Tex. Insurance Code § 553.003
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 553.003, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 553.003. VIOLATION BY INSURER.
Official statutory text
An insurer violates this chapter if the insurer fails to comply with a claim brought under this chapter by:
(1) denying the claim on the grounds that the claim is not timely; or
(2) asserting a statute of limitations defense in an action brought under Section 553.002.
(1) denying the claim on the grounds that the claim is not timely; or
(2) asserting a statute of limitations defense in an action brought under Section 553.002.
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