Tex. Ins. Code § 1153.053 · Subchapter B. FORMS
DISAPPROVAL OF FORM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date an insurer files a form under Section 1153.051, the commissioner shall disapprove the form if:
(1) the benefits provided are not reasonable in relation to the premium charge; or
(2) the form contains a provision that:
(A) is unjust, unfair, inequitable, misleading, or deceptive;
(B) encourages misrepresentation of the coverage; or
(C) is contrary to this code or a rule adopted under this code.
(b) The commissioner shall specify in the notice of disapproval of a form the reason for the disapproval and state that, if the insurer delivers to the commissioner a written request for a hearing on the disapproval of the form, the hearing will be granted not later than the 20th day after the date of the request.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1153.htm
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