Windstorm Insurance Inspections
Coastal County Residents:
If you are planning to do any construction in the counties listed below, you are advised to contact your insurance agent about the Windstorm Inspection Program in order to obtain or maintain windstorm and hail insurance through TWIA.
Coastal Counties and Areas Effected:
Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg,Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Willacy, or in the following cities east of State Highway 146 in Harris County: La Porte, Morgan’s Point, Pasadena, Seabrook, or Shore Acres
While not required for all construction, the following projects typically require an inspection for windstorm insurance purposes:
- New Structures
- Re-roofs
- Additions
- Repairs
- Alterations
Windstorm insurance inspections under this program must be made by either a Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) inspector or an engineer who has been appointed by the Commissioner of Insurance.
Important: TDI inspectors are unable to inspect a property after construction is completed. Therefore, all inspections must be made during the construction phase.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please visit our website at www.tdi.texas.gov.
or call the Austin office or one of our field offices.
- Austin: 800-248-6032
- Beaumont: 409-833-3756
- LaMarque: 409-986-9552
- Angleton: 979-848-0953
- Bay City: 979-244-9451
- Corpus Christi: 361-881-9463
- Harlingen: 956-421-4675
For More Information or Assistance
For answers to general insurance questions or for information on filing an insurance-related complaint, call the Consumer Help Line between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Central time, Monday-Friday, or visit our website
1-800-252-3439
463-6515 in Austin
www.tdi.texas.gov
For printed copies of consumer publications, call the 24-hour Publications Order Line
1-800-599-SHOP (7467)
305-7211 in Austin
Help us prevent insurance fraud. To report suspected fraud, call our toll-free Fraud Hot Line
1-888-327-8818
To report suspected arson or suspicious activity involving fires, call the State Fire Marshal’s 24-hour Arson Hot Line
1-877-4FIRE45 (434-7345)
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