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Tex. Ins. Code § 912.156

CONTESTING CLAIM FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES PROHIBITED

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

(a) In this section, "full payment" means payment of the full amount of a loss actually sustained on the occurrence of the contingency against which the insurance coverage is obtained, not to exceed the maximum amount stated in the policy.

(b) A county mutual insurance company may not contest a claim:

(1) only for delay or a captious or inconsequential reason; or

(2) to force a settlement for less than full payment.

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