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Tex. Ins. Code § 559.101

NEGATIVE FACTORS

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.020(a), eff

An insurer may not use any of the following as a negative factor in any credit scoring methodology or in reviewing credit information to underwrite or rate a policy of personal insurance:

(1) a credit inquiry that is not initiated by the consumer;

(2) an inquiry relating to insurance coverage, if so identified on a consumer's credit report; or

(3) a collection account with a medical industry code, if so identified on the consumer's credit report.

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