Sec. 462.310. SETTLEMENT BY ASSOCIATION BINDING; PRIORITY OF CLAIM AND EXPENSES. (a) The settlement of a covered claim by the association or a similar organization in another state binds the receiver or statutory successor of an impaired insurer.
(b) The court having jurisdiction shall give the covered claim the same priority against assets of the impaired insurer that the claim would have had in the absence of this chapter.
(c) The expenses of the association or a similar organization in another state in handling claims have the same priority as the receiver's expenses.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Regulation of Solvency
Subtitle D - Guaranty Associations
Chapter 462 - Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association
Subchapter G. Association Powers and Duties Relating to Covered Claims
Section 462.302. Payment of Covered Claims
Section 462.303. Certain Determinations Not Binding
Section 462.304. Servicing Facility
Section 462.305. Limitation of Association's Liability
Section 462.306. Discharge of Policy Obligation
Section 462.307. Assignment of Rights
Section 462.308. Recovery From Certain Persons
Section 462.309. Stay of Proceedings; Certain Decisions Not Binding
Section 462.310. Settlement by Association Binding; Priority of Claim and Expenses