Tex. Ins. Code § 1251.110 · Subchapter C. GROUP ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE: REQUIRED PROVISIONS
DEADLINE FOR NOTICE OF CLAIM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A group accident and health insurance policy must provide that written notice of a claim must be given to the insurer not later than the 20th day after the date of the occurrence or beginning of any loss covered by the policy.
(b) Failure to give notice within the time prescribed by Subsection (a) does not invalidate or reduce any claim if it is shown that:
(1) it was not reasonably possible to give the notice within that time; and
(2) notice was given as soon as was reasonably possible.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1251.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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