WITNESS LIST SB 455 Senate Committee Report Business & Commerce March 4, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: Bostick, Ches (also providing written testimony) (Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (TAPIA)), Dallas, TX Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Assn), Austin, TX Raizner, Jeff (Self) , Houston, TX AGAINST: Meroney, Shannon (Self; Velocity Risk Underwriters), Austin, TX Thompson, Jay Lawyer (also providing written testimony) (Wholesale Specialty Insurance Association), Austin, TX ON: Ellmer, Regan Director of Governor of Affairs (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas), Austin, TX Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Beneke, Jim (Self; National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters), Austin, TX Calliham, David (Abba Claims Consultants), Dallas, TX Cascio, Charles Associate State Director (AARP Texas), Austin, TX Wendell, Ware Executive Director (Texas Watch), Austin, TX AGAINST: Betts, Albert Executive Director (Insurance Council of Texas), Austin, TX Marlow, John Senior Vice President (Chubb), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Gonzales, Walter (American Property Casualty Insurance Association), Austin, TX Tisdale, Ward (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 455
Senate Committee Report
Business & Commerce
March 4, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Bostick, Ches (also providing written testimony) (Texas Association of Public Insurance
Adjusters (TAPIA)), Dallas, TX
Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Assn), Austin, TX
Raizner, Jeff (Self) , Houston, TX
AGAINST:
Meroney, Shannon (Self; Velocity Risk Underwriters), Austin, TX
Thompson, Jay Lawyer (also providing written testimony) (Wholesale Specialty
Insurance Association), Austin, TX
ON:
Ellmer, Regan Director of Governor of Affairs (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas),
Austin, TX
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Beneke, Jim (Self; National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters), Austin, TX
Calliham, David (Abba Claims Consultants), Dallas, TX
Cascio, Charles Associate State Director (AARP Texas), Austin, TX
Wendell, Ware Executive Director (Texas Watch), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Betts, Albert Executive Director (Insurance Council of Texas), Austin, TX
Marlow, John Senior Vice President (Chubb), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Gonzales, Walter (American Property Casualty Insurance Association), Austin, TX
Tisdale, Ward (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies), Austin, TX
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