{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1253.057","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1253.057","heading":"INDIVIDUAL PREMIUM RATE INCREASE.","body":"(a) A policy may provide that, during the period of a work stoppage, each individual premium rate shall be increased by an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the amount shown in the policy, or a greater percentage as approved by the commissioner, to provide sufficient compensation to the insurer to cover increased:\n(1) administrative costs; and\n(2) mortality and morbidity.\n(b) If a policy provides for a premium rate increase in accordance with this section, the amount of an employee's contribution must be increased by the same percentage.\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 B. GROUP HEALTH COVERAGE","CHAPTER 1253. CANCELLATION OF GROUP COVERAGE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES","SUBCHAPTER B. CONTINUATION OF GROUP ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES DURING LABOR DISPUTE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1253.htm#1253.057","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"ef55e9481727b14c077cf63e6a896a3ffac87bacc228b295977913ae9acf6a42","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1253.056","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1253.058"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}