Tex. Insurance Code § 542.153
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 542.153, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 542.153. NOTICE REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date an initial offer to settle a claim against a named insured under a casualty insurance policy issued to the insured is made, the insurer shall notify the insured in writing of the offer.
(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date a claim against a named insured under a casualty insurance policy issued to the insured is settled, the insurer shall notify the insured in writing of the settlement.
(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date a claim against a named insured under a casualty insurance policy issued to the insured is settled, the insurer shall notify the insured in writing of the settlement.
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