About TCAIS
Thank you for visiting the Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions (TCAIS) website.
Our goal is to bring together anyone who holds a stake in insurance issues — which is just about everyone — so together, we can find solutions that will improve insurance affordability and accessibility in Texas.
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Statement of Purpose
The Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions (TCAIS) believes that a stable, competitive auto and homeowners insurance marketplace will best serve both buyers and sellers of insurance. TCAIS advocates legislative, regulatory, and individual action aimed at:
- Increasing consumer choices of insurance companies, products and services;
- Spurring price competition among insurers;
- Providing appropriate regulatory oversight;
- Minimizing costs in the system;
- Fighting insurance fraud and abuse; and
- Providing an environment to attract new businesses and jobs to Texas.
TCAIS promotes these goals by engaging elected officials, regulators, the media and the public through ongoing research, communication, education and advocacy.
Beaman Floyd
Beaman Floyd is a consultant and lobbyist with more than 30 years of experience in public affairs. He owns his own lobby firm, and has worked on behalf of a variety of clients, among them property and casualty insurance companies and trade associations, public education associations, parents’ rights groups, local government subdivisions, higher education groups, and religious groups. His activities include legislative strategy and direct lobbying, media relations, grass roots strategy, and academic research.
Mr. Floyd has been highly involved in several major policy issues in Texas, including property and casualty insurance reform, catastrophe policy, workers’ compensation reform, healthcare, public school finance, and higher education policy. He frequently represents clients in both the print and electronic media, both in Texas and nationally. He is also a regular guest lecturer to college faculty groups, in college classrooms, policy forums, an other political and educational settings.
Mr. Floyd works with several organizations to advance the understanding of public affairs advocacy, and is currently working with international officials in emerging democracies to establish ethical lobbying practices. He is a Charter Member of the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas.
Prior to working in Texas, Mr. Floyd served on the legislative staff of the Louisiana House of Representatives with the Legal Division, which included the Civil Law, Criminal Justice, and Judiciary committees. He also worked with Louisiana Public Television. Floyd is a veteran of the United States Army where he served as an infantryman.
Mr. Floyd earned his B.A. with a double major in History and Russian Studies from Louisiana State University. He completed the Honors Core Interdisciplinary Studies program and was selected to participate in the History Doctoral Proseminar program sponsored by the American Association of Colleges. He earned an M.A. in Theological Studies with an emphasis in Ethics and Church History at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Born and raised in Austin, Mr. Floyd is a sixth-generation Texan. He is an active member of his church, and a regular participant in local and international mission work. He is currently President of the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy and on the Board of Habitat for Humanity Texas. As a native Austinite, he enjoys just about any outdoor activity on land or water, music, kids, and dogs.
