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Tex. Ins. Code § 462.252

REDUCTION IN AMOUNT OF COVERED CLAIM FOR OTHER POLICY

Known as the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Act

The act spans §§ 462–462 (90 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Hibdon (2011)

Most recently applied in RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Hibdon (January 2011)

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an amount payable as a covered claim under this chapter is reduced by the full applicable limits of another insurance policy described by Section 462.251, and the association shall receive a full credit in the amount of the full applicable limits of the other policy.

(b) A covered claim for workers' compensation benefits is subject to reduction only by a third-party liability recovery under Section 417.002, Labor Code.

(c) Subject to Section 462.255, the maximum amount payable by the association is the damages incurred by the claimant, less the association's credit or offset under this section, except that the association's liability may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) $300,000; or

(2) the limits of the insurance policy under which the claim is made.

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