Tex. Ins. Code § 559.056 · Subchapter B. USE OF CREDIT SCORING AND CREDIT INFORMATION
INDEMNIFICATION OF AGENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An insurer shall indemnify, defend, and hold its agent harmless from and against all liability, fees, and costs that arise out of or relate to the actions, errors, or omissions of an agent who obtains or uses credit information or credit scores for the insurer if the agent:
(1) follows the instructions of or procedures established by the insurer; and
(2) complies with any applicable law or rule.
(b) This section may not be construed to establish a cause of action that does not exist in the absence of this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.020(a), eff. September 1, 2005.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.559.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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