TITLE: Relating to notice required upon nonrenewal of property and casualty insurance policies.

SUMMARY: Relating to notice required upon nonrenewal of property and casualty insurance policies.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to notice required upon nonrenewal of property and casualty insurance policies. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 551.105, Insurance Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 551.105. NONRENEWAL OF POLICIES; NOTICE REQUIRED. Unless the insurer has mailed written notice of nonrenewal to the insured not later than the 30th day before the date on which the insurance policy expires, an insurer must renew an insurance policy, at the request of the insured, on the expiration of the policy. Notwithstanding the failure of an insurer to comply with this section, the policy shall terminate on the effective date of any replacement or succeeding insurance policy with another carrier with respect to the insured (a) personal automobile, (b) home, farm, ranch, dwelling, duplex, or apartment, or (c) other real or personal property. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.