WITNESS LIST
Insurance Committee
April 16, 2013 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Gunset, Joseph (Lloyds America)
Wulf, Matthew (Reinsurance Association of America)
Against:
Cleff, David (State National)
Derrig, Deidre (Allstate insurance Company)
On:
Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Lee Ann (Liberty Mutual Insurance)
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
Drenner, Julie (R Street Institute)
Graham, Lloyd W. (Self)
Marlow, John (ACE group)
Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers)
Yelkin, Kim (Self; Hiscox USA)
Against:
May, James (Self)
Shipley, Wesley (Self)
For:
Uribe, Hector (United states hispanic contractors asso., texas independent contractors asso.,
hispanic contractors asso. De tejas.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Koebele (pronounced "Ko-bel"), Steve (Roofing Contractors Association of Texas)
Martin, Paul (NAMIC)
May, James (Self)
Posey, Jake (Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters)
Shipley, Wesley (Self)
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
On:
Conner, Jon (Self; Texas Independant Roofing Contractors Association, J-Conn Roofing)
Pearson, Stacy (Self; Austin roofing contractors assoc)
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On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
For:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Against:
Conner, Jon (Self; Texas Independant Roofing Contractors Association, J-Conn Roofing)
Pearson, Stacy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
Martin, Paul (NAMIC)
May, James (Self)
Posey, Jake (Roofing Contractors Association of Texas)
Shipley, Wesley (Self)
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
Against:
Uribe, Hector (Texas Independent Contractors Association, U.S. Hispanic Contractors
Association, Texas Hispanic Contractors Association)
On:
Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
For:
Johnson, Jr., M.G. (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Martin, Paul (NAMIC)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
On:
Hurley, Leslie (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
On:
Beck, Deeia (Office of public insurance counsel)
Chandler, Seth (Self)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Funderburk, William (Self)
On:
Byckovski, J'ne (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
For:
Begum, Alex (Self)
Against:
Martin, Paul (NAMIC)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
On:
Hurley, Leslie (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Against:
Byrd, Jason (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
On:
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Graham, Lloyd W. (Self)
Smith, Greg (Self; Coastal task force)
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)
Zahn, Jr, Charles W (Self; Coastal windstorm task force)
Zapp, Jr., Lee Otis (Otie) (Self; Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)
Against:
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Martin, Paul (NAMIC)
May, James (Self)
Shipley, Wesley (Self)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
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On:
Durden, David (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association)
Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
For:
Key, Jessica (Self)
Tavakkoli, Amir (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Against:
Cawley, Jennifer (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers)
On:
Chandler, Seth (Self)
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)
Against:
Mathews, Miles (ING Insurance Holdings, Guardian Life)
Nation, Brenda (American Council Of Life Insurers)
For:
Geiger, Richard (Texas automobile plan association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
On:
Byckovski, J'ne (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
For:
Kruger, Daniel (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
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Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Kaufman, Lisa (Texas Civil Justice League)
Martin, Paul (NAMIC)
May, James (Self)
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
Shipley, Wesley (Self)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
On:
Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
For:
Hammond, Bill (Texas association of business)
Steves, Buddy (Self; Myron Steves Insurance Solutions)
West, Glenn (Self)
Against:
Byrd, Jason (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
May, James (Self)
Shipley, Wesley (Self)
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
On:
Julian, Gary (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
On:
Chandler, Seth (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berlanga, Hugo (Port of Corpus Christi)
Byrd, Jason (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Edwards, Foster (Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce)
Erben, Andrew (Self; Island Villas Owners' Assn.)
Garza, David (Cameron County Commissioners Court)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
McMullin, Keith (City of Port Aransas)
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For:
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Rich, James (Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce)
Robb, Marie (Self; City of Galveston)
Schwartz, A. R. "Babe" (Self; Galveston Coastal Windstorm Association)
Simpson, Terry (San patricio county)
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)
Vega, Joe (City of Port Isabel)
Zahn, Jr, Charles W (Self; Coastal windstorm task force)
Zapp, Jr., Lee Otis (Otie) (Self; Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)
On:
Durden, David (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association)
Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berlanga, Hugo (Port of Corpus Christi)
Byrd, Jason (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Edwards, Foster (Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce)
Erben, Andrew (Self; Island Villas Owners' Assn.)
Garza, David (Cameron County Commissioners Court)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
McMullin, Keith (City of Port Aransas)
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Rich, James (Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce)
Robb, Marie (Self; City of Galveston)
Simpson, Terry (San patricio county)
Smith, Greg (Self; Coastal task force)
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)
Vega, Joe (City of Port Isabel)
Zahn, Jr, Charles W (Self; Coastal windstorm task force)
Zapp, Jr., Lee Otis (Otie) (Self; Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)
Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
May, James (Self)
Shipley, Wesley (Self)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
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On:
Durden, David (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association)
Harrigan, Chris (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
For:
Edwards, Foster (Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce)
McMullin, Keith (City of Port Aransas)
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Rich, James (Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce)
Robb, Marie (Self; City of Galveston)
Smith, Greg (Self; Coastal task force)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Zahn, Jr, Charles W (Self; Coastal windstorm task force)
Zapp, Lee Otis (Otie) (Self; Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)
Against:
Crump, David (Self)
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
On:
Chandler, Seth (Self)
Durden, David (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berlanga, Hugo (Port of Corpus Christi)
Erben, Andrew (Self; Island Villas Owners' Assn.)
Garza, David (Cameron County Commissioners Court)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Simpson, Terry (San patricio county)
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)
Vega, Joe (City of Port Isabel)
Against:
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
Martin, Paul (NAMIC)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
On:
Byrd, Jason (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Harrigan, Chris (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Mah, C.H. (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Ryder, Brian (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
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Against:
Bryant, David (Self; Texas Medical Association/Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Harrold, Michael (Express Scripts)
Root, David (Prime Therapeutics)
On:
Jacobson, Robyn (Self; Texas association of benefit administrators)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chepkauskas, Dan (Self; The patient choice coalition of texas)
Frazier, Kyle (Texas coalition for quality patient care)
Lucas, Tommy (Self; Texas Optometric Association)
Mincher, Debra (Texas Occupational Therapy Assoc)
Against:
Aghamalian, Jenny (Humana)
Finley, Marisa (Scott & White Center for Healthcare Policy)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Radiological Society)
Grimes, Michael (Texas EmergencyMedicine Practice Alliance)
Hartgen, Carrie (AdvaMed - Advanced Medical Technology Association)
Horne, Allen (CVS caremark)
Warner, Freddy (Memorial Hermann Health System)
On:
Diaz-Lara, Debra (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
Wadley, Megan (Health and Human Services Commission)
Against:
Bryant, David (Self; Texas Medical Association/Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Harrold, Michael (Express Scripts)
Root, David (Prime Therapeutics)
On:
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)
Jacobson, Robyn (Self; Texas association of benefit administrators)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chepkauskas, Dan (Self; The patient choice coalition of texas)
Frazier, Kyle (Texas coalition for quality patient care)
Lucas, Tommy (Self; Texas Optometric Association)
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Against:
Aghamalian, Jenny (Humana)
Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)
Finley, Marisa (Scott & White Center for Healthcare Policy)
Grimes, Michael (Texas EmergencyMedicine Practice Alliance)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Radiological Society)
Hartgen, Carrie (AdvaMed - Advanced Medical Technology Association)
Horne, Allen (CVS caremark)
Kowalski, Tom (Texas healthcare and bioscience institute)
Saxon, Lucinda (American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations)
Smart, Leslie (Self)
Warner, Freddy (Memorial Hermann Health System)
On:
Diaz-Lara, Debra (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
Wadley, Megan (Health and Human Services Commission)
For:
Swindle, Susan (Self; Texas Bleeding Disorders Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fredericksen, Chad (Self; Texas Bleeding Disorders Coalition)
Hakes, Vlasta (Grifols)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)
Marwitz, David A. (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texans Care for Children)
On:
Browning, Steven (Texas Health Insurance Pool)
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Labaj, Carol (Dept of state health services)
Melton-Kissel, Jann (Department of State Health Services)
For:
German, Tony (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society)
Against:
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)
Bryant, David (Self; Texas Medical Association/Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Harrold, Michael (Express Scripts)
Hartgen, Carrie (AdvaMed - Advanced Medical Technology Association)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)
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On:
Jacobson, Robyn (Self; Texas association of benefit administrators)
Root, David (Prime Therapeutics)
Waldron, Patrick (Texas department of state health services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chepkauskas, Dan (Self; The patient choice coalition of texas)
Frazier, Kyle (Texas coalition for quality patient care)
Against:
Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)
Finley, Marisa (Scott & White Center for Healthcare Policy)
Grimes, Michael (Texas EmergencyMedicine Practice Alliance)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Radiological Society)
Horne, Allen (CVS caremark)
Kowalski, Tom (Texas healthcare and bioscience institute)
Smart, Leslie (Self)
Smith, Andrew (University Health System)
Warner, Freddy (Memorial Hermann Health System)
On:
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
For:
Stephens, John (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies)
Against:
Ehlert, Paul (Self; Texas association of mutual insurance companies)
Shockley, Wiley (RVOS Farm Mutual Insurance Company)
Talbert, Dave (Hochheim Prairie Insurance)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Erickson, Susan (Texas Pioneer Farm Mutual Insurance Association)
Martin, Paul (NAMIC)
May, James (Self)
Shipley, Wesley (Self)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
For:
Gilley, Jennifer (Texas Association of Substance Abuse Program)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)
Against:
Nation, Brenda (American Council Of Life Insurers)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Company)
On:
Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
For:
Keller, Merily (Self; Texas Suicide Prevention Council & Mental Health America of Texas)
Mooney, Megan (Self; Texas Psychological Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texans Care for Children)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Dower, Carolyn (Self)
Gittess, Mara (Self; Houston eating disorders specialists)
Ivy, Lauren (Self)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)
Laviage, Marcia (Self; Texas Psychological Association)
Ligon, Katharine (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Schmidt, Vanessa (Self)
Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers Texas Chapter)
Thurmond, Neathery (Self; Austin foundation for eating disorders)
Against:
Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
For:
Colvin, Shannon (Self)
Dower, Carolyn (Self; Neda)
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For:
Dower, Carolyn (Self)
Dower, William (Self)
Ewan, Lindsay (Self; Texas Childrens' Hospital)
Fassihi, Theresa (Self; Mental health america of greater houston, houston eating disorders
specialists)
Gittess, Mara (Self; Houston eating disorders specialists)
Mar, Greg (Self)
Morris, Diane (Self)
O'Shaughnessy, Emily (Self)
Poinsett, Hawley (Self; Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
Schmidt, Vanessa (Self)
Sechi, Jill (Self)
Travis, Clayton (Texans Care for Children)
Travis, Clayton (Texans Care for Children)
Tyson, Edward (Self)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arreola, Bethany (Self)
Connelly, Rita (Self)
Darakjy, Jennifer (Self)
Despain, Jennifer (Self)
Hernandez, Baldemar (Self)
Houseman, Lily (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Ivy, Lauren (Self)
Kass, Rachel (Self)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)
Laviage, Marcia (Self; Texas Psychological Association)
Lieb, Lauren (Self)
Ligon, Katharine (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Morris, Stephanie (Self)
Scott, Sarah (Self)
Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers Texas Chapter)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Thurmond, Neathery (Self; Austin foundation for eating disorders)
Vaughan, Joshua (Self)
Weidert, Mary (Self)
Wendt, Candace (Self)
Woodard, Rachel (Self)
Against:
Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gregg, Brock (Association of texas professional educators)
On:
Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Against:
Byrd, Jason (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)
Against:
May, James (Self)
Shipley, Wesley (Self)
On:
Durden, David (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association)
Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
On:
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Graham, Lloyd W. (Self)
Kennedy, Ted (Aig)
On:
Hunt, Jeff (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
For:
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Graham, Lloyd W. (Self)
Smith, Greg (Self; Coastal task force)
Zahn, Jr, Charles W (Self; Coastal windstorm task force)
Against:
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
Martin, Paul (NAMIC)
May, James (Self)
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
Shipley, Wesley (Self)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
On:
Julian, Gary (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
For:
Kanak, Alton (Self)
Rodriguez, Miguel (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Against:
Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Harrold, Michael (Express Scripts)
Root, David (Prime Therapeutics)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Graham, Lloyd W. (Self)
Heal, John (Texas TrueCare Pharmacies)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)
Marwitz, David A. (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Reagan, Karen (Walgreen Company)
Shields, Brad (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Wiesner, Dennis (HEB)
Wright, Michael (Texas pharmacy business council)
Against:
Aghamalian, Jenny (Humana)
Horne, Allen (CVS caremark)
For:
Kennedy, Ted (Aig)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Akens, Allan (Self; Texas Funeral Directors AsSociation)
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
Cawley, Jennifer (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers)
Graham, Lloyd W. (Self)
May, James (Self)
Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers)
On:
Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
For:
Abrams, Richard (Self; Factoring companies)
Akens, Allan (Self; Texas Funeral Directors Association)
Against:
Thompson, Jay (Talhi)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cain, Dewayne (Self)
Against:
Cawley, Jennifer (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers)
Kennedy, Ted (Aig)
Mathews, Miles (ING Insurance Holdings, Guardian Life)
Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers)
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