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TX Ins Code § 2054.551 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle E - Workers' Compensation Insurance|Chapter 2054 - Texas Mutual Insurance Company|Subchapter L. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 2054.551. Public Interest Information

Sec. 2054.551.  PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.  (a)  The company shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the company and the procedures by which complaints are submitted to and resolved by the company.(b)  The company shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2054.552 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle E - Workers' Compensation Insurance|Chapter 2054 - Texas Mutual Insurance Company|Subchapter L. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 2054.552. Complaints

Sec. 2054.552.  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The company shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the company for the purpose of directing a complaint to the company.(b)  The company may provide for the notice:(1)  by a supplement or endorsement to a written policy;(2)  on a sign prominently displayed in the place of business of each regional office of the company; or(3)  in a bill for services provided by the company.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2054.553 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle E - Workers' Compensation Insurance|Chapter 2054 - Texas Mutual Insurance Company|Subchapter L. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 2054.553. Complaint Record

Sec. 2054.553.  COMPLAINT RECORD.  (a)  The company shall keep information about each written complaint filed with the company.  The information must include:(1)  the date the complaint is received;(2)  the name of the complainant;(3)  the subject matter of the complaint;(4)  a record of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;(5)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and(6)  for a complaint for which the company takes no action, an explanation of the reason the complaint was closed without action.(b)  For each written complaint the company receives and has authority to resolve, the company shall:(1)  provide the company's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution to the person filing the complaint and each person or entity that is a subject of the complaint; and(2)  at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, notify the person filing the complaint and each person or entity that is a subject of the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notification would jeopardize an undercover investigation.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2054.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle E - Workers' Compensation Insurance|Chapter 2054 - Texas Mutual Insurance Company|Subchapter M. Subsidiaries Authorized to Provide Health Benefit Coverage|Section 2054.601. Definition

Sec. 2054.601.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "alternative health benefit coverage" means health benefit coverage:(1)  provided by a subsidiary of the company that is not authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state;(2)  offered only to:(A)  individuals;(B)  small businesses with not more than 250 full-time equivalent employees; or(C)  the company's policyholders or their employees; and(3)  that is not:(A)  provided through an insurance policy or other product the offering or issuance of which constitutes the business of insurance in this state; or(B)  benefit coverage subject to the laws governing workers' compensation in this state.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 3752), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 2054.602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle E - Workers' Compensation Insurance|Chapter 2054 - Texas Mutual Insurance Company|Subchapter M. Subsidiaries Authorized to Provide Health Benefit Coverage|Section 2054.602. Health Benefit Coverage Offered by Subsidiary Authorized

Sec. 2054.602.  HEALTH BENEFIT COVERAGE OFFERED BY SUBSIDIARY AUTHORIZED.  (a)  The company may create, acquire, or otherwise own or operate one or more subsidiaries that offer accident or health insurance or another type of health benefit coverage or health benefit plan as provided by this subchapter.(b)  A subsidiary of the company may offer in this state:(1)  accident or health insurance or another type of health benefit plan authorized under this code, in accordance with a certificate of authority issued to the subsidiary under this code; or(2)  alternative health benefit coverage as described by Section 2054.601.(c)  A subsidiary of the company may not offer or issue an occupational policy for an employer or an employer's employees covering an occupational bodily injury, disease, or death that explicitly provides liability coverage to an employer that elects not to maintain workers' compensation insurance coverage under Chapter 406, Labor Code.(d)  A subsidiary of the company may not offer or issue any policy, plan, or benefit coverage under this section before September 1, 2023.  This subsection expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 3752), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 2054.603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle E - Workers' Compensation Insurance|Chapter 2054 - Texas Mutual Insurance Company|Subchapter M. Subsidiaries Authorized to Provide Health Benefit Coverage|Section 2054.603. Considerations and Guiding Principles for Developing Health Benefit Coverage Offerings

Sec. 2054.603.  CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR DEVELOPING HEALTH BENEFIT COVERAGE OFFERINGS.  (a)  In developing health benefit coverage or health benefit plan options to be offered through a subsidiary of the company, the company shall fully explore all health coverage options that may be offered under this subchapter and place emphasis on:(1)  increasing competition in the health insurance market;(2)  utilizing innovations that improve the quality of health care while lowering health care costs;(3)  ensuring adequacy of benefits and access to care for individuals in this state with preexisting conditions;(4)  issuing coverage in a manner that does not discriminate against individuals with preexisting conditions;(5)  leveraging federal tax credits that may be available for private health benefit plans to the greatest extent possible to increase the affordability of health benefit plans;(6)  ensuring transparency and coherence of costs and coverage to inform individuals shopping for health benefits;(7)  reducing incidences of medical debt faced by individuals in this state and uncompensated care faced by providers in this state; and(8)  ensuring equitable costs regardless of gender or prospects of pregnancy or childbirth.(b)  Not later than September 1, 2022, the company shall submit to the legislature a report explaining how any anticipated health benefit coverage offerings would comply with all considerations and guiding principles for developing health benefit coverage offerings under Subsection (a).  This subsection expires January 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 3752), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 2054.604 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle E - Workers' Compensation Insurance|Chapter 2054 - Texas Mutual Insurance Company|Subchapter M. Subsidiaries Authorized to Provide Health Benefit Coverage|Section 2054.604. Rules

Sec. 2054.604.  RULES.  Except with respect to alternative health benefit coverage as described by Section 2054.601 or a subsidiary of the company offering alternative health benefit coverage, the commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 3752), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 2054.605 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle E - Workers' Compensation Insurance|Chapter 2054 - Texas Mutual Insurance Company|Subchapter M. Subsidiaries Authorized to Provide Health Benefit Coverage|Section 2054.605. Exemption From Other Insurance Laws

Sec. 2054.605.  EXEMPTION FROM OTHER INSURANCE LAWS.  A provision of this code, other than this chapter, does not apply to alternative health benefit coverage as described by Section 2054.601 unless alternative health benefit coverage is expressly mentioned in the other law.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 3752), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 2054.606 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle E - Workers' Compensation Insurance|Chapter 2054 - Texas Mutual Insurance Company|Subchapter M. Subsidiaries Authorized to Provide Health Benefit Coverage|Section 2054.606. Subsidiary Not Engaged in Business of Insurance

Sec. 2054.606.  SUBSIDIARY NOT ENGAGED IN BUSINESS OF INSURANCE.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, for the purposes of offering alternative health benefit coverage as described by Section 2054.601, a subsidiary of the company that acts in accordance with this subchapter is not an insurer and is not engaging in the business of insurance in this state.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 3752), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 2054.607 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle E - Workers' Compensation Insurance|Chapter 2054 - Texas Mutual Insurance Company|Subchapter M. Subsidiaries Authorized to Provide Health Benefit Coverage|Section 2054.607. Risk Transfer or Coverage

Sec. 2054.607.  RISK TRANSFER OR COVERAGE.  A subsidiary of the company that offers health benefit coverage under this subchapter may contract with an outside company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state that is not under common control with the company or the subsidiary to:(1)  transfer to the outside company all or a portion of the subsidiary's risks arising from health benefit coverage offered under this subchapter; or(2)  obtain insurance coverage from the outside company guarantying the subsidiary's obligations arising from health benefit coverage offered under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 3752), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2151.001. Definitions

Sec. 2151.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Association" means the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association.(2)  "Authorized insurer" means an insurer authorized by the department to write automobile liability coverage under this title.  The term includes a county mutual insurance company organized under Chapter 912.(3)  "Insurance" means an insurance policy that meets the requirements of Chapter 601, Transportation Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 312 (S.B. 1554), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter B. Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Section 2151.051. Nature and Composition of Association

Sec. 2151.051.  NATURE AND COMPOSITION OF ASSOCIATION.  (a)  The Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association is a nonprofit corporate body composed of all authorized insurers.(b)  Each authorized insurer must be a member of the association as a condition of the insurer's authority to write automobile liability insurance in this state.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter B. Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Section 2151.052. Authority of Governing Committee

Sec. 2151.052.  AUTHORITY OF GOVERNING COMMITTEE.  The association is administered by a governing committee under a plan of operation.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter B. Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Section 2151.053. Membership of Governing Committee

Sec. 2151.053.  MEMBERSHIP OF GOVERNING COMMITTEE.  The governing committee is composed of 15 members selected as follows:(1)  eight members who represent the interests of insurers, elected by the association members according to a method the members determine;(2)  five public members, nominated by the office of public insurance counsel and selected by the commissioner; and(3)  two members who are general or personal lines  property and casualty agents, as required by the plan of operation.|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. 548 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 2.13, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter B. Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Section 2151.054. Eligibility to Serve as Insurer Representative

Sec. 2151.054.  ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS INSURER REPRESENTATIVE.  To be eligible to serve on the governing committee as a representative of insurers, an individual must be a full-time employee of an authorized insurer.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter B. Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Section 2151.055. Ineligibility to Serve as Public Member

Sec. 2151.055.  INELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS PUBLIC MEMBER.  An individual may not serve on the governing committee as a public member if the individual, another individual related to that individual within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, or another individual residing in the same household with that individual:(1)  is required to be registered or licensed under this code or another insurance law of this state;(2)  is employed by or acts as a consultant to a person required to be registered or licensed or required to hold a certificate of authority under this code or another insurance law of this state;(3)  is the owner of, has a financial interest in, or participates in the management of an organization required to be registered or licensed or required to hold a certificate of authority under this code or another insurance law of this state;(4)  is an officer, employer, or consultant of an association in the field of insurance; or(5)  is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter B. Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Section 2151.056. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 2151.056.  IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.  (a)  The association, a member of the governing committee, or an employee of the association is not personally liable for:(1)  an act performed in good faith within the scope of the person's authority as determined under this chapter or the plan of operation; or(2)  damages occasioned by the person's official act or omission except an act or omission that is corrupt or malicious.(b)  The association shall provide counsel to defend an action brought against a member of the governing committee or an employee because of the person's official act or omission regardless of whether the person has terminated service with the association when the action is instituted.(c)  This section is cumulative of and does not affect or modify a common law or statutory privilege or immunity.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter B. Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Section 2151.057. Committee Meetings by Telephone and Videoconference

Sec. 2151.057.  COMMITTEE MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE AND VIDEOCONFERENCE.  (a)  Chapter 551, Government Code, applies to a meeting of the governing committee.(b)  Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or any other law, the governing committee may meet by telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method for any meeting purpose, including conducting a vote or establishing a quorum, regardless of the subject matter discussed or considered.(c)  A meeting authorized by this section is subject to the notice requirements that apply to other meetings of the governing committee under Chapter 551, Government Code.(d)  The notice of a meeting authorized by this section must:(1)  specify that the location of the meeting is a location at which at least one member of the governing committee is physically present; and(2)  state clear instructions and requirements for electronic attendance by a member of the committee.(e)  Each part of a meeting authorized by this section must be audible to the public at the location specified by Subsection (d).(f)  Two-way audio communication must be available during the entire meeting between all members of the governing committee attending a meeting authorized by this section, and if the two-way audio communication is disrupted so that a quorum of the committee is no longer participating in the meeting, the meeting may not continue until the two-way audio communication is reestablished.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (S.B. 733), Sec. 2, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Association|Section 2151.101. Powers of Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 2151.101.  POWERS OF NONPROFIT CORPORATION.  (a)  The association has the powers granted to a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Association|Section 2151.102. Assignment of Insurance; Eligibility

Sec. 2151.102.  ASSIGNMENT OF INSURANCE; ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  The association shall provide for the assignment of insurance to an authorized insurer for a person required by Chapter 601, Transportation Code, to show proof of financial responsibility for the future.(b)  An applicant is not eligible for insurance through the association unless the applicant and the servicing agent certify as part of the application to the association that the applicant has been rejected for insurance by at least two insurers that are authorized to engage in business in this state and that are writing automobile insurance in this state.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Association|Section 2151.103. Assessments

Sec. 2151.103.  ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The association may assess authorized insurers to provide money to operate the association.(b)  The amount assessed against an authorized insurer must be in proportion to the insurer's writing of automobile liability insurance in this state.(c)  The association may bring an action to collect an assessment against an authorized insurer that does not pay the assessment within a reasonable time.  In addition, the association may report to the commissioner an authorized insurer's failure to pay the assessment to the association.  The commissioner may institute a disciplinary action against the insurer under Chapter 82.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (S.B. 733), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter D. Plan of Operation|Section 2151.151. Contents of Plan of Operation; Amendments

Sec. 2151.151.  CONTENTS OF PLAN OF OPERATION; AMENDMENTS.  (a)  The plan of operation must:(1)  provide for the efficient, economical, fair, and nondiscriminatory administration of the association; and(2)  provide a means by which insurance may be provided in accordance with Section 2151.102(a).(b)  Subject to the commissioner's approval, the governing committee may amend the plan of operation.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 2151.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance|Chapter 2151 - Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association|Subchapter D. Plan of Operation|Section 2151.152. Corrective Action to Plan of Operation

Sec. 2151.152.  CORRECTIVE ACTION TO PLAN OF OPERATION.  If the commissioner at any time believes that any part of the plan of operation is inconsistent with the purposes of Chapter 601, Transportation Code, the commissioner shall notify the governing committee in writing so that the governing committee may take corrective action.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.|