Tex. Insurance Code § 887.056
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 887.056, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 887.056. RECOVERY ON BOND.
Official statutory text
(a) On receipt of information that an officer of an association has violated the terms of a bond under Section 887. 054 or 887.055, the department shall demand from the officer a written explanation of the charge.
(b) If after an explanation under Subsection (a) the department is not satisfied regarding the existing facts in controversy, the department shall:
(1) notify the officer to appear in Travis County, not earlier than the 11th day or later than the 16th day after service of notice, with any records and other information the department considers proper; and
(2) conduct an examination into the charge against the officer.
(c) If after an examination under Subsection (b) the department is satisfied that the officer violated the terms of the bond, the department shall:
(1) immediately notify the company executing the bond;
(2) prepare a written statement covering the facts; and
(3) deliver the statement to the attorney general.
(d) On receipt of a statement under Subsection (c), the attorney general shall investigate the charges. If the attorney general is satisfied that the officer violated the terms of the bond, the attorney general shall:
(1) enforce the liability against the cash or securities provided as surety by the officer; or
(2) in the name of the commissioner, file suit in Travis County on the bond for the benefit of the bond's beneficiaries against the officer as principal and the sureties for the recovery of:
(A) any amounts due by the officer; and
(B) all costs of the suit.
(b) If after an explanation under Subsection (a) the department is not satisfied regarding the existing facts in controversy, the department shall:
(1) notify the officer to appear in Travis County, not earlier than the 11th day or later than the 16th day after service of notice, with any records and other information the department considers proper; and
(2) conduct an examination into the charge against the officer.
(c) If after an examination under Subsection (b) the department is satisfied that the officer violated the terms of the bond, the department shall:
(1) immediately notify the company executing the bond;
(2) prepare a written statement covering the facts; and
(3) deliver the statement to the attorney general.
(d) On receipt of a statement under Subsection (c), the attorney general shall investigate the charges. If the attorney general is satisfied that the officer violated the terms of the bond, the attorney general shall:
(1) enforce the liability against the cash or securities provided as surety by the officer; or
(2) in the name of the commissioner, file suit in Travis County on the bond for the benefit of the bond's beneficiaries against the officer as principal and the sureties for the recovery of:
(A) any amounts due by the officer; and
(B) all costs of the suit.
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