Texas Department of Insurance Self-Evaluation Report 2007 Page: 1
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TDI Self-Evaluation Report
I. Agency Contact Information
Texas Department of Insurance
Exhibit 1: Agency Contacts
Name Address Telephone & E-mail Address
Fax Numbers
Agency Head Mike Geeslin Au tin, TX 78701 (512) 475265 F mike.geeslin@tdi.state.tx.us
Agency's Karen Phillips 333 Guadalupe (512) 463-1754 P karen.phillips@tdi.state.tx.us
Sunset Liaison Austin, TX 78701 (512) 475-2005 F
II. Key Functions and Performance
A. Provide an overview of your agency's mission, objectives, and key functions.
MISSION
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is primarily a regulatory agency whose mission is to regulate
the marketplace firmly and fairly by enforcing and implementing the law. TDI strives to enhance internal
and external communication for efficient and effective regulation and to promote outreach to educate the
public.
OBJECTIVES
Agency objectives are outlined in TDI's Agency Strategic Plan for the Fiscal Years 2007-2011 Period.
Funded objectives are summarized below.
1.1 Encourage fair competition in the insurance industry by reducing impediments to competition
and improving insurance availability.
1.2 Encourage fair competition in the insurance industry by reducing unfair and illegal practices.
2.1 Encourage financial health of insurance industry through monitoring and regulation of industry
solvency.
3.1 Decrease insurance industry loss costs by assuring companies provide loss control services.
4.1 Reduce loss of life and property due to fire by increasing public awareness, and by enforcing
statutes relating to fire investigations, fire safety inspections, and fire protection and fireworks
industries.
5.1 Promote safe workplaces through incentives, education, and other actions.
5.2 Promote safe workplaces by encouraging the safe and timely return to work.
6.1 Encourage appropriate delivery of workers' compensation benefits by ensuring payment for
employees' medical care and reimbursement to providers.
6.2 Encourage appropriate delivery of workers' compensation benefits by promoting compliance
through performance based incentives.
6.3 Encourage appropriate delivery of workers' compensation benefits by optimizing use of
technology to educate participants of rights & responsibilities.August 2007
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Texas. Department of Insurance. Texas Department of Insurance Self-Evaluation Report 2007, text, August 23, 2007; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth575975/m1/4/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.