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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 2210.001. Purpose - Sec. 2210.001. PURPOSE. The primary purpose of the Texas Windstorm...
Section 2210.002. Short Title; Sunset Provision - Sec. 2210.002. SHORT TITLE; SUNSET PROVISION. (a) This chapter may...
Section 2210.0025. Biennial Report to Legislature - Sec. 2210.0025. BIENNIAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. On or before December...
Section 2210.003. General Definitions - Sec. 2210.003. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, unless the context...
Section 2210.004. Definition of Insurable Property - Sec. 2210.004. DEFINITION OF INSURABLE PROPERTY. (a) Except as provided...
Section 2210.005. Designation as Catastrophe Area; Revocation of Designation - Sec. 2210.005. DESIGNATION AS CATASTROPHE AREA; REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION. (a)...
Section 2210.006. Applicability of Chapter to Certain Insurers - Sec. 2210.006. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CERTAIN INSURERS. (a) Except...
Section 2210.007. Immunity From Liability in General - Sec. 2210.007. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY IN GENERAL. (a) This section...
Section 2210.008. Department Orders; General Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 2210.008. DEPARTMENT ORDERS; GENERAL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. (a) The commissioner...
Section 2210.0081. Certain Actions Brought Against Association by Commissioner - Sec. 2210.0081. CERTAIN ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST ASSOCIATION BY COMMISSIONER. In...
Section 2210.009. List of Private Insurers; Incentive Plan - Sec. 2210.009. LIST OF PRIVATE INSURERS; INCENTIVE PLAN. (a) The...
Section 2210.010. Certain Conduct in Dispute Resolution Prohibited - Sec. 2210.010. CERTAIN CONDUCT IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROHIBITED. (a) For...
Section 2210.012. Standards of Conduct: Board of Directors and Employees; Report of Certain Fraudulent Conduct - Sec. 2210.012. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT: BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES;...
Section 2210.013. Certain Employment and Contracts Prohibited - Sec. 2210.013. CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACTS PROHIBITED. A member of...
Section 2210.014. Applicability of Certain Other Law - Sec. 2210.014. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN OTHER LAW. (a) A person...
Section 2210.015. Study of Market Incentives; Biennial Reporting - Sec. 2210.015. STUDY OF MARKET INCENTIVES; BIENNIAL REPORTING. (a) Each...
Subchapter B. Administration of Association
Section 2210.051. Composition of Association; Required Membership - Sec. 2210.051. COMPOSITION OF ASSOCIATION; REQUIRED MEMBERSHIP. (a) The association...
Section 2210.052. Member Participation in Association - Sec. 2210.052. MEMBER PARTICIPATION IN ASSOCIATION. (a) Each member of...
Section 2210.053. Operation of Association - Sec. 2210.053. OPERATION OF ASSOCIATION. (a) In accordance with this...
Section 2210.054. Annual Statement - Sec. 2210.054. ANNUAL STATEMENT. (a) The association shall file annually...
Section 2210.055. Legal Counsel - Sec. 2210.055. LEGAL COUNSEL. (a) The association shall establish a...
Section 2210.056. Use of Association Assets - Sec. 2210.056. USE OF ASSOCIATION ASSETS. (a) The association's net...
Section 2210.057. Examination of Association - Sec. 2210.057. EXAMINATION OF ASSOCIATION. (a) The association is subject...
Section 2210.058. Audit of Association - Sec. 2210.058. AUDIT OF ASSOCIATION. (a) The association is subject...
Section 2210.059. Claims Practices Audit - Sec. 2210.059. CLAIMS PRACTICES AUDIT. (a) The commissioner, in the...
Section 2210.060. Indemnification by Association - Sec. 2210.060. INDEMNIFICATION BY ASSOCIATION. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 2210.061. Contractors and Managerial Employees: Compensation and Bonuses - Sec. 2210.061. CONTRACTORS AND MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES: COMPENSATION AND BONUSES. The...
Section 2210.062. Administration by Contracted Administrator Authorized - Sec. 2210.062. ADMINISTRATION BY CONTRACTED ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORIZED. (a) Notwithstanding any...
Subchapter B. -1. Payment of Losses
Section 2210.071. Payment of Excess Losses - Sec. 2210.071. PAYMENT OF EXCESS LOSSES. (a) If, in a...
Section 2210.0715. Payment From Reserves and Trust Fund - Sec. 2210.0715. PAYMENT FROM RESERVES AND TRUST FUND. (a) The...
Section 2210.072. Payment From Class 1 Public Securities; Financial Instruments - Sec. 2210.072. PAYMENT FROM CLASS 1 PUBLIC SECURITIES; FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS....
Section 2210.0725. Payment From Class 1 Assessments - Sec. 2210.0725. PAYMENT FROM CLASS 1 ASSESSMENTS. (a) Losses in...
Section 2210.073. Payment From Class 2 Public Securities - Sec. 2210.073. PAYMENT FROM CLASS 2 PUBLIC SECURITIES. (a) Losses...
Section 2210.074. Payment Through Class 2 Assessments - Sec. 2210.074. PAYMENT THROUGH CLASS 2 ASSESSMENTS. (a) Losses in...
Section 2210.0741. Payment Through Class 3 Public Securities - Sec. 2210.0741. PAYMENT THROUGH CLASS 3 PUBLIC SECURITIES. (a) Losses...
Section 2210.0742. Payment From Class 3 Assessments - Sec. 2210.0742. PAYMENT FROM CLASS 3 ASSESSMENTS. (a) Losses in...
Section 2210.075. Reinsurance - Sec. 2210.075. REINSURANCE. (a) Before any occurrence or series of...
Subchapter C. Association Board of Directors; General
Section 2210.101. Accountable to Commissioner - Sec. 2210.101. ACCOUNTABLE TO COMMISSIONER. The board of directors is...
Section 2210.102. Composition - Sec. 2210.102. COMPOSITION. (a) The board of directors is composed...
Section 2210.103. Terms - Sec. 2210.103. TERMS. (a) Members of the board of directors...
Section 2210.1031. Training - Sec. 2210.1031. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...
Section 2210.104. Officers - Sec. 2210.104. OFFICERS. The board of directors shall elect from...
Section 2210.105. Meetings - Sec. 2210.105. MEETINGS. (a) Except for an emergency meeting, the...
Section 2210.1051. Meetings of Board of Directors - Sec. 2210.1051. MEETINGS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) Notwithstanding Chapter...
Section 2210.1052. Emergency Meeting - Sec. 2210.1052. EMERGENCY MEETING. If the ultimate loss estimate for...
Section 2210.106. Immunity of Director or Officer From Liability - Sec. 2210.106. IMMUNITY OF DIRECTOR OR OFFICER FROM LIABILITY. (a)...
Section 2210.107. Primary Board Objectives; Report - Sec. 2210.107. PRIMARY BOARD OBJECTIVES; REPORT. (a) The primary objectives...
Section 2210.108. Open Meetings and Open Records - Sec. 2210.108. OPEN MEETINGS AND OPEN RECORDS. (a) Except as...
Section 2210.109. Disclosure of Conflicts - Sec. 2210.109. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS. (a) A member of the...
Subchapter D. Plan of Operation
Section 2210.151. Adoption of Plan of Operation - Sec. 2210.151. ADOPTION OF PLAN OF OPERATION. With the advice...
Section 2210.152. Contents of Plan of Operation - Sec. 2210.152. CONTENTS OF PLAN OF OPERATION. (a) The plan...
Section 2210.153. Amendments to Plan of Operation - Sec. 2210.153. AMENDMENTS TO PLAN OF OPERATION. (a) The association...
Subchapter E. Insurance Coverage
Section 2210.201. Definition of Insurable Interest - Sec. 2210.201. DEFINITION OF INSURABLE INTEREST. In this subchapter, "insurable...
Section 2210.202. Application for Coverage; Declination Requirement - Sec. 2210.202. APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE; DECLINATION REQUIREMENT. (a) A person...
Section 2210.203. Issuance of Coverage; Term; Renewal - Sec. 2210.203. ISSUANCE OF COVERAGE; TERM; RENEWAL. (a) If the...
Section 2210.2031. Automatic Renewal - Sec. 2210.2031. AUTOMATIC RENEWAL. (a) The association shall establish a...
Section 2210.2032. Premium Payment Methods - Sec. 2210.2032. PREMIUM PAYMENT METHODS. (a) The association shall accept...
Section 2210.204. Cancellation of Certain Coverage - Sec. 2210.204. CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN COVERAGE. (a) Subsections (b) and...
Section 2210.2041. Nonrefundable Surcharge - Sec. 2210.2041. NONREFUNDABLE SURCHARGE. A nonrefundable surcharge established under this...
Section 2210.205. Required Policy Provisions: Deadline for Filing Claim; Notice Concerning Resolution of Certain Disputes - Sec. 2210.205. REQUIRED POLICY PROVISIONS: DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIM; NOTICE...
Section 2210.207. Windstorm and Hail Insurance: Replacement Cost Coverage - Sec. 2210.207. WINDSTORM AND HAIL INSURANCE: REPLACEMENT COST COVERAGE. (a)...
Section 2210.208. Windstorm and Hail Insurance: Coverage for Certain Indirect Losses - Sec. 2210.208. WINDSTORM AND HAIL INSURANCE: COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN INDIRECT...
Section 2210.209. Windstorm and Hail Insurance: Coverage for Certain Property Located Over Water - Sec. 2210.209. WINDSTORM AND HAIL INSURANCE: COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY...
Section 2210.210. Coverage of Certain Structures Prohibited - Sec. 2210.210. COVERAGE OF CERTAIN STRUCTURES PROHIBITED. The association may...
Subchapter F. Property Inspections for Windstorm and Hail Insurance
Section 2210.251. Plan of Operation Compliance Requirements - Sec. 2210.251. PLAN OF OPERATION COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS. (a) Except as...
Section 2210.2515. Issuance of Certificates of Compliance - Sec. 2210.2515. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE. (a) In this...
Section 2210.252. International Residential Code Building Specifications - Sec. 2210.252. INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE BUILDING SPECIFICATIONS. (a) After January...
Section 2210.253. Insurer Assessment: First Tier Coastal County - Sec. 2210.253. INSURER ASSESSMENT: FIRST TIER COASTAL COUNTY. (a) In...
Section 2210.254. Qualified Inspectors - Sec. 2210.254. QUALIFIED INSPECTORS. (a) For purposes of this chapter,...
Section 2210.2551. Enforcement Authority; Rules - Sec. 2210.2551. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY; RULES. (a) The department has exclusive...
Section 2210.256. Disciplinary Proceedings Regarding Appointed Inspectors and Certain Other Persons - Sec. 2210.256. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS REGARDING APPOINTED INSPECTORS AND CERTAIN OTHER...
Section 2210.257. Deposit of Fees - Sec. 2210.257. DEPOSIT OF FEES. All fees collected by the...
Section 2210.258. Compliance With Building Codes; Eligibility - Sec. 2210.258. COMPLIANCE WITH BUILDING CODES; ELIGIBILITY. (a) Except as...
Section 2210.259. Surcharge for Certain Noncompliant Structures - Sec. 2210.259. SURCHARGE FOR CERTAIN NONCOMPLIANT STRUCTURES. (a) Except as...
Subchapter H. Rates; Discounts and Credits
Section 2210.351. Association Filings - Sec. 2210.351. ASSOCIATION FILINGS. (a) The association must file with...
Section 2210.3511. Public Access to Rate Adequacy Analysis - Sec. 2210.3511. PUBLIC ACCESS TO RATE ADEQUACY ANALYSIS. (a) The...
Section 2210.3512. Requirement for Vote on Rate Filing - Sec. 2210.3512. REQUIREMENT FOR VOTE ON RATE FILING. The board...
Section 2210.352. Manual Rate Filings: Annual Filing - Sec. 2210.352. MANUAL RATE FILINGS: ANNUAL FILING. (a) Not later...
Section 2210.354. Manual Rate Filings: Additional Supporting Information - Sec. 2210.354. MANUAL RATE FILINGS: ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING INFORMATION. (a) In...
Section 2210.355. General Rate Requirements; Rate Standards - Sec. 2210.355. GENERAL RATE REQUIREMENTS; RATE STANDARDS. (a) Rates for...
Section 2210.357. Rate Classifications - Sec. 2210.357. RATE CLASSIFICATIONS. All premiums written and losses paid...
Section 2210.358. Experience Data - Sec. 2210.358. EXPERIENCE DATA. (a) Not later than June 1...
Section 2210.359. Limitation on Certain Rate Changes - Sec. 2210.359. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN RATE CHANGES. (a) Except as...
Section 2210.361. Association Recommendations Regarding Reductions in Coverages or Increases in Deductibles - Sec. 2210.361. ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING REDUCTIONS IN COVERAGES OR INCREASES...
Section 2210.362. Implied Consent by Applicant for Insurance Coverage - Sec. 2210.362. IMPLIED CONSENT BY APPLICANT FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE. For...
Section 2210.363. Premium Discounts; Surcharge Credits - Sec. 2210.363. PREMIUM DISCOUNTS; SURCHARGE CREDITS. (a) The association may...
Subchapter J. Catastrophe Reserve Trust Fund; Reinsurance and Alternative Risk Financing
Section 2210.451. Definition - Sec. 2210.451. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "trust fund" means the...
Section 2210.452. Establishment and Use of Trust Fund - Sec. 2210.452. ESTABLISHMENT AND USE OF TRUST FUND. (a) The...
Section 2210.4521. Investment of Trust Fund Balances - Sec. 2210.4521. INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUND BALANCES. (a) The comptroller...
Section 2210.453. Funding Levels; Reinsurance and Alternative Risk Financing Mechanisms; Reinsurance From Certain Insurer or Broker Prohibited - Sec. 2210.453. FUNDING LEVELS; REINSURANCE AND ALTERNATIVE RISK FINANCING MECHANISMS;...
Section 2210.454. Mitigation and Preparedness Plan - Sec. 2210.454. MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS PLAN. (a) The commissioner shall...
Section 2210.455. Catastrophe Plan - Sec. 2210.455. CATASTROPHE PLAN. (a) Not later than June 1...
Subchapter K. Liability Limits
Section 2210.501. Maximum Liability Limits - Sec. 2210.501. MAXIMUM LIABILITY LIMITS. (a) The board of directors...
Section 2210.502. Adjustments to Maximum Liability Limits - Sec. 2210.502. ADJUSTMENTS TO MAXIMUM LIABILITY LIMITS. (a) Not later...
Section 2210.503. Filing of Proposed Adjustments With Commissioner - Sec. 2210.503. FILING OF PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS WITH COMMISSIONER. Not later...
Section 2210.504. Commissioner Action on Proposed Adjustments - Sec. 2210.504. COMMISSIONER ACTION ON PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS. (a) Not later...
Section 2210.505. Reinsured Excess Limits - Sec. 2210.505. REINSURED EXCESS LIMITS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law,...
Section 2210.506. Exception From Certain Administrative Procedures - Sec. 2210.506. EXCEPTION FROM CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. Chapter 40 does...
Subchapter L. Certain Appeals and Other Actions
Section 2210.551. Appeals - Sec. 2210.551. APPEALS. (a) This section: (1) does not apply...
Section 2210.554. Voluntary Arbitration of Certain Coverage and Claim Disputes - Sec. 2210.554. VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION OF CERTAIN COVERAGE AND CLAIM DISPUTES....
Subchapter L. -1. Claims: Settlement and Dispute Resolution
Section 2210.571. Definitions - Sec. 2210.571. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Association policy" means...
Section 2210.572. Exclusive Remedies and Limitation on Award - Sec. 2210.572. EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AND LIMITATION ON AWARD. (a) This...
Section 2210.573. Filing of Claim; Claim Processing - Sec. 2210.573. FILING OF CLAIM; CLAIM PROCESSING. (a) Subject to...
Section 2210.5731. Payment of Claim - Sec. 2210.5731. PAYMENT OF CLAIM. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 2210.5732. Supplemental Payments - Sec. 2210.5732. SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS. (a) The association is authorized to...
Section 2210.574. Disputes Concerning Amount of Accepted Coverage - Sec. 2210.574. DISPUTES CONCERNING AMOUNT OF ACCEPTED COVERAGE. (a) If...
Section 2210.5741. Replacement Cost Coverage Claim Processing - Sec. 2210.5741. REPLACEMENT COST COVERAGE CLAIM PROCESSING. (a) After the...
Section 2210.575. Disputes Concerning Denied Coverage - Sec. 2210.575. DISPUTES CONCERNING DENIED COVERAGE. (a) If the association...
Section 2210.576. Issues Brought to Suit; Limitations on Recovery - Sec. 2210.576. ISSUES BROUGHT TO SUIT; LIMITATIONS ON RECOVERY. (a)...
Section 2210.577. Limitations Period - Sec. 2210.577. LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a...
Section 2210.578. Expert Panel - Sec. 2210.578. EXPERT PANEL. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a...
Section 2210.579. Construction With Other Law - Sec. 2210.579. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAW. (a) To the extent...
Section 2210.580. Rulemaking - Sec. 2210.580. RULEMAKING. (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules regarding...
Section 2210.581. Commissioner Extension of Deadlines - Sec. 2210.581. COMMISSIONER EXTENSION OF DEADLINES. (a) Subject to Subsection...
Section 2210.582. Ombudsman Program - Sec. 2210.582. OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. (a) The department shall establish an...
Subchapter M. Public Securities Program
Section 2210.601. Purpose - Sec. 2210.601. PURPOSE. The legislature finds that authorizing the issuance...
Section 2210.602. Definitions - Sec. 2210.602. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Authority" means the...
Section 2210.603. Applicability of Other Laws - Sec. 2210.603. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS. (a) The board shall...
Section 2210.604. Issuance of Public Securities Authorized - Sec. 2210.604. ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC SECURITIES AUTHORIZED. (a) At the...
Section 2210.605. Terms of Issuance - Sec. 2210.605. TERMS OF ISSUANCE. (a) The board shall determine...
Section 2210.606. Additional Covenants - Sec. 2210.606. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS. The board may make additional covenants...
Section 2210.607. Public Security Proceeds - Sec. 2210.607. PUBLIC SECURITY PROCEEDS. The proceeds of public securities...
Section 2210.608. Use of Public Security Proceeds - Sec. 2210.608. USE OF PUBLIC SECURITY PROCEEDS. (a) Public security...
Section 2210.609. Repayment of Association's Public Security Obligations - Sec. 2210.609. REPAYMENT OF ASSOCIATION'S PUBLIC SECURITY OBLIGATIONS. (a) The...
Section 2210.610. Public Security Payments - Sec. 2210.610. PUBLIC SECURITY PAYMENTS. (a) Revenues received from the...
Section 2210.611. Excess Revenue Collections and Investment Earnings - Sec. 2210.611. EXCESS REVENUE COLLECTIONS AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS. Revenue collected...
Section 2210.612. Payment of Class 1 Public Securities - Sec. 2210.612. PAYMENT OF CLASS 1 PUBLIC SECURITIES. (a) The...
Section 2210.613. Payment of Class 2 Public Securities - Sec. 2210.613. PAYMENT OF CLASS 2 PUBLIC SECURITIES. (a) The...
Section 2210.6131. Payment of Class 3 Public Securities - Sec. 2210.6131. PAYMENT OF CLASS 3 PUBLIC SECURITIES. (a) The...
Section 2210.6132. Contingent Source of Payment for Class 2 and Class 3 Public Securities - Sec. 2210.6132. CONTINGENT SOURCE OF PAYMENT FOR CLASS 2 AND...
Section 2210.614. Refinancing Public Securities - Sec. 2210.614. REFINANCING PUBLIC SECURITIES. The association may request the...
Section 2210.615. Source of Payment; State Debt Not Created - Sec. 2210.615. SOURCE OF PAYMENT; STATE DEBT NOT CREATED. (a)...
Section 2210.616. State Not to Impair Public Security Obligations - Sec. 2210.616. STATE NOT TO IMPAIR PUBLIC SECURITY OBLIGATIONS. (a)...
Section 2210.6165. Property Rights - Sec. 2210.6165. PROPERTY RIGHTS. If public securities issued under this...
Section 2210.617. Enforcement by Mandamus - Sec. 2210.617. ENFORCEMENT BY MANDAMUS. A writ of mandamus and...
Section 2210.618. Exemption From Taxation - Sec. 2210.618. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION. A public security issued under...
Section 2210.619. No Personal Liability - Sec. 2210.619. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY. The members of the association,...
Section 2210.620. Authorized Investments - Sec. 2210.620. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS. Public securities issued under this subchapter...
Subchapter N. Legislative Oversight Board
Section 2210.651. Definition - Sec. 2210.651. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "board" means the windstorm...
Section 2210.652. Composition of Board - Sec. 2210.652. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The windstorm insurance legislative oversight...
Section 2210.653. Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 2210.653. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The board...
Section 2210.654. Report - Sec. 2210.654. REPORT. (a) Not later than November 15 of...
Section 2210.655. Temporary Powers and Duties of Board; Study of Funding and Funding Structure - Sec. 2210.655. TEMPORARY POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD; STUDY OF...
Subchapter O. Depopulation Program
Section 2210.701. Depopulation Program - Sec. 2210.701. DEPOPULATION PROGRAM. (a) The association shall administer, subject...
Section 2210.702. Assumption Reinsurance Depopulation - Sec. 2210.702. ASSUMPTION REINSURANCE DEPOPULATION. (a) The association shall make...
Section 2210.703. Renewal of Reinsured Policies; Comparable Coverage - Sec. 2210.703. RENEWAL OF REINSURED POLICIES; COMPARABLE COVERAGE. (a) An...
Section 2210.704. Confidentiality of Information; Use of Policyholder's Agent - Sec. 2210.704. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION; USE OF POLICYHOLDER'S AGENT. (a)...
Section 2210.705. Transfer of Policies - Sec. 2210.705. TRANSFER OF POLICIES. The commissioner shall by rule...