A redesign of TWIA.org is in the works. The current TWIA.org doesn’t always meet the needs of visitors. We are working to make improvements that will help you complete tasks and locate […]

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors met in Galveston on February 14 for its first quarterly meeting of 2023. At the meeting, TWIA staff provided the Board with an overview […]

TWIA is responding to the storms along the upper coast and is ready to pay its policyholders for covered damages. If you are impacted by this storm, the below information is intended […]

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors met on January 19 and voted to establish $4.5 billion as the Association’s 1:100 probable maximum loss (PML) for the 2023 storm season. The […]

Essential Meeting Information: TWIA’s Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, January 19 at 10:00 a.m. CT to determine the Association’s 1:100 probable maximum loss (PML) for the 2023 storm season. The […]

Essential Meeting Information: TWIA’s Actuarial & Underwriting Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 11 at 10:00 a.m. CT to make a recommendation on the probable maximum loss for the Association’s 2023 storm […]

Essential Info As of today, December 19, TWIA has a new physical office address Use the new physical office address when sending payments via traceable mailing methods Our recent Agent Portal updates webinar is […]

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors met on December 13 for its final quarterly meeting of 2022. The Board received a presentation on the reinsurance market from the Association's broker, […]

Essential Meeting Information: The TWIA Board of Directors will meet in Corpus Christi on Tuesday, December 13 at 9:00 a.m. CT. Access the meeting agenda and materials. Members of the public can […]

Attention agents: From December 7 through 9, we will host three training webinars on recent updates to the TWIA Agent Portal. We will cover these updates and commonly asked agent questions. Space […]

Essential Information Now, agents can select the 10-Pay plan in the Agent Portal and make the first payment via EFT or eCheck. The policyholder makes the remaining payments by enrolling in auto […]

The TWIA Board of Directors met on November 2 to review preliminary information related to the Association’s 2023 budget. Select highlights of the budget presentation include: TWIA policies in-force are projected to […]

Essential Meeting Information: The TWIA Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, November 2 at 10:00 a.m. CT to review preliminary information about the Association’s 2023 budget. Access the meeting agenda and […]

Essential Info FedNat Insurance (Maison) is ending its operations and cancelling its policies effective 10/27 FedNat (Maison) sent this notice to its policyholders in Texas on 9/28 FedNat (Maison) policyholders can get coverage with […]

Today the Board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association selected its chief legal and legislative officer, David Durden, to be the association’s next General Manager after an extensive months-long search process, effective […]

Do Not Submit Application. Call TWIA First! If the answer to the below two questions is “yes,” do not hit the application “submit” button. You must speak with a TWIA underwriter first. […]

Essential Meeting Information: TWIA’s Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m. CT regarding candidate interviews and potential action on a hiring decision for TWIA’s General Manager. Access […]

Essential Meeting Information: TWIA’s Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, August 31 at 1:30 p.m. CT regarding the insolvency of Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Company. Access the meeting agenda. Join […]

Essential Information:   Weston Insurance has been declared insolvent by Florida regulators and will cancel all policies effective September 7.  Weston’s insolvency does not impact any TWIA policies.  TWIA is prepared to assist […]

Essential Information: Weston Insurance has been declared insolvent by Florida regulators and will cancel all policies effective September 7. While Weston provided windstorm insurance for a number of property owners in Texas […]

Updated August 8, 2022: View frequently asked questions about TWIA premiums and the Adjusted Building Cost Endorsement. Attention agents: Starting September 15, policyholders renewing their residential TWIA policies will see substantial coverage […]

The TWIA Board’s Legislative & External Affairs Committee met on June 24 to continue planning legislative recommendations to the Board of Directors for the Association’s Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature. The […]

The TWIA Board of Directors met on May 17 for their second quarterly meeting of 2022. The Board approved a $500 million line of credit to enhance the Association's liquidity if a […]

Attention agents: You may already know that the New Agent Portal does not include the Old Agent Portal’s way of printing a quote. That is because the old way produced inconsistent results. […]

Attention Agents: TWIA’s New Agent Portal is here! All new business must now be submitted through the New Agent Portal. Want an overview of how to work in the new portal? Check […]

Essential Meeting Information: TWIA's Legislative & External Affairs Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 27, at 10:00 a.m. CT. Access the meeting agenda and meeting materials on TWIA’s website. To make public […]

On April 18, we are launching a new TWIA Agent Portal and a new Policyholder Portal. To help agents prepare for these changes, we are hosting a series of training webinars – […]

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Board of Directors held an interim meeting on March 22. The Board directed Association staff to secure total funding for the 2022 hurricane season in the […]

Essential Meeting Information: TWIA's Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. CT. Access the meeting agenda here and the meeting materials here. In order to make […]

The TWIA Board of Directors held their first quarterly meeting of the year on February 22, approving steps to complete the early redemption of bonds that were used to pay Hurricane Harvey […]

Attention Agents: The TWIA Agent Portal has a new login page. This change will strengthen our systems’ security and streamline the login experience. Once you are in the TWIA Agent Portal, you […]

Essential Meeting Information: TWIA's Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. CT. Access the meeting agenda here and the meeting materials here. In order to make […]

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Board of Directors met on February 2 and voted to select Aon to perform catastrophe modeling services. TWIA issued a Request for Proposals on December 16, […]

Essential Meeting Information: TWIA's Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. CT. Access the meeting agenda here and the meeting materials here. In order to make […]

The Actuarial & Underwriting Committee for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association met on January 19 to review presentations from selected respondents to the Association’s Request for Proposals (RFP) for catastrophe modeling services. […]

Essential Meeting Information: TWIA’s Actuarial & Underwriting Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. CT. Access the meeting agenda here and the meeting materials here. Attend the meeting […]

UPDATE:  The application and recommendation period for TWIA’s Actuarial & Underwriting Committee closed on January 28, 2022. The Association appreciates the interest in the Committee shown by our stakeholders. All decisions on […]

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) is requesting proposals from qualified consultants or firms to oversee its catastrophe modeling process. The selected respondent will provide catastrophe modeling expertise related to the TWIA […]

The TWIA Board of Directors met December 7 and declined to reverse the 5% rate increase on windstorm insurance policies scheduled to take effect on January 1. The decision, on a 5 […]

The Board of Directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) will meet on Tuesday, December 7 at 9:00 a.m. CT. The agenda for the meeting can be found here and the meeting […]

The Actuarial & Underwriting Committee for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association met on November 2 to review proposals from potential vendors for reinsurance broker services and catastrophe modeling services. The Committee voted […]

The Actuarial & Underwriting Committee for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association will meet on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at 12:30 pm. The Committee will receive presentations from selected respondents to two Requests […]

The TWIA Board of Directors will hold an interim meeting on October 25, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. to review preliminary information related to the Association’s 2022 budget. Here are the meeting agenda […]

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (TWIA) Actuarial & Underwriting Committee will meet via Zoom on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 1:30 pm to review wind mitigation credits available to TWIA policyholders and […]

We want our policyholders’ Hurricane Nicholas claim process to go as smoothly as possible and help them get every dollar owed to them for damage covered under their TWIA policy. In pursuit […]

October 7 Update: Thank you to everyone who attended this webinar. If you couldn’t attend, but wanted to, a recording of it is available here: https://youtu.be/LEP2GE510aI. We want the TWIA claim process […]

Many TWIA policyholders impacted by Hurricane Nicholas live in areas where, if certain conditions are met, a TWIA eligibility requirement to obtain flood insurance is triggered. This is mandated by law in […]

4/18/2022 Update: Starting April 18, 2022, TWIA policyholders can report a claim online in Claims Center or the Policyholder Portal. Click here to learn which one you are eligible to use. TWIA […]

We have activated our Catastrophe Incident Response (CAT) Plan in response to Tropical Storm Nicholas. This will help us respond to our policyholders and other stakeholders as quickly and effectively as possible […]

As we enter the height of hurricane season, now is the perfect time to brush up on TWIA policy moratoriums – and ensure you have the coverages you need. During a moratorium, […]