Tex. Insurance Code § 101.203

This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 101.203, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.

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§ 101.203. INVESTIGATION AND DISCLOSURE.

Official statutory text

(a) If the commissioner has reason to believe that insurance has been effectuated by or for a person in this state with an unauthorized person or insurer, the commissioner shall in writing order the person to:

(1) produce for examination all insurance contracts and other documents evidencing insurance with both authorized and unauthorized persons or insurers; and

(2) disclose to the commissioner:

(A) the amount of insurance;

(B) the name and address of each insurer;

(C) the gross amount of premiums paid or to be paid; and

(D) the name and address of each person assisting in the solicitation, negotiation, or effectuation of the insurance.

(b) A person who fails to comply with a written order under Subsection (a) before the 31st day after the date of the order or who wilfully makes a disclosure that is untrue, deceptive, or misleading shall forfeit:

(1) $1,000; and

(2) an additional $1,000 for each day the person continues to fail to comply after expiration of the 30-day period.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) a transaction in this state that:

(A) involves a policy that:

(i) is lawfully solicited, negotiated, written, and delivered outside this state; and

(ii) covers, at the time the policy is issued, only subjects of insurance that are not resident, located, or expressly to be performed in this state; and

(B) takes place after the policy is issued; or

(2) surplus lines insurance procured through eligible surplus lines insurers as defined by Section 981.002.

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