a computer bulletin board to help people in designated underserved areas find an insurer after they have been twice rejected by licensed companies. The Property Protection Program allows property owners to tailor a basic homeowners policy to their needs and pocketbooks.
Insurance companies receive tax incentives to sell the policies.
The Voluntary Inspection Program gives homeowners a way to demonstrate to insurance companies that their property is, in fact, insurable. Agents attending the seminars will receive updates on pending insurance legislation and on recently enacted TDI rules that affect agents.