{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4102.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.007","heading":"RIGHT TO CONTRACT WITH LICENSE HOLDER.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding Sections 4001.002 and 4102.002, this section applies to a commercial or residential property insurance policy issued by an insurer, including:\n(1) a capital stock insurance company;\n(2) a mutual insurance company;\n(3) a county mutual insurance company;\n(4) a Lloyd's plan;\n(5) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;\n(6) a farm mutual insurance company; and\n(7) an eligible surplus lines insurer if this state is the insured's home state as defined by Section 981.002.\n(b) An insurance policy, including any endorsement, to which this section applies may not include a provision that prohibits an insured from contracting with a public insurance adjuster for services provided under this chapter.\n(c) An insured is not required to enter into a contract described by Subsection (b).\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 1706), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 13. REGULATION OF PROFESSIONALS","SUBTITLE C. ADJUSTERS","CHAPTER 4102. PUBLIC INSURANCE ADJUSTERS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.4102.htm#4102.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"9ebd7e92d31cedb6a5450de75c45f1155970172f3d9c900abc9461e536c8ddad","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4102.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4102.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}