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Tex. Ins. Code § 862.053

FIRE INSURANCE: TOTAL LOSS OF REAL PROPERTY

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A fire insurance policy, in case of a total loss by fire of property insured, shall be held and considered to be a liquidated demand against the company for the full amount of such policy. This subsection does not apply to personal property.

(b) An insurance company shall incorporate verbatim the provisions of Subsection (a) in each fire insurance policy issued as coverage on real property in this state.

(c) The commissioner shall require compliance with this section.

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