reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
TX Ins Code § 1812.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1812 - Availability of Specimen Policies|Section 1812.002. Availability of Certain Forms

Sec. 1812.002.  AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FORMS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code relating to the delivery of policy forms, an insurer may elect to make a personal automobile, commercial automobile, inland marine, or residential property insurance policy available to an insured by posting a specimen policy on the insurer's Internet website instead of other authorized means.  An insurer making the election must comply with Section 1812.003.(b)  On request of and at no cost to an insured, an insurer shall provide to the insured a copy of a specimen policy applicable to the insured that is posted on the insurer's Internet website.(c)  The office of public insurance counsel may post an insurer's specimen policy on the office's Internet website.  The posting, other than a posting described by Subsection (a), of an insurer's specimen policy on an Internet website does not create a duty to comply with the requirements of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 101 (S.B. 852), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 842 (S.B. 494), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Ins Code § 1812.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1812 - Availability of Specimen Policies|Section 1812.003. Notice of Availability of Certain Forms

Sec. 1812.003.  NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FORMS.  (a)  An insurer that posts a specimen policy on the insurer's Internet website under this chapter must, on issuance or renewal of a policy incorporating the specimen policy:(1)  on the declarations page of the insured's policy:(A)  disclose that the specimen policy is available on the insurer's Internet website; and(B)  clearly identify each posted specimen policy incorporated into the insured's policy;(2)  explain that and how an insured, on request and at no charge, may obtain a copy of the specimen policy from the insurer; and(3)  provide to the department and the office of public insurance counsel an electronic copy of the specimen policy that may be posted on the Internet website of the department or the office of public insurance counsel.(b)  An insurer that during an insured's policy period posts a specimen policy or amends a posted specimen policy incorporated into an insured's policy must, on the date the specimen policy is posted or amended, in writing and in the insurer's customary manner of communicating with the insured:(1)  notify the insured that the specimen policy is available on the insurer's Internet website;(2)  clearly identify each added or amended specimen policy incorporated into the insured's policy; and(3)  explain that and how the insured, on request and at no charge, may obtain a copy of the specimen policy from the insurer.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 101 (S.B. 852), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Ins Code § 1812.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1812 - Availability of Specimen Policies|Section 1812.004. Accessibility of Certain Available Forms

Sec. 1812.004.  ACCESSIBILITY OF CERTAIN AVAILABLE FORMS.  A specimen policy posted on the insurer's Internet website under this chapter must be, until no policy incorporating the specimen policy is in force:(1)  easily accessible on the website; and(2)  provided in a format readily capable of being saved or printed using a widely available and free computer application or program.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 101 (S.B. 852), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Ins Code § 1812.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1812 - Availability of Specimen Policies|Section 1812.005. Retention of Certain Available Forms

Sec. 1812.005.  RETENTION OF CERTAIN AVAILABLE FORMS.  An insurer that posts a specimen policy on the insurer's Internet website under this chapter must for at least five years after the latest date a policy incorporating the specimen policy is in force:(1)  preserve an electronic copy of the specimen policy; and(2)  make a printed or electronic copy of the specimen policy available on request at no cost.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 101 (S.B. 852), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Ins Code § 1902.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle B - Liability Insurance for Physicians and Health Care Providers|Chapter 1902 - Certain Liability Coverage for Physicians and Health Care Providers|Section 1902.001. Definitions

Sec. 1902.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Health care provider"  has the meaning assigned by Section 1901.001.(2)  "Manufacturer" has the meaning assigned by Section 82.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(3)  "Physician" has the meaning assigned by Section 1901.001.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 1902.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle B - Liability Insurance for Physicians and Health Care Providers|Chapter 1902 - Certain Liability Coverage for Physicians and Health Care Providers|Section 1902.002. Coverage for Physicians or Health Care Providers Under Vendor Endorsements or Certain Policies

Sec. 1902.002.  COVERAGE FOR PHYSICIANS OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS UNDER VENDOR ENDORSEMENTS OR CERTAIN POLICIES.  A physician or health care provider is considered a vendor for purposes of coverage under a vendor's endorsement or a manufacturer's general liability or products liability policy.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 1902.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle B - Liability Insurance for Physicians and Health Care Providers|Chapter 1902 - Certain Liability Coverage for Physicians and Health Care Providers|Section 1902.003. Exclusions and Limitations on Coverage Under Vendor Endorsements Prohibited

Sec. 1902.003.  EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE UNDER VENDOR ENDORSEMENTS PROHIBITED.  An insurer may not exclude or otherwise limit coverage for physicians or health care providers under a vendor's endorsement issued to a manufacturer.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 1951.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle C - Automobile Insurance|Chapter 1951 - General Provisions: Automobile Insurance|Section 1951.001. Rates for Automobile Insurance

Sec. 1951.001.  RATES FOR AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE.  Rates for personal and commercial automobile insurance in this state are determined as provided by Chapter 2251 and Article 5.13-2.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 1951.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle C - Automobile Insurance|Chapter 1951 - General Provisions: Automobile Insurance|Section 1951.002. Rules

Sec. 1951.002.  RULES.  The commissioner may adopt and enforce reasonable rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 1951.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle C - Automobile Insurance|Chapter 1951 - General Provisions: Automobile Insurance|Section 1951.003. Former Military Vehicles

Sec. 1951.003.  FORMER MILITARY VEHICLES.  (a)  In this section, "former military vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 504.502, Transportation Code.(b)  A rating plan that includes a classification applicable to antique, privately owned passenger vehicles that are maintained primarily for use in exhibitions, club activities, parades, or other functions of public interest and that may be used occasionally for other purposes must include in that classification former military vehicles maintained for those uses.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 1951.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle C - Automobile Insurance|Chapter 1951 - General Provisions: Automobile Insurance|Section 1951.004. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 1951.004.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  An insurer, or an officer or representative of an insurer, commits an offense if the insurer, officer, or representative violates:(1)  Section 1951.001, 1951.002, 1952.051, 1952.052, 1952.053, 1952.054, or 1952.055;(2)  Subchapter B, Chapter 1806;(3)  Subchapter C, Chapter 1953;(4)  Chapter 254; or(5)  Article 5.01, 5.03, 5.06, 5.10, or 5.11.(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2H.002, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 2001.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2001 - General Provisions: Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Section 2001.001. Applicability of Subtitle

Sec. 2001.001.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBTITLE.  (a)  Each insurance policy or contract insuring property in this state against loss by fire, including a policy or contract or portion of a policy or contract that insures the shore end of a marine risk against loss by fire, must be issued in accordance with:(1)  this chapter;(2)  Section 403.002;(3)  Subchapter C, Chapter 5;(4)  Subchapter H, Chapter 544;(5)  Subchapter D, Chapter 1806; and(6)  Chapters 252, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2171.(b)  An insurer issuing an insurance policy or contract described by Subsection (a), including a fire insurance company, marine insurance company, fire and marine insurance company, and fire and tornado insurance company, is governed by the laws described by Subsection (a).(c)  This section applies to an insurer or to an insurance policy or contract regardless of:(1)  the kind and character of property insured;(2)  whether the property is:(A)  fixed or movable;(B)  stationary or in transit; or(C)  consigned or billed for shipment inside or outside the boundaries of this state or to a foreign country;(3)  whether the insurer is organized:(A)  under the laws of this state, another state, territory, or possession of the United States, or a foreign country; or(B)  by authority of the federal government; or(4)  the kind of insurer or the name of the insurer issuing the policy or contract.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2001.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2001 - General Provisions: Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Section 2001.002. Rates

Sec. 2001.002.  RATES.  (a)  Rates for all lines of insurance subject to a law described by Section 2001.001(a) are determined as provided by Chapter 2251 and Article 5.13-2.(b)  The requirement imposed by Subsection (a) does not affect the requirement for the commissioner to conduct inspections of commercial property and prescribe a manual of rules and rating schedules for commercial property under a law described by Section 2001.001(a).|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2001.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2001 - General Provisions: Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Section 2001.003. Authority to Require Sworn Statements

Sec. 2001.003.  AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE SWORN STATEMENTS.  For an insurer described by Section 2001.001, the department may require from the insurer or a director, officer, representative, or agent of the insurer a sworn statement covering any period that states:(1)  the rates and premiums collected for fire insurance on each class of risks and on all property in this state;(2)  the causes of fire, if known to the insurer or individual or if the insurer or individual possesses relevant information or data or can obtain the information or data at reasonable expense; and(3)  all necessary facts and information to allow the department to determine enforcement and to enforce a law described by Section 2001.001(a).|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2001.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2001 - General Provisions: Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Section 2001.004. Authority to Inspect and Take Testimony Regarding Records

Sec. 2001.004.  AUTHORITY TO INSPECT AND TAKE TESTIMONY REGARDING RECORDS.  (a)  The commissioner or a person authorized by the commissioner may:(1)  visit:(A)  a general, local, or other office of an insurer engaged in the business of insurance in this state;(B)  the insurer's home office located outside this state, if applicable; and(C)  the office of any of the insurer's officers, directors, agents, or other representatives; and(2)  require the insurer or an officer, director, agent, or other representative of the insurer to produce for inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative all of the books, records, and papers of the insurer, officer, director, agent, or representative.(b)  The commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative may:(1)  examine and make or have made copies of the books, records, and papers described by Subsection (a); and(2)  take testimony under oath regarding the books, records, and papers and compel the attendance of witnesses for that purpose.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2001.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2001 - General Provisions: Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Section 2001.005. Authority to Require Provision of Data

Sec. 2001.005.  AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PROVISION OF DATA.  The department may require:(1)  any or all of the fire insurance companies engaged in the business of insurance in this state to jointly or separately provide to the department any data the company or companies possess, including maps, tariffs, inspection reports, and any data affecting fire insurance risks in this state or any part of this state; and(2)  any two or more of those companies or any joint agents or representatives of the companies to provide to the department for use in implementing a law described by Section 2001.001(a) any data the companies, agents, or representatives possess.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2001.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2001 - General Provisions: Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Section 2001.007. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 2001.007.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  An officer or director of a fire insurance company described by Section 2001.001, or an agent or person acting on behalf of or employed by a fire insurance company described by Section 2001.001, commits an offense if the officer, director, agent, or person intentionally:(1)  performs or causes to be performed, alone or in conjunction with a corporation, company, or person, an act prohibited by a law described by Section 2001.001(a);(2)  fails to perform an act required to be performed by a law described by Section 2001.001(a);(3)  permits an act prohibited by a law described by Section 2001.001(a); or(4)  otherwise violates a law described by Section 2001.001(a).(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $300 or more than $1,000.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2001.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2001 - General Provisions: Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Section 2001.008. Immunity From Prosecution

Sec. 2001.008.  IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION.  (a)  A person is not excused from giving testimony or producing evidence when legally required at the trial of another person charged with violating a law relating to fire insurance on the ground that the testimony or evidence may incriminate the person under the laws of this state.(b)  A person may not be prosecuted or subjected to a penalty or forfeiture for or because of a transaction, matter, or thing about which the person testifies or produces evidence under this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2001.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2001 - General Provisions: Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Section 2001.009. Limitation on Compensation and Expenses

Sec. 2001.009.  LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.  The total amount of necessary compensation for experts, clerical personnel, and other department employees and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred by the department in implementing the laws described by Section 2001.001(a) may not exceed the amount of the assessments on the gross premiums of all fire insurance companies engaged in the business of insurance in this state.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2001.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2001 - General Provisions: Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Section 2001.010. Public Guide Relating to Commercial Property Rating

Sec. 2001.010.  PUBLIC GUIDE RELATING TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RATING.  (a)  In this section, "rating agency" means a public or private legal entity that is authorized to conduct commercial property rating in this state.(b)  The commissioner shall make available to the public a generalized guide that:(1)  summarizes the procedures used by the department or other rating agency to rate nonresidential commercial buildings in this state; and(2)  specifies how different construction elements and techniques used in a building project affect the insurance rating of the completed building.(c)  The commissioner may charge a reasonable fee to cover the administrative costs of producing and distributing the guide.(d)  The commissioner shall review the information in the guide in January of each odd-numbered year and shall revise the guide as necessary to incorporate any changes that have occurred in the preceding biennium that affect the information.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2004.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2004 - Residential Property Insurance in Underserved Areas|Section 2004.001. Definition

Sec. 2004.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "residential property insurance" means insurance against loss to real or tangible personal property at a fixed location that is provided through a homeowners insurance policy, residential fire and allied lines insurance policy, or farm and ranch owners insurance policy.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2004.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2004 - Residential Property Insurance in Underserved Areas|Section 2004.002. Designation of Underserved Areas

Sec. 2004.002.  DESIGNATION OF UNDERSERVED AREAS.  (a)  The commissioner by rule may designate an area as an underserved area for residential property insurance.(b)  In determining which areas to designate as underserved, the commissioner shall consider:(1)  whether residential property insurance is not reasonably available to a substantial number of owners of insurable property in the area;(2)  whether access to the full range of coverages and policy forms for residential property insurance does not reasonably exist; and(3)  any other relevant factor as determined by the commissioner.(c)  The commissioner shall determine which areas to designate as underserved under this section not less than once every six years.(d)  The commissioner shall conduct a study concerning the accuracy of current designations of underserved areas under this section for the purpose of increasing and improving access to insurance in those areas not less than once every six years.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1147 (H.B. 1951), Sec. 8.001, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Ins Code § 2004.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2004 - Residential Property Insurance in Underserved Areas|Section 2004.003. Authorization for Issuance of Insurance

Sec. 2004.003.  AUTHORIZATION FOR ISSUANCE OF INSURANCE.  An insurer authorized to write property or casualty insurance in this state, including a Lloyd's plan and a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, that writes residential property insurance in this state may write that insurance on forms adopted under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2004.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle D - Fire Insurance and Allied Lines, Including Residential Property Insurance|Chapter 2004 - Residential Property Insurance in Underserved Areas|Section 2004.004. Exclusion of Certain Coverage

Sec. 2004.004.  EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN COVERAGE.  Insurance provided under this chapter may not include windstorm and hail insurance coverage for a risk eligible for that coverage under Chapter 2210.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|