Tex. Insurance Code § 462.251
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 462.251, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 462.251. EXHAUSTION OF RIGHTS UNDER OTHER POLICY REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) Any person who has a claim under an insurance policy, other than an impaired insurer's policy, and whose claim arises from the same facts, injury, or loss giving rise to a claim against an impaired insurer or the insurer's insured, must first exhaust the person's rights under the insurance policy, including:
(1) a claim for benefits under a workers' compensation insurance policy or a claim for indemnity or medical benefits under a health, disability, uninsured motorist, personal injury protection, medical payment, liability, or other insurance policy; and
(2) the right to defense under the insurance policy.
(b) Subsection (a) applies without regard to whether the insurance policy is issued by a member insurer.
(1) a claim for benefits under a workers' compensation insurance policy or a claim for indemnity or medical benefits under a health, disability, uninsured motorist, personal injury protection, medical payment, liability, or other insurance policy; and
(2) the right to defense under the insurance policy.
(b) Subsection (a) applies without regard to whether the insurance policy is issued by a member insurer.
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