Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices
Chapter 551 - Practices Relating to Declination, Cancellation, and Nonrenewal of Insurance Policies

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 551.001. Rules - Sec. 551.001. RULES. (a) The commissioner may, as necessary, adopt...

Section 551.002. Written Statement of Reasons for Declination, Cancellation, or Nonrenewal - Sec. 551.002. WRITTEN STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR DECLINATION, CANCELLATION, OR...

Section 551.003. Immunity From Liability - Sec. 551.003. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. An insurer or agent or...

Section 551.004. Transfer Not Considered a Refusal to Renew - Sec. 551.004. TRANSFER NOT CONSIDERED A REFUSAL TO RENEW. For...

Section 551.005. Membership Dues - Sec. 551.005. MEMBERSHIP DUES. (a) In this section, "insurer" includes...

Subchapter B. Cancellation and Nonrenewal of Certain Liability and Commercial Property Insurance Policies

Section 551.051. Definitions - Sec. 551.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commercial property insurance"...

Section 551.052. Cancellation Prohibited; Exceptions - Sec. 551.052. CANCELLATION PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS. (a) An insurer may not...

Section 551.053. Written Notice of Cancellation Required - Sec. 551.053. WRITTEN NOTICE OF CANCELLATION REQUIRED. Not later than...

Section 551.054. Written Notice of Nonrenewal Required - Sec. 551.054. WRITTEN NOTICE OF NONRENEWAL REQUIRED. (a) An insurer...

Section 551.055. Reason for Cancellation or Nonrenewal Required - Sec. 551.055. REASON FOR CANCELLATION OR NONRENEWAL REQUIRED. In a...

Section 551.056. Changes to Policy on Renewal - Sec. 551.056. CHANGES TO POLICY ON RENEWAL. (a) In this...

Subchapter C. Declination, Cancellation, and Nonrenewal Of

Section 551.101. Definition - Sec. 551.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "insurer" means any authorized...

Section 551.102. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 551.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to:...

Section 551.103. Cancellation - Sec. 551.103. CANCELLATION. For the purposes of this subchapter, an...

Section 551.104. Authorized Cancellation of Policies - Sec. 551.104. AUTHORIZED CANCELLATION OF POLICIES. (a) An insurer may...

Section 551.1041. Rulemaking Authority Relating to Notice of Cancellation of Certain Personal Automobile Insurance Coverages - Sec. 551.1041. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY RELATING TO NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF...

Section 551.105. Nonrenewal of Policies; Notice Required - Sec. 551.105. NONRENEWAL OF POLICIES; NOTICE REQUIRED. Unless the insurer...

Section 551.1053. Mandatory Nonrenewal of Private Passenger Automobile Insurance Policies - Sec. 551.1053. MANDATORY NONRENEWAL OF PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICIES....

Section 551.1055. Changes to Policy on Renewal - Sec. 551.1055. CHANGES TO POLICY ON RENEWAL. (a) In this...

Section 551.106. Renewal and Reinstatement of Personal Automobile Insurance Policies - Sec. 551.106. RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF PERSONAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICIES....

Section 551.107. Renewal of Certain Policies; Premium Surcharge Authorized; Notice - Sec. 551.107. RENEWAL OF CERTAIN POLICIES; PREMIUM SURCHARGE AUTHORIZED; NOTICE....

Section 551.108. Insurer Records - Sec. 551.108. INSURER RECORDS. (a) An insurer shall maintain information...

Section 551.109. Insurer Statement - Sec. 551.109. INSURER STATEMENT. An insurer shall, at the request...

Section 551.110. Liability for Disclosure - Sec. 551.110. LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSURE. An insurer or agent or...

Section 551.111. Effect of Noncompliance - Sec. 551.111. EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE. A cancellation of an insurance...

Section 551.112. Rules - Sec. 551.112. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules relating to...

Section 551.113. Declination, Nonrenewal, or Cancellation Prohibited; Consideration of Consumer Inquiry - Sec. 551.113. DECLINATION, NONRENEWAL, OR CANCELLATION PROHIBITED; CONSIDERATION OF CONSUMER...

Subchapter D. Cancellation or Nonrenewal of Certain Policies Issued to Elected Officials

Section 551.151. Definition - Sec. 551.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "insurer" has the meaning...

Section 551.152. Elected Officials - Sec. 551.152. ELECTED OFFICIALS. An insurer may not cancel or...

Subchapter E. Portable Electronics Insurance

Section 551.201. Definitions - Sec. 551.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "customer," "portable electronic devices,"...

Section 551.202. Required Notice of Termination or Change to Policy - Sec. 551.202. REQUIRED NOTICE OF TERMINATION OR CHANGE TO POLICY....

Section 551.203. Termination for Fraud or Misrepresentation - Sec. 551.203. TERMINATION FOR FRAUD OR MISREPRESENTATION. (a) An insurer...

Section 551.204. Termination Without Notice - Sec. 551.204. TERMINATION WITHOUT NOTICE. (a) An insurer may terminate...

Section 551.205. Termination by Policyholder - Sec. 551.205. TERMINATION BY POLICYHOLDER. A master or group policyholder...

Section 551.206. Form of Notice or Correspondence - Sec. 551.206. FORM OF NOTICE OR CORRESPONDENCE. (a) A notice...