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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Insurance Code § 547.051: ACTS PROHIBITED.

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  1. INSURANCE CODE
  2. TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS
  3. SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES
  4. CHAPTER 547. FALSE ADVERTISING BY UNAUTHORIZED INSURERS
  5. SUBCHAPTER B. PROHIBITION; ENFORCEMENT

(a) This section applies only to an insurer's misrepresentation of:

(1) the insurer's financial condition;

(2) the terms of an existing or future contract;

(3) the benefits or advantages promised by an existing or future contract; or

(4) the dividends or share of surplus to be received on an existing or future contract.

(b) An unauthorized alien or foreign insurer may not:

(1) make, issue, circulate, or cause to be made, issued, or circulated to a resident of this state a misrepresentation in an advertisement, estimate, illustration, circular, pamphlet, or letter that violates Chapter 541; or

(2) cause to be made to a resident of this state in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication, or over a radio or television station, a misrepresentation in an announcement or statement that violates Chapter 541.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:21Z. Source file · JSON

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