Tex. Insurance Code § 888.102
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 888.102, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 888.102. PAYMENT INSTEAD OF MERCHANDISE OR SERVICES.
Official statutory text
(a) If a burial association that issues an insurance certificate fails or refuses to provide the merchandise or services specified by the certificate, the association shall pay the benefit in cash.
(b) If a burial association that issues an insurance certificate is not given the opportunity to provide the merchandise or services specified by the certificate, instead of the specified merchandise or services, the association shall pay the greater of:
(1) the total amount paid into its mortuary fund to the credit of that certificate's account; or
(2) the percentage of the certificate's face value specified by the certificate.
(b) If a burial association that issues an insurance certificate is not given the opportunity to provide the merchandise or services specified by the certificate, instead of the specified merchandise or services, the association shall pay the greater of:
(1) the total amount paid into its mortuary fund to the credit of that certificate's account; or
(2) the percentage of the certificate's face value specified by the certificate.
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