Tex. Insurance Code § 981.005
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 981.005, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 981.005. VALIDITY OF CONTRACTS.
Official statutory text
(a) Unless a material and intentional violation of this chapter or Chapter 225 exists, an insurance contract obtained from an eligible surplus lines insurer is:
(1) valid and enforceable as to all parties; and
(2) recognized in the same manner as a comparable contract issued by an authorized insurer.
(b) A material and intentional violation of this chapter or Chapter 225 does not preclude the insured from enforcing the insured's rights under the contract.
(1) valid and enforceable as to all parties; and
(2) recognized in the same manner as a comparable contract issued by an authorized insurer.
(b) A material and intentional violation of this chapter or Chapter 225 does not preclude the insured from enforcing the insured's rights under the contract.
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