Tex. Ins. Code § 542.010 · Subchapter A. UNFAIR CLAIM SETTLEMENT PRACTICES
CEASE AND DESIST ORDER; ENFORCEMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If the department determines that an insurer has violated this subchapter, the department shall issue a cease and desist order to the insurer directing the insurer to stop the unlawful practice.
(b) If the insurer fails to comply with the cease and desist order, the department may:
(1) revoke or suspend the insurer's certificate of authority; or
(2) limit, regulate, and control:
(A) the insurer's line of business;
(B) the insurer's writing of policy forms or other particular forms; and
(C) the volume of the insurer's:
(i) line of business; or
(ii) writing of policy forms or other particular forms.
(c) The department shall exercise authority under this section to the extent that the department determines is necessary to obtain the insurer's compliance with the cease and desist order.
(d) At the request of the department, the attorney general shall assist the department in enforcing the cease and desist order.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, 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.542.htm
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