Sec. 1111A.005. REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT FORMS, DISCLOSURE FORMS, AND ADVERTISEMENTS. (a) A person may not use any form of life settlement contract in this state unless the form has been filed with and approved, if required, by the commissioner in a manner that conforms with the filing procedures and any time restrictions or deeming provisions for life insurance forms, policies, and contracts.
(b) An insurer may not, as a condition of responding to a request for verification of coverage or in connection with the transfer of a policy pursuant to a life settlement contract, require that the owner, insured, provider, or broker sign any form, disclosure, consent, waiver, or acknowledgment that has not been expressly approved by the commissioner for use in connection with life settlement contracts.
(c) A person may not use a life settlement contract form or provide to an owner a disclosure statement form unless the form is first filed with and approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall disapprove a life settlement contract form or disclosure statement form if, in the commissioner's opinion, the contract or contract provisions fail to meet the requirements of Sections 1111A.011, 1111A.012, 1111A.014, and 1111A.023(b), or are unreasonable, contrary to the interests of the public, or otherwise misleading or unfair to the owner.
(d) At the commissioner's discretion, the commissioner may require the submission of advertisements.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1156 (H.B. 2277), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Life Insurance and Annuities
Subtitle A - Life Insurance in General
Chapter 1111A - Life Settlement Contracts
Section 1111A.001. Short Title
Section 1111A.002. Definitions
Section 1111A.003. Licensing Requirements; Exemption
Section 1111A.004. License Suspension, Revocation, or Refusal to Renew
Section 1111A.005. Requirements for Contract Forms, Disclosure Forms, and Advertisements
Section 1111A.006. Reporting Requirements and Privacy
Section 1111A.007. Examination
Section 1111A.008. Immunity From Liability
Section 1111A.009. Investigative Authority of the Commissioner
Section 1111A.010. Cost of Examinations
Section 1111A.011. Advertising
Section 1111A.012. Disclosures to Owners
Section 1111A.013. Disclosure to Insurer
Section 1111A.014. General Rules
Section 1111A.015. Authority to Adopt Rules
Section 1111A.016. Conflict of Laws
Section 1111A.017. Prohibited Practices
Section 1111A.018. Fraud Prevention and Control
Section 1111A.019. Mandatory Reporting of Fraudulent Life Settlement Acts
Section 1111A.020. Confidentiality
Section 1111A.021. Other Law Enforcement or Regulatory Authority
Section 1111A.022. Life Settlement Antifraud Initiatives
Section 1111A.023. Injunction; Civil Remedies; Cease and Desist Orders
Section 1111A.025. Applicability of Other Insurance Laws
Section 1111A.026. Applicability of Certain Provisions to Life Expectancy Estimators