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Tex. Ins. Code § 2211.054

CONTENTS OF PLAN OF OPERATION

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff

The plan of operation must:

(1) provide for a nonprofit association to issue residential property insurance and, if applicable, property owners' association insurance under this chapter and distribute the losses and expenses in writing that insurance in this state;

(2) provide that all insurers that write residential property insurance shall participate in the association in accordance with Sections 2211.101(b) and (c);

(3) provide that a participating insurer is entitled to receive credit in accordance with Section 2211.101(d);

(4) provide for the immediate binding of eligible risks;

(5) provide for the use of premium installment payment plans, adequate marketing, and service facilities;

(6) provide for the establishment of reasonable service standards;

(7) provide procedures for efficient, economical, fair, and nondiscriminatory administration of the association;

(8) provide procedures for determining the net level of participation required for each insurer in the association;

(9) provide for the use of deductibles and other underwriting devices;

(10) provide for assessment of all members in amounts sufficient to operate the association;

(11) establish maximum limits of liability to be placed through the program;

(12) establish commissions to be paid to the insurance agents submitting applications;

(13) provide that the association issue policies in the association's own name;

(14) provide reasonable underwriting standards for determining insurability of a risk;

(15) provide procedures for the association to assume and cede reinsurance; and

(16) provide any other procedure or operational matter the governing committee or the commissioner considers necessary.

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