Texas Insurance Code

§ 542A.001 — DEFINITIONS

IN § 542A.001Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS · Part C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES · Ch. 542A. CERTAIN CONSUMER ACTIONS RELATED TO CLAIMS FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE

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In this chapter:

(1)"Agent" means an employee, agent, representative, or adjuster who performs any act on behalf of an insurer.

(2)"Claim" means a first-party claim that:

(A)is made by an insured under an insurance policy providing coverage for real property or improvements to real property;

(B)must be paid by the insurer directly to the insured; and

(C)arises from damage to or loss of covered property caused, wholly or partly, by forces of nature, including an earthquake or earth tremor, a wildfire, a flood, a tornado, lightning, a hurricane, hail, wind, a snowstorm, or a rainstorm.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 1774), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.