Learn how Texas insurance agents personalize coverage, manage premiums from $1,200 to $5,000, and guide you through claims for weather-related risks. Texas insurance agents do far more than sell policies — their role is to: personalize coverage for wind, hail, and flood risk, handle TWIA and NFIP, prevent under-insurance, and advocate during claims. Learn what a licensed agent actually does for your Texas home with Ron Hettler, CIC.

Texas windstorm insurance is Not included in most coastal home policies. Learn what it covers, what TWIA is, who needs it, and how to find the best rate in 2026. Learn about how TWIA works, what private carriers offer, 1–5% deductible math, the $1.77M 2026 cap, and how Ron Hettler, CIC can help.

Discover what an insurance premium is and learn how Texas homeowners and businesses can navigate high costs while finding savings. Why Texas insurance premiums run nearly double the national average — and the real levers Lubbock Texas homeowners and businesses use to lower them.

Learn how independent insurance agents in Texas help homeowners and small businesses get better coverage, navigate hail risks, and control rising premiums. Why Texas homeowners and businesses choose independent insurance agents: 30+ carriers, hail-claim advocacy, and no client fees. Call (806) 798-7800.

Learn how bundling home and auto insurance in Texas can save you up to 26% per year. Hettler Insurance Agency in Lubbock shops 30+ carriers to find your best deal. Most Texas homeowners can save up to 26% — $700 to $1,700 a year — by bundling home and auto insurance. Learn how to compare quotes and avoid the loyalty trap.

Texas insurance deductibles aren't one-size-fits-all. A 2% wind/hail deductible on a $300K Lubbock home = $6,000 out of pocket. Learn how percentage deductibles, separate flood policies, and impact-resistant roof discounts work — and how to protect your home and budget before storm season with an insurance deductible guide for Texas.

First Texas home? Don't sign your homeowners insurance policy until you understand HO-3 vs HO-2, percentage wind/hail deductibles, jewelry sub-limits, flood exclusions, and replacement cost vs market value. Hettler Insurance Agency — Lubbock first-time-buyer guide.

Learn how to get specialty insurance in Texas with this step-by-step guide covering eligibility, documents, carrier selection, and coverage verification for high-risk homeowners.

Learn what Texas property insurance covers, what it excludes, and how to customize your policy for hail, flood, and windstorm risks with local expert guidance.

Has your home insurance premium skyrocketed? Well, you’re not alone. It’s a trend seen across the state of Texas (and across America). Texas has seen more billion-dollar weather disasters than any other state in recent decades. “If someone’s got a rate decrease, they are a very lucky and very rare individual,” Ronald Hettler said, president of Hettler Insurance Agency in Lubbock, Texas. Due to sustained and lengthy inflation (technically it's been a few years of recession), some homeowners have reported a quadruple increase in homeowners insurance policy cost.

Some dog breeds would become extinct if insurance company underwriters had their druthers.  (I love that word.)  Here’s why:

Low deductibles are great when the claim occurs but rarely are they the best long term decision. O.K.  Let’s start this discussion with a trip to Las Vegas.  Odds are, if you are reading this, you don’t live in Vegas so a trip is within the sphere of imagination for you.   See this decision is all about odds.

So I was at the Lubbock, Texas Parade of Homes last week and saw a friend that said he wanted to call me about his home and auto insurance.  He called me that following Monday and a couple of days later, Hettler Insurance wrote his auto insurance policy.  I didn’t know what he was paying through his long time agent, but I did know that […]

We get calls all the time from families wanting us to shop their auto insurance.  We put all the information into the rating program and get quotes back from up to 8 companies.  But many times the substantial savings that we show the customer is “eaten up” by the loss of a multi-policy discount on their home insurance.