Texas Statutes
Insurance Code
Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests

Section 559.057. Sale of Policy Term Information by Consumer Reporting Agency Prohibited - Sec. 559.057. SALE OF POLICY TERM INFORMATION BY CONSUMER REPORTING...

Subchapter C. Computing Credit Score; Evaluating Credit Information

Section 559.101. Negative Factors - Sec. 559.101. NEGATIVE FACTORS. An insurer may not use any...

Section 559.102. Multiple Lender Inquiries - Sec. 559.102. MULTIPLE LENDER INQUIRIES. (a) An insurer shall consider...

Section 559.103. Extraordinary Events - Sec. 559.103. EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an...

Subchapter D. Filing of Credit Scoring Models

Section 559.151. Filing Required - Sec. 559.151. FILING REQUIRED. (a) An insurer that uses credit...

Section 559.152. Public Information - Sec. 559.152. PUBLIC INFORMATION. A credit scoring model filed to...

Subchapter E. Enforcement

Section 559.201. Violation - Sec. 559.201. VIOLATION. An insurer that violates this chapter or...

Chapter 560 - Prohibited Rates

Section 560.001. Definition of Insurer - Sec. 560.001. DEFINITION OF INSURER. In this chapter, "insurer" means...

Section 560.002. Use of Certain Rates Prohibited; Rate Requirements - Sec. 560.002. USE OF CERTAIN RATES PROHIBITED; RATE REQUIREMENTS. (a)...

Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 562.001. Purpose - Sec. 562.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 562.002. Definitions - Sec. 562.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advertisement, solicitation, or...

Section 562.003. Venue for Actions Involving Department or Commissioner - Sec. 562.003. VENUE FOR ACTIONS INVOLVING DEPARTMENT OR COMMISSIONER. An...

Section 562.004. Applicability - Sec. 562.004. APPLICABILITY. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,...

Section 562.0041. Exemption - Sec. 562.0041. EXEMPTION. This chapter does not apply to a...

Section 562.005. Liberal Construction - Sec. 562.005. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. This chapter shall be liberally construed...

Subchapter B. Unfair Methods of Competition And

Section 562.051. Misrepresentation Regarding Discount Health Care Program - Sec. 562.051. MISREPRESENTATION REGARDING DISCOUNT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM. It is...

Section 562.052. False Information and Advertising - Sec. 562.052. FALSE INFORMATION AND ADVERTISING. It is an unfair...

Section 562.053. Failure to Register or Renew Registration; False Registration or Renewal Statement - Sec. 562.053. FAILURE TO REGISTER OR RENEW REGISTRATION; FALSE REGISTRATION...

Section 562.054. Misrepresentation of Discount Health Care Programs - Sec. 562.054. MISREPRESENTATION OF DISCOUNT HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS. It is...

Section 562.055. Network Participation Requirements - Sec. 562.055. NETWORK PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) It is an unfair...

Section 562.056. Certain Methods of Promotions - Sec. 562.056. CERTAIN METHODS OF PROMOTIONS. (a) It is an...

Subchapter C. Regulation of Practices

Section 562.101. Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Prohibited - Sec. 562.101. UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE...

Section 562.102. Prohibited Content of Certain Discount Health Care Program Advertising, Solicitation, or Marketing - Sec. 562.102. PROHIBITED CONTENT OF CERTAIN DISCOUNT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM...

Section 562.103. Program Operator Duties - Sec. 562.103. PROGRAM OPERATOR DUTIES. (a) A program operator shall:...

Section 562.104. Marketing of Program - Sec. 562.104. MARKETING OF PROGRAM. (a) A program operator may...

Section 562.105. Contract Requirements - Sec. 562.105. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. (a) A program operator shall contract,...

Section 562.106. Submission of Materials - Sec. 562.106. SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS. If the commissioner reasonably believes...

Subchapter D. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Enforcement; Sanctions and Penalties

Section 562.151. Examination and Investigation - Sec. 562.151. EXAMINATION AND INVESTIGATION. The department may examine and...

Section 562.152. Statement of Charges; Notice of Hearing - Sec. 562.152. STATEMENT OF CHARGES; NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) When...

Section 562.153. Hearing - Sec. 562.153. HEARING. A person against whom charges are made...

Section 562.154. Hearing Procedures - Sec. 562.154. HEARING PROCEDURES. (a) Nothing in this chapter requires...

Section 562.155. Record of Hearing - Sec. 562.155. RECORD OF HEARING. (a) At a hearing under...

Section 562.156. Compliance With Subpoena - Sec. 562.156. COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA. (a) If a person refuses...

Section 562.157. Determination of Violation - Sec. 562.157. DETERMINATION OF VIOLATION. After a hearing under this...

Section 562.158. Cease and Desist Order - Sec. 562.158. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. On determining that a...

Section 562.159. Modification or Setting Aside of Order - Sec. 562.159. MODIFICATION OR SETTING ASIDE OF ORDER. On the...

Section 562.160. Administrative Penalty for Violation of Cease and Desist Order - Sec. 562.160. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CEASE AND DESIST...

Section 562.161. Civil Penalty for Violation of Cease and Desist Order - Sec. 562.161. CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CEASE AND DESIST...

Subchapter E. Enforcement by Attorney General

Section 562.201. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 562.201. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The attorney general may bring...

Section 562.202. Venue for Injunctive Action - Sec. 562.202. VENUE FOR INJUNCTIVE ACTION. An action for an...

Section 562.203. Issuance of Injunction - Sec. 562.203. ISSUANCE OF INJUNCTION. (a) The court may issue...

Section 562.204. Civil Penalty - Sec. 562.204. CIVIL PENALTY. In addition to requesting a temporary...

Section 562.205. Compensation or Restoration - Sec. 562.205. COMPENSATION OR RESTORATION. The court may make an...

Section 562.206. Civil Penalty for Violation of Injunction - Sec. 562.206. CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF INJUNCTION. (a) A...

Section 562.207. Remedies Not Exclusive - Sec. 562.207. REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE. The remedies provided by this...

Subchapter F. Assurance of Voluntary Compliance

Section 562.251. Acceptance of Assurance - Sec. 562.251. ACCEPTANCE OF ASSURANCE. (a) In administering this chapter,...

Section 562.252. Effect of Assurance - Sec. 562.252. EFFECT OF ASSURANCE. (a) An assurance of voluntary...

Section 562.253. Reopening - Sec. 562.253. REOPENING. A matter closed by the filing of...

Subchapter G. Construction of Chapter With Other Laws

Section 562.301. Liability Under Other Law - Sec. 562.301. LIABILITY UNDER OTHER LAW. An order of the...

Section 562.302. Powers in Addition to Other Powers Authorized by Law - Sec. 562.302. POWERS IN ADDITION TO OTHER POWERS AUTHORIZED BY...

Section 562.303. Double Recovery Prohibited - Sec. 562.303. DOUBLE RECOVERY PROHIBITED. A person may not recover...

Chapter 563 - Practices Relating to Claims Reporting

Section 563.001. Definitions - Sec. 563.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Claims database" means...

Section 563.002. Reporting to Claims Database - Sec. 563.002. REPORTING TO CLAIMS DATABASE. An insurer or an...

Chapter 564 - Disclosures for the Sale of Certain Occupational Insurance Policies

Section 564.001. Scope of Chapter; Purpose - Sec. 564.001. SCOPE OF CHAPTER; PURPOSE. (a) This chapter is...

Section 564.002. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 564.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to an...

Section 564.003. Exceptions - Sec. 564.003. EXCEPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1)...

Section 564.004. Occupational Policy Defined - Sec. 564.004. OCCUPATIONAL POLICY DEFINED. In this chapter, "occupational policy"...

Section 564.005. Required Disclosures for Occupational Policies - Sec. 564.005. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES FOR OCCUPATIONAL POLICIES. An occupational policy...

Section 564.006. Rules - Sec. 564.006. RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary...

Subtitle D - Privacy

Chapter 601 - Privacy

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 601.001. Definitions - Sec. 601.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Affiliate" means a...

Section 601.003. Exemption - Sec. 601.003. EXEMPTION. Section 601.002(a) does not apply to a...

Subchapter B. Department Powers and Duties

Section 601.051. Rules - Sec. 601.051. RULES. (a) The commissioner shall adopt: (1) rules...

Subchapter C. Enforcement

Section 601.101. Enforcement by Department - Sec. 601.101. ENFORCEMENT BY DEPARTMENT. The department shall enforce 15...

Section 601.102. Injunctive or Declaratory Relief; Civil Penalty - Sec. 601.102. INJUNCTIVE OR DECLARATORY RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The...

Chapter 602 - Privacy of Health Information

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 602.001. Definitions - Sec. 602.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Covered entity" means...

Section 602.002. Applicability of Chapter to Covered Entity Required to Comply With Certain Federal Standards - Sec. 602.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO COVERED ENTITY REQUIRED TO...

Section 602.003. Construction of Chapter - Sec. 602.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter does not...

Section 602.004. Rules - Sec. 602.004. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary...

Subchapter B. Authorized Disclosure of Certain Health Information

Section 602.051. Authorization for Disclosure of Certain Health Information - Sec. 602.051. AUTHORIZATION FOR DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN HEALTH INFORMATION. (a)...

Section 602.052. Delivery of Authorization Form and Request for Authorization - Sec. 602.052. DELIVERY OF AUTHORIZATION FORM AND REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION....

Section 602.053. Exceptions - Sec. 602.053. EXCEPTIONS. A covered entity may disclose nonpublic personal...

Section 602.054. Compliance With Other Law - Sec. 602.054. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAW. A covered entity shall...

Subchapter C. Penalties and Enforcement

Section 602.101. Prohibition - Sec. 602.101. PROHIBITION. A covered entity may not knowingly or...

Section 602.102. Injunction - Sec. 602.102. INJUNCTION. The attorney general may bring an action...

Section 602.103. Civil Penalty - Sec. 602.103. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general may bring...

Section 602.104. Disciplinary Action - Sec. 602.104. DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) In addition to a penalty...

Section 602.105. Exclusion From State Programs - Sec. 602.105. EXCLUSION FROM STATE PROGRAMS. If there is evidence...

Section 602.106. Remedies Available - Sec. 602.106. REMEDIES AVAILABLE. This subchapter does not affect any...

Subtitle E - Premium Financing

Chapter 651 - Financing of Insurance Premiums

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 651.001. Definitions - Sec. 651.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Annual percentage rate"...

Section 651.002. Certain Conduct Not Engaging in Business as Insurance Premium Finance Company - Sec. 651.002. CERTAIN CONDUCT NOT ENGAGING IN BUSINESS AS INSURANCE...

Section 651.003. Rules - Sec. 651.003. RULES. (a) The commissioner may adopt and enforce...

Section 651.004. Employment of Examiners and Investigators; Payment of Expenses - Sec. 651.004. EMPLOYMENT OF EXAMINERS AND INVESTIGATORS; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES....

Section 651.005. Deposit and Use of Fees - Sec. 651.005. DEPOSIT AND USE OF FEES. (a) Except as...

Section 651.006. Assessments - Sec. 651.006. ASSESSMENTS. (a) A license holder shall pay to...

Section 651.007. Applicability of Consumer Credit Protection Act and Regulation Z - Sec. 651.007. APPLICABILITY OF CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT AND REGULATION...

Section 651.008. Authority of Certain Property and Casualty Agents to Charge Interest to Certain Persons - Sec. 651.008. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY AGENTS TO...

Subchapter B. Authority to Engage in Business

Section 651.051. License Required - Sec. 651.051. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Unless the person is a...

Section 651.052. License Fee - Sec. 651.052. LICENSE FEE. (a) The department shall establish the...

Section 651.053. Entitlement of Banks and Savings and Loan Associations to License - Sec. 651.053. ENTITLEMENT OF BANKS AND SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS...

Section 651.054. Application for License; Investigation Fee; Exemption - Sec. 651.054. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE; INVESTIGATION FEE; EXEMPTION. (a) An...

Section 651.055. Refusal to Issue License - Sec. 651.055. REFUSAL TO ISSUE LICENSE. The department may refuse...

Section 651.056. Notice of Action on Application - Sec. 651.056. NOTICE OF ACTION ON APPLICATION. Not later than...

Section 651.057. Issuance of License - Sec. 651.057. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. After approval of an application...

Section 651.058. Reciprocal License - Sec. 651.058. RECIPROCAL LICENSE. The department may waive any license...

Section 651.059. Issuance of Multiple Licenses - Sec. 651.059. ISSUANCE OF MULTIPLE LICENSES. The department may issue...

Section 651.060. Single Business Location Authorized by License - Sec. 651.060. SINGLE BUSINESS LOCATION AUTHORIZED BY LICENSE. A license...

Section 651.061. Appearance of License; Posting - Sec. 651.061. APPEARANCE OF LICENSE; POSTING. (a) A license must...

Section 651.062. Transfer or Assignment of License Prohibited - Sec. 651.062. TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE PROHIBITED. A license...

Section 651.063. Term of License - Sec. 651.063. TERM OF LICENSE. Unless a staggered renewal system...

Section 651.064. Procedure for License Renewal - Sec. 651.064. PROCEDURE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A license holder...

Section 651.065. Staggered Renewal System - Sec. 651.065. STAGGERED RENEWAL SYSTEM. (a) The commissioner by rule...

Subchapter C. Regulation of Insurance Premium

Section 651.101. Books, Accounts, and Records - Sec. 651.101. BOOKS, ACCOUNTS, AND RECORDS. (a) A license holder...

Section 651.102. Annual Report - Sec. 651.102. ANNUAL REPORT. On or before April 1 of...

Section 651.103. Business Name - Sec. 651.103. BUSINESS NAME. A license holder may not engage...

Section 651.104. Business Location - Sec. 651.104. BUSINESS LOCATION. A license holder may not engage...

Section 651.105. Relocation of Place of Business - Sec. 651.105. RELOCATION OF PLACE OF BUSINESS. (a) A license...

Section 651.106. Business Premises - Sec. 651.106. BUSINESS PREMISES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 651.107. Engaging in Business by Mail or Outside the Community - Sec. 651.107. ENGAGING IN BUSINESS BY MAIL OR OUTSIDE THE...

Section 651.108. Certain Charges Prohibited - Sec. 651.108. CERTAIN CHARGES PROHIBITED. In connection with a premium...

Section 651.109. Limitations on Rates and Charges - Sec. 651.109. LIMITATIONS ON RATES AND CHARGES. (a) An insurance...

Section 651.110. Limitations on Certain Inducements or Sharing of Profits and Fees - Sec. 651.110. LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN INDUCEMENTS OR SHARING OF PROFITS...

Section 651.111. Deceptive Advertising Prohibited - Sec. 651.111. DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING PROHIBITED. (a) A license holder may...

Subchapter D. Premium Finance Agreements

Section 651.151. Required Form and Contents of Premium Finance Agreement - Sec. 651.151. REQUIRED FORM AND CONTENTS OF PREMIUM FINANCE AGREEMENT....

Section 651.152. Other Required Contents - Sec. 651.152. OTHER REQUIRED CONTENTS. In addition to the items...

Section 651.153. Form of Disclosures - Sec. 651.153. FORM OF DISCLOSURES. (a) The disclosures required by...

Section 651.154. Consolidation of Increase Attributable to Amendment of Rate Classification - Sec. 651.154. CONSOLIDATION OF INCREASE ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMENDMENT OF RATE...

Section 651.155. Responsibilities of Insurance Agent - Sec. 651.155. RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSURANCE AGENT. An insurance agent shall:...

Section 651.156. Taking of Incomplete Premium Finance Agreement Prohibited - Sec. 651.156. TAKING OF INCOMPLETE PREMIUM FINANCE AGREEMENT PROHIBITED. A...

Section 651.157. Perfection of Premium Finance Agreement as Secured Transaction: Filing Not Required - Sec. 651.157. PERFECTION OF PREMIUM FINANCE AGREEMENT AS SECURED TRANSACTION:...

Section 651.158. Prepayment and Refund - Sec. 651.158. PREPAYMENT AND REFUND. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of...

Section 651.159. Default Charge - Sec. 651.159. DEFAULT CHARGE. A premium finance agreement may provide...

Section 651.160. Power of Attorney - Sec. 651.160. POWER OF ATTORNEY. A premium finance agreement may...

Section 651.161. Cancellation of Insurance Contract - Sec. 651.161. CANCELLATION OF INSURANCE CONTRACT. (a) An insurance premium...

Section 651.162. Return of Unearned Premiums and Commissions - Sec. 651.162. RETURN OF UNEARNED PREMIUMS AND COMMISSIONS. (a) This...

Section 651.163. Assignment of Premium Finance Agreement - Sec. 651.163. ASSIGNMENT OF PREMIUM FINANCE AGREEMENT. Unless the insured...

Section 651.164. Restrictions on Premium Finance Agreements - Sec. 651.164. RESTRICTIONS ON PREMIUM FINANCE AGREEMENTS. (a) A premium...

Section 651.165. Required Notice of Certain Premium Finance Agreements - Sec. 651.165. REQUIRED NOTICE OF CERTAIN PREMIUM FINANCE AGREEMENTS. (a)...

Section 651.166. Taking, Receiving, or Charging Unauthorized Amount - Sec. 651.166. TAKING, RECEIVING, OR CHARGING UNAUTHORIZED AMOUNT. (a) Taking...

Section 651.167. Effect of License Revocation, Suspension, or Surrender on Premium Finance Agreement - Sec. 651.167. EFFECT OF LICENSE REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, OR SURRENDER ON...

Subchapter E. Disciplinary Procedures and Penalties; Offenses

Section 651.201. Examinations and Investigations of License Holders - Sec. 651.201. EXAMINATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF LICENSE HOLDERS. (a) The...

Section 651.202. Confidentiality of Reports and Related Material - Sec. 651.202. CONFIDENTIALITY OF REPORTS AND RELATED MATERIAL. (a) A...

Section 651.203. Hearings and Investigations; Subpoena Power - Sec. 651.203. HEARINGS AND INVESTIGATIONS; SUBPOENA POWER. In conducting a...

Section 651.204. Revocation or Suspension of License - Sec. 651.204. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. After notice and...

Section 651.205. Issuance of Revocation or Suspension Order - Sec. 651.205. ISSUANCE OF REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION ORDER. If the...

Section 651.206. Surrender of License; Effect - Sec. 651.206. SURRENDER OF LICENSE; EFFECT. (a) A license holder...

Section 651.207. License Reinstatement - Sec. 651.207. LICENSE REINSTATEMENT. The department may reinstate a suspended...

Section 651.208. Offense - Sec. 651.208. OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Section 651.209. Sanctions; Cease and Desist Orders - Sec. 651.209. SANCTIONS; CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS. In addition to...

Subtitle F - Insurance Fraud and Identity Theft

Chapter 701 - Insurance Fraud Investigations

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 701.001. Definitions - Sec. 701.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Authorized governmental agency"...

Section 701.002. Business of Insurance - Sec. 701.002. BUSINESS OF INSURANCE. A person is engaged in...

Section 701.003. Effect of Chapter - Sec. 701.003. EFFECT OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not: (1)...

Section 701.004. Antifraud Education - Sec. 701.004. ANTIFRAUD EDUCATION. The commissioner, through the insurance fraud...

Section 701.005. Gifts, Grants, and Donations - Sec. 701.005. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. (a) The insurance fraud...

Subchapter B. Reporting Fraudulent Insurance Acts

Section 701.051. Duty to Report - Sec. 701.051. DUTY TO REPORT. (a) Not later than the...

Section 701.052. Immunity for Furnishing Information Relating to a Fraudulent Insurance Act - Sec. 701.052. IMMUNITY FOR FURNISHING INFORMATION RELATING TO A FRAUDULENT...

Subchapter C. Investigations

Section 701.101. Insurance Fraud Unit - Sec. 701.101. INSURANCE FRAUD UNIT. (a) The purpose of the...

Section 701.102. Investigation of Certain Acts of Fraud - Sec. 701.102. INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN ACTS OF FRAUD. If the...

Section 701.103. Disciplinary Action; Report to Other Agencies - Sec. 701.103. DISCIPLINARY ACTION; REPORT TO OTHER AGENCIES. (a) The...

Section 701.104. Department Investigators - Sec. 701.104. DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATORS. (a) The commissioner may: (1) employ...

Section 701.105. Assistance From Law Enforcement - Sec. 701.105. ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT. An investigator employed by...

Section 701.106. Subpoena Authority - Sec. 701.106. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY. (a) The commissioner may issue a...

Section 701.107. Certain Agencies' Duty to Provide Information - Sec. 701.107. CERTAIN AGENCIES' DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. (a) On...

Section 701.108. Insurer's Duty to Provide Information - Sec. 701.108. INSURER'S DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. (a) On the...

Section 701.109. Request for Investigation by Insurer - Sec. 701.109. REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION BY INSURER. (a) An insurer...

Subchapter D. Insurance Fraud Information; Confidentiality

Section 701.151. Confidentiality of Department Information - Sec. 701.151. CONFIDENTIALITY OF DEPARTMENT INFORMATION. (a) Information or material...

Section 701.152. Confidentiality of Authorized Governmental Agency Information - Sec. 701.152. CONFIDENTIALITY OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY INFORMATION. Information or...

Section 701.153. Disclosure of Information to Certain Agencies - Sec. 701.153. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO CERTAIN AGENCIES. An authorized...

Section 701.154. Disclosure of Information to Public - Sec. 701.154. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO PUBLIC. (a) Except as...

Chapter 703 - Covered Entity's Antifraud Action

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 703.001. Definition - Sec. 703.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "covered entity" means a...

Section 703.002. Right of Intervention - Sec. 703.002. RIGHT OF INTERVENTION. This chapter does not affect...

Subchapter B. Antifraud Action; Certification

Section 703.051. Antifraud Action Authorized - Sec. 703.051. ANTIFRAUD ACTION AUTHORIZED. (a) A covered entity acting...

Section 703.052. Request for Certification - Sec. 703.052. REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATION. A covered entity may request...

Section 703.053. Notice of Request for Certification - Sec. 703.053. NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATION. (a) When a...

Section 703.054. Hearing on Request for Certification - Sec. 703.054. HEARING ON REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATION. As soon as...

Section 703.055. Certification - Sec. 703.055. CERTIFICATION. The court shall certify that the action...

Subchapter C. Expenses of Antifraud Action

Section 703.101. Determination of Expenses - Sec. 703.101. DETERMINATION OF EXPENSES. (a) The court that certifies...

Section 703.102. Deduction or Offset for Expenses; Reimbursement - Sec. 703.102. DEDUCTION OR OFFSET FOR EXPENSES; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) Subject...

Section 703.103. Assignment of Deduction or Offset - Sec. 703.103. ASSIGNMENT OF DEDUCTION OR OFFSET. The covered entity...

Section 703.104. Treatment of Deduction or Offset as Admitted Asset - Sec. 703.104. TREATMENT OF DEDUCTION OR OFFSET AS ADMITTED ASSET....

Chapter 704 - Antifraud Programs

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 704.001. Definition - Sec. 704.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "plan issuer" means: (1)...

Section 704.002. Notice Relating to False or Fraudulent Claims Required - Sec. 704.002. NOTICE RELATING TO FALSE OR FRAUDULENT CLAIMS REQUIRED....

Subchapter B. Antifraud Plans

Section 704.051. Antifraud Plan Required for Certain Plan Issuers - Sec. 704.051. ANTIFRAUD PLAN REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PLAN ISSUERS. A...

Section 704.052. Antifraud Plan Requirements - Sec. 704.052. ANTIFRAUD PLAN REQUIREMENTS. An antifraud plan adopted by...

Section 704.053. Filing of Antifraud Plan - Sec. 704.053. FILING OF ANTIFRAUD PLAN. A plan issuer may...

Section 704.054. Fraud and Abuse Plans Under Certain State Programs; Enforcement - Sec. 704.054. FRAUD AND ABUSE PLANS UNDER CERTAIN STATE PROGRAMS;...

Chapter 705 - Misrepresentations by Policyholders

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 705.001. Definition - Sec. 705.001. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "insurance policy" means a...

Section 705.002. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 705.002. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. Except as provided by Section...

Section 705.003. Policy Provision: Misrepresentation in Proof of Loss or Death - Sec. 705.003. POLICY PROVISION: MISREPRESENTATION IN PROOF OF LOSS OR...

Section 705.004. Policy Provision: Misrepresentation in Policy Application - Sec. 705.004. POLICY PROVISION: MISREPRESENTATION IN POLICY APPLICATION. (a) An...

Section 705.005. Notice to Insured of Misrepresentations - Sec. 705.005. NOTICE TO INSURED OF MISREPRESENTATIONS. (a) This section...

Subchapter B. Special Provisions Related to Life, Accident, and Health Insurance Policies

Section 705.051. Immaterial Misrepresentation in Life, Accident, or Health Insurance Application - Sec. 705.051. IMMATERIAL MISREPRESENTATION IN LIFE, ACCIDENT, OR HEALTH INSURANCE...

Subchapter C. Special Provisions Related to Life Insurance Policies

Section 705.101. Definition - Sec. 705.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "insurance policy" means a...

Section 705.102. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 705.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to any...

Section 705.103. Documents to Accompany Policy - Sec. 705.103. DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPANY POLICY. Except as otherwise provided...

Section 705.104. Misrepresentation in Application for Life Insurance - Sec. 705.104. MISREPRESENTATION IN APPLICATION FOR LIFE INSURANCE. A defense...

Section 705.105. Applicability of Other Law - Sec. 705.105. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Subchapter A does not...

Chapter 706 - Identity Theft Insurance

Section 706.001. Definitions - Sec. 706.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) The definitions adopted under Sections 2251.002...

Section 706.002. Coverage Authorized - Sec. 706.002. COVERAGE AUTHORIZED. (a) An insurer authorized to write...

Section 706.003. Eligible Policyholders - Sec. 706.003. ELIGIBLE POLICYHOLDERS. (a) An insurer may issue coverage...

Section 706.004. Rates and Forms - Sec. 706.004. RATES AND FORMS. Notwithstanding any other law, rates...

Section 706.005. Rules - Sec. 706.005. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary...

Chapter 707 - Payment of Insurance Deductible

Section 707.001. Definitions - Sec. 707.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Person" means an...

Section 707.002. Payment of Deductible Required - Sec. 707.002. PAYMENT OF DEDUCTIBLE REQUIRED. A person insured under...

Section 707.003. Consumer Education - Sec. 707.003. CONSUMER EDUCATION. The department, in coordination with other...

Section 707.004. Reasonable Proof of Payment - Sec. 707.004. REASONABLE PROOF OF PAYMENT. An insurer that issues...

Section 707.005. Rulemaking - Sec. 707.005. RULEMAKING. The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary...

Subtitle G - Regulation of Insurer Market Conduct

Chapter 751 - Market Conduct Surveillance

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 751.001. Short Title - Sec. 751.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 751.002. Purpose and Scope - Sec. 751.002. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. (a) The purpose of this...

Section 751.003. Definitions - Sec. 751.003. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Complaint" means...

Section 751.004. Immunity - Sec. 751.004. IMMUNITY. (a) A cause of action does not...

Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties of Commissioner

Section 751.051. Participation in National Market Conduct Databases - Sec. 751.051. PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL MARKET CONDUCT DATABASES. (a) The...

Section 751.052. Coordination With Other States; Registration of Contract Examiner - Sec. 751.052. COORDINATION WITH OTHER STATES; REGISTRATION OF CONTRACT EXAMINER....

Section 751.053. Information From Commissioner - Sec. 751.053. INFORMATION FROM COMMISSIONER. (a) At least once annually...

Section 751.054. Report of Violations - Sec. 751.054. REPORT OF VIOLATIONS. (a) The commissioner shall designate...

Section 751.055. Exercise of Subpoena Authority - Sec. 751.055. EXERCISE OF SUBPOENA AUTHORITY. The commissioner has the...

Subchapter C. Relations With Other States

Section 751.101. Commissioner Authority; Interactions With Other Insurance Commissioners of Other States - Sec. 751.101. COMMISSIONER AUTHORITY; INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS OF...

Subchapter D. Market Analysis Procedures

Section 751.151. Collection of Information; Commissioner Analysis - Sec. 751.151. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION; COMMISSIONER ANALYSIS. (a) Subject to...

Section 751.152. Additional Analysis of Market Actions - Sec. 751.152. ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS OF MARKET ACTIONS. (a) If, as...

Section 751.153. Protocols for Market Conduct Actions - Sec. 751.153. PROTOCOLS FOR MARKET CONDUCT ACTIONS. (a) Each market...

Subchapter E. Examinations

Section 751.201. Examination - Sec. 751.201. EXAMINATION. (a) If the commissioner determines that a...

Section 751.202. Work Plan - Sec. 751.202. WORK PLAN. Before beginning an examination, market conduct...

Section 751.203. Notice of Examination - Sec. 751.203. NOTICE OF EXAMINATION. (a) Unless the examination is...

Section 751.204. Pre-Examination Conference - Sec. 751.204. PRE-EXAMINATION CONFERENCE. Not later than the 30th day...

Section 751.205. Exit Conference - Sec. 751.205. EXIT CONFERENCE. Before the conclusion of an examination,...

Section 751.206. Examination Report - Sec. 751.206. EXAMINATION REPORT. (a) Unless the commissioner and the...

Section 751.207. Confidentiality of Examination Report Information - Sec. 751.207. CONFIDENTIALITY OF EXAMINATION REPORT INFORMATION. (a) A final...

Section 751.208. Assessment of Costs of Examination - Sec. 751.208. ASSESSMENT OF COSTS OF EXAMINATION. (a) Subject to...

Section 751.209. Limit on Certain Examinations - Sec. 751.209. LIMIT ON CERTAIN EXAMINATIONS. The commissioner may not...

Subchapter F. Confidentiality Requirements

Section 751.251. No Waiver - Sec. 751.251. NO WAIVER. (a) The disclosure to the commissioner...

Section 751.252. Authority of Commissioner - Sec. 751.252. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER. (a) The commissioner may share...

Subchapter G. Market Conduct Surveillance Personnel

Section 751.301. Personnel; Qualifications - Sec. 751.301. PERSONNEL; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) To conduct market conduct surveillance...

Section 751.302. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 751.302. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) An individual who is...

Section 751.303. Access to Information - Sec. 751.303. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 751.304. Authority of Market Conduct Surveillance Personnel - Sec. 751.304. AUTHORITY OF MARKET CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE PERSONNEL. Market conduct...

Subchapter H. Sanctions

Section 751.351. Sanctions - Sec. 751.351. SANCTIONS. (a) The commissioner may impose sanctions under...

Chapter 752 - Enforcement of Balance Billing Prohibitions

Section 752.0001. Definition - Sec. 752.0001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "administrator" has the meaning...

Section 752.0002. Injunction for Balance Billing - Sec. 752.0002. INJUNCTION FOR BALANCE BILLING. (a) If the attorney...

Section 752.0003. Enforcement by Regulatory Agency - Sec. 752.0003. ENFORCEMENT BY REGULATORY AGENCY. (a) An appropriate regulatory...

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