After 'expedited' process, Paxton closes Superior Insurance investigations
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Just three months after announcing an investigation into the company Superior Insurance Services, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office said it closed its cases, according to a Monday evening press release.
The investigation began after the Texas House Committee on the Delivery of Government Efficiency (DOGE) called for sanctions and legislation against the company, as KXAN previously reported. A day after that committee held a hearing, Paxton launched his investigation.
“The allegations concerning Superior’s actions, such as actions that were characterized as potentially blackmailing lawmakers to secure state contracts and surveilling private citizens to avoid paying legitimate claims, are deeply troubling,” said Paxton in a March 27 press release. “I will get to the bottom of this, uncover any illegal activity, and hold bad actors responsible. Justice will be served.”
KXAN previously reported that the company hired a private investigator to research state lawmakers and journalists.
The OAG Consumer Protection Division and Health Programs Enforcement Division both conducted investigations into the insurance company following the March announcement. However, both found that the company followed state law.
“Superior’s activities involved researching and consolidating publicly available documents into internal reports, which does not violate Texas law,” the OAG said. “There was no evidence of any surveillance or violation of privacy discovered or indicated within the investigation, nor was any privately held or confidential information, such as protected health information, included in the reports.”
