Tex. Insurance Code § 542.004

This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 542.004, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.

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§ 542.004. EXAMINATION OF TAX RETURNS PROHIBITED.

Official statutory text

(a) An insurer regulated under this code may not require a claimant, as a condition of settling a claim, to produce the claimant's federal income tax returns for examination or investigation by the insurer unless:

(1) the claimant is ordered to produce the tax returns by a court; or

(2) the claim involves:

(A) a fire loss; or

(B) a loss of profits or income.

(b) An insurer that violates this section commits:

(1) a prohibited practice under this subchapter; and

(2) a deceptive trade practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.

(c) A claimant affected by a violation of this section is entitled to remedies under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.

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