{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1202.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1202.001","heading":"CONTINUOUS POLICIES.","body":"(a) A guaranteed renewable insurance policy or a noncancellable insurance policy is considered to be a continuous policy, subject only to the policy terms and conditions, including payment of the policy premium.\n(b) A guaranteed renewable insurance policy or a noncancellable insurance policy:\n(1) is continued in effect by the payment of the policy premium in accordance with the policy terms and conditions; and\n(2) may not be considered or treated as a renewed policy by the payment of the policy premium.\n(c) This section does not apply to a small employer health benefit plan adopted in accordance with Chapter 1501.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE A. HEALTH COVERAGE IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 1202. CANCELLATION AND CONTINUATION OF POLICIES IN GENERAL","SUBCHAPTER A. CONTINUOUS POLICIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1202.htm#1202.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"24290e51052845de54191cd664ff41c37cc94e8825e00512dd6050e532d91307","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1201.702","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1202.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}