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Hurricane Harvey Supplemental Payments In the aftermath of a hurricane, the cost to repair a home or business can increase significantly due to shortages in materials and labor. TWIA recognizes that, in some cases, the initial claim payment amount may not be enough... Read More Depopulation Second Annual Depopulation Policyholder Period in Progress Just like last year, policyholders will have until May 31 to choose to stay with TWIA. If a policyholder wants their policy to transfer to the new carrier... Read More Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Harvey by the Numbers Find out how many claims we've received to date, how much we've paid on those claims, how many policyholders visited our mobile claims centers in their first three weeks of operation, and more... Read More Hurricane Harvey Reminder: Many Harvey Repairs Will Need a Certificate of Compliance As the Texas coast continues to rebuild after Hurricane Harvey, please remind your policyholders that many of their repairs will require a Windstorm Certificate of Compliance (WPI-8 or WPI-8-C)... Read More Updates and Improvements Policy Center for Commercial and Manufactured Home Policies TWIA is getting closer to moving commercial and manufactured home policies into Policy Center in early 2018... Read More Updates and Improvements TWIA Rates Increase in 2018 TWIA has implemented a 5% rate increase for all residential and commercial policies effective January 1, 2018. TWIA's Board of Directors voted on the increase at the August 1, 2017, Quarterly Board Meeting... Read More Updates and Improvements TWIA Upgrades - What’s New? 2018 will bring more improvement and modernization to TWIA agent tools and resources. Find out what's available now, and what's on the horizon... Read More Updates and Improvements How are we Doing? Let us Know We invite TWIA agents and policyholders to provide feedback about this past year by filling out one of our surveys... Read More Hurricane Harvey Letter Sent to Policyholders About Appraisal Deadline Many policyholders with claims for Hurricane Harvey damage have received a claim notice from TWIA accepting their claim... Read More

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