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Tex. Insurance Code § 462.212

This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 462.212, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.

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§ 462.212. NET WORTH EXCLUSION.

Official statutory text

(a) Except for a workers' compensation claim governed by Title 5, Labor Code, a covered claim does not include, and the association is not liable for, any claim arising from an insurance policy of any insured whose net worth on December 31 of the year preceding the date the insurer becomes an impaired insurer exceeds $50 million.

(b) For purposes of this section, an insured's net worth includes the aggregate net worth of the insured and of the insured's parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies computed on a consolidated basis.

(c) This section does not apply:

(1) to third-party claims against an insured that has:

(A) applied for or consented to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or liquidator for all or a substantial part of the insurer's assets;

(B) filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy; or

(C) filed a petition or an answer seeking a reorganization or arrangement with creditors or to take advantage of any insolvency law; or

(2) if an order, judgment, or decree is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction, on the application of a creditor, adjudicating the insured bankrupt or insolvent or approving a petition seeking reorganization of the insured or of all or a substantial part of its assets.

(d) In an instance described by Subsection (c), the association is entitled to assert a claim in the bankruptcy or receivership proceeding to recover the amount of any covered claim and costs of defense paid on behalf of the insured. A court shall award the association the association's costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in seeking recovery under this section.

(e) The association may establish procedures for requesting financial information from an insured on a confidential basis for the purpose of applying sections concerning the net worth of insureds, subject to any information requested under this subsection being shared with any other association similar to the association and with the liquidator for the impaired insurer on the same confidential basis. If the insured refuses to provide the requested financial information, the association may deem the net worth of the insured to be in excess of $50 million at the relevant time.

(f) In any lawsuit contesting the applicability of Section 462.308 or this section when the insured has declined to provide financial information requested by the association, the insured bears the burden of proof concerning its net worth at the relevant time and shall pay the association the association's costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in attempting to obtain the insured's financial information.

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