Tex. Insurance Code § 912.157
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 912.157, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 912.157.
Official statutory text
Sec. 912.157. DENIAL OF CLAIM: NOTICE REQUIRED. (a) A county mutual insurance company shall notify a claimant of the company's intent to deny liability on a claim not later than the 60th day after the date the company receives due proofs that the claim will not be paid.
(b) A company that does not notify a claimant as required by Subsection (a) is presumed as a matter of law to have accepted liability on the claim.
(b) A company that does not notify a claimant as required by Subsection (a) is presumed as a matter of law to have accepted liability on the claim.
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