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Tex. Ins. Code § 2301.007

DISAPPROVAL OF FORMS; WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL

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

(a) The commissioner may disapprove a form filed under Section 2301.006 or withdraw approval of a form if the form:

(1) violates any law, including a rule adopted under this code; or

(2) contains a provision or has a title or heading that is unjust or deceptive, encourages misrepresentation, or violates public policy.

(b) For good cause shown, the commissioner may withdraw approval of a form after notice and hearing.

(c) An order issued by the commissioner disapproving a form, or a notice of the commissioner's intention to withdraw approval of a form, must state the grounds for the disapproval or withdrawal of approval in sufficient detail to reasonably inform the insurer of those grounds.

(d) An order of withdrawal of approval of a form takes effect on the date prescribed by the commissioner in the order. The commissioner may not prescribe a date earlier than the 30th day after the effective date of the order, as prescribed by the commissioner.

(e) An insurer may not use a form in this state after the commissioner disapproves the form or withdraws approval of the form.

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