Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.153
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.153, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 1251.153. OPTIONAL CONTINUATION OF DEPENDENTS' BENEFITS ON DEATH OF INSURED.
Official statutory text
(a) A group accident and health insurance policy that provides for the payment by the insurer of benefits for members of the family or dependents of an insured may provide for a continuation of all or part of those benefits after the death of the insured.
(b) Insurance provided by benefits described by Subsection (a) is not life insurance under Title 7.
(c) Coverage described by Subsection (a) may continue for any period subject to any other policy provisions relating to the termination of a dependent's coverage.
(b) Insurance provided by benefits described by Subsection (a) is not life insurance under Title 7.
(c) Coverage described by Subsection (a) may continue for any period subject to any other policy provisions relating to the termination of a dependent's coverage.
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