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Tex. Ins. Code § 1953.051

CERTAIN RATING PLANS PROHIBITED

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1H.001, eff

(a) A rating plan regarding the writing of automobile insurance, other than insurance written under Chapter 2151, may not:

(1) assign a rate consequence to a charge or conviction for a violation of Subtitle C, Title 7, Transportation Code; or

(2) otherwise cause premiums for automobile insurance to be increased because of a charge or conviction described by Subdivision (1).

(b) A rating plan regarding the writing of personal automobile insurance may not:

(1) assign a rate consequence solely to:

(A) a consumer inquiry, as defined by Section 544.551, made by an applicant or insured; or

(B) a claim filed by an insured under a personal automobile insurance policy that is not paid or payable under the policy; or

(2) otherwise cause premiums for personal automobile insurance to be increased solely because of an inquiry or claim described by Subdivision (1).

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