Texas Insurance Code

§ 551.001 — RULES

IN § 551.001Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS · Part C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES · Ch. 551. PRACTICES RELATING TO DECLINATION, CANCELLATION, AND NONRENEWAL OF INSURANCE POLICIES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)The commissioner may, as necessary, adopt and enforce reasonable rules, including notice requirements, relating to the declination of a completed and submitted application for or the cancellation or nonrenewal of any insurance policy regulated by the department under:

(1)Chapter 5;

(2)Chapter 1804, 1805, 2171, or 2301; or

(3)Subtitle C, D, E, or F, Title 10. (a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1)an insurance policy subject to Subchapter B or C of this chapter; or

(2)a marine insurance policy other than inland marine.

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2D.012, eff. April 1, 2009. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (H.B. 2067), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2026.