Sec. 549.053. USE OF POLICY INFORMATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a lender may not:
(1) use or permit the use of any information taken from an insurance policy insuring the borrower's property for the purpose of soliciting insurance business from the borrower; or
(2) make information taken from an insurance policy insuring the borrower's property available to any other person for any purpose.
(b) Subsection (a) does not:
(1) apply if the borrower provides the lender with specific written authority permitting or directing the particular use or disclosure of information before the use or disclosure occurs; or
(2) prevent a lender who is a licensed general property and casualty agent or a personal lines property and casualty agent from selling insurance to a borrower.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 548 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests
Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices
Chapter 549 - Prohibited Practices Relating to Property Insurance
Subchapter B. Prohibited Practices
Section 549.051. Fees for Substitution or Replacement of Policy
Section 549.052. Requiring Policy From Particular Source
Section 549.053. Use of Policy Information
Section 549.054. Requiring Evidence of Insurance Before Termination of Policy
Section 549.055. Insurance Binder as Evidence of Insurance