TWIA Board to Meet in Austin on May 7 

Published on: April 26, 2024

Essential Meeting Information: 

  • The TWIA Board of Directors will meet in Austin on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. CT. 
  • Access the meeting agenda and meeting materials.
  • Members of the public can provide written comments via email before the meeting or provide virtual or in-person comment during the meeting. 

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors will meet at the Hyatt Regency Austin on Tuesday, May 7, at 9:00 a.m. CT. The meeting agenda and meeting materials are available. 

The Board will receive routine operational updates from Association staff and: 

  • Receive an update on reinsurance and catastrophe funding for the 2024 storm season from Gallagher Re, the Association’s reinsurance broker. 
  • Consider and take possible action on a line of credit to allow for an immediately available source of funds to pay claims in the event of a catastrophic storm impacting the Texas coast this year. 
  • Consider and take possible action on vacancies on its committees. 

The Board will not consider any action on rates at this meeting. 

All meetings of the TWIA Board of Directors and its committees are open to the public. The public may attend and make public comment in person at the Hyatt Regency in Austin or virtually via Zoom. Board members and Association staff may participate in the meeting in person or virtually. The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube.  

Public Participation and Comment 

TWIA is providing three methods for stakeholders to provide public comment to the Board of Directors: 

1) Written Public Comment 

Members of the public are invited to submit written comments via email at PublicComment@TWIA.org. Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments by noon on Friday, May 3, to enable the Board to receive and review them before the May 7 meeting. TWIA staff will provide the Board with all written comments regardless of when they are received. 

Written comments submitted to TWIA are subject to the Texas Public Information Act. TWIA will post public comments received, with personally identifiable information redacted, at the bottom of this web post. 

2) Virtual Verbal Public Comment via Zoom 

Individuals wishing to make verbal public comment remotely during the meeting must register and log into the meeting via Zoom on a computer, tablet, smartphone, or telephone. Please make sure you have the latest version of Zoom on your device before joining the meeting. Learn how to update to the latest version of Zoom here. 

  • You can register to attend the meeting via Zoom. 
  • After registering for the meeting, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to join the meeting from your preferred device. 
  • This method of comment is audio only (no video). 

3) In-Person Verbal Public Comment at the Hyatt Regency Austin 

Individuals wishing to make in-person verbal public comment must attend the Board meeting at the Hyatt Regency Austin. TWIA staff will facilitate the public comment process. 

The full address of the meeting location is: 
 
Hyatt Regency Austin 
208 Barton Springs Road 
Austin, TX 78704 

Members of the media with questions about the Board meeting, please email MediaRelations@TWIA.org. 

The meeting materials and archived recording for the Board meeting will be added to our Meeting Library after the meeting. 

Written Public Comment Received  

As of April 26, 2024, TWIA has received two written public comments related to this meeting. Public comments are posted here within two business days of being received by TWIA.