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Tex. Ins. Code § 1253.057

INDIVIDUAL PREMIUM RATE INCREASE

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff

(a) A policy may provide that, during the period of a work stoppage, each individual premium rate shall be increased by an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the amount shown in the policy, or a greater percentage as approved by the commissioner, to provide sufficient compensation to the insurer to cover increased:

(1) administrative costs; and

(2) mortality and morbidity.

(b) If a policy provides for a premium rate increase in accordance with this section, the amount of an employee's contribution must be increased by the same percentage.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.