Tex. Fin. Code § 154.207 · Subchapter E. INSURANCE-FUNDED PREPAID FUNERAL BENEFITS
RECEIPT OF BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER POLICY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A seller or funeral provider that has been assigned the benefits payable under an insurance policy funding prepaid funeral benefits may not receive payment of the benefits until:
(1) the beneficiary named in the contract dies;
(2) the funeral service is completed;
(3) the funeral provider has completed the provider's obligations under Section 154.161(a) with respect to the contract; and
(4) the insurance company is presented with:
(A) certification from the funeral provider attesting to matters required by Subdivisions (2) and (3); and
(B) other documents as required by the insurance company to process and pay the claim.
(b) The seller shall maintain copies of the documentation submitted to the insurance company and a copy of the death certificate for examination by the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1190 (H.B. 3762), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2009.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.154.htm
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