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Tex. Ins. Code § 542.057

PAYMENT OF CLAIM

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 748 F. Supp. 2d 610 - American Southern Insurance v. Buckley (2010)

Most recently applied in Terry v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America (September 2013)

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, if an insurer notifies a claimant under Section 542.056 that the insurer will pay a claim or part of a claim, the insurer shall pay the claim not later than the fifth business day after the date notice is made.

(b) If payment of the claim or part of the claim is conditioned on the performance of an act by the claimant, the insurer shall pay the claim not later than the fifth business day after the date the act is performed.

(c) If the insurer is an eligible surplus lines insurer, the insurer shall pay the claim not later than the 20th business day after the notice or the date the act is performed, as applicable.

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