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Tex. Ins. Code § 551.001

RULES

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

(a) The commissioner may, as necessary, adopt and enforce reasonable rules, including notice requirements, relating to the declination of a completed and submitted application for or the cancellation or nonrenewal of any insurance policy regulated by the department under:

(1) Chapter 5;

(2) Chapter 1804, 1805, 2171, or 2301; or

(3) Subtitle C, D, E, or F, Title 10.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) an insurance policy subject to Subchapter B or C of this chapter; or

(2) a marine insurance policy other than inland marine.

(b) In adopting rules under this section, the commissioner shall consider the reasonable needs of the public and the operations of the insurers.

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