Tex. Insurance Code § 981.102
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 981.102, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 981.102. LIMIT ON USE OF SURPLUS LINES POLICY OR CONTRACT FORMS.
Official statutory text
A surplus lines insurance policy or contract form may not be used unless use of the form is:
(1) reasonably necessary for the principal purposes of the insurance coverage; or
(2) not contrary to the purposes of this chapter regarding the reasonable protection of authorized insurers from unwarranted competition by unauthorized insurers.
(1) reasonably necessary for the principal purposes of the insurance coverage; or
(2) not contrary to the purposes of this chapter regarding the reasonable protection of authorized insurers from unwarranted competition by unauthorized insurers.
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