{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-101.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 101.203","heading":"INVESTIGATION AND DISCLOSURE.","body":"(a) If the commissioner has reason to believe that insurance has been effectuated by or for a person in this state with an unauthorized person or insurer, the commissioner shall in writing order the person to:\n(1) produce for examination all insurance contracts and other documents evidencing insurance with both authorized and unauthorized persons or insurers; and\n(2) disclose to the commissioner:\n(A) the amount of insurance;\n(B) the name and address of each insurer;\n(C) the gross amount of premiums paid or to be paid; and\n(D) the name and address of each person assisting in the solicitation, negotiation, or effectuation of the insurance.\n(b) A person who fails to comply with a written order under Subsection (a) before the 31st day after the date of the order or who wilfully makes a disclosure that is untrue, deceptive, or misleading shall forfeit:\n(1) $1,000; and\n(2) an additional $1,000 for each day the person continues to fail to comply after expiration of the 30-day period.\n(c) This section does not apply to:\n(1) a transaction in this state that:\n(A) involves a policy that:\n(i) is lawfully solicited, negotiated, written, and delivered outside this state; and\n(ii) covers, at the time the policy is issued, only subjects of insurance that are not resident, located, or expressly to be performed in this state; and\n(B) takes place after the policy is issued; or\n(2) surplus lines insurance procured through eligible surplus lines insurers as defined by Section 981.002.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2B.018, eff. April 1, 2009.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 60 (S.B. 1809), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 2. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE","SUBTITLE B. DISCIPLINE AND ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 101. UNAUTHORIZED INSURANCE","SUBCHAPTER E. INSURANCE CONTRACTS WITH UNAUTHORIZED INSURERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.101.htm#101.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"4b0d7a380161cb7ffc6acc6905d7efda99aa53b336eeac98982b6bcce438e5a9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-101.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-101.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}