{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-542.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 542.053","heading":"EXCEPTION.","body":"(a) This subchapter does not apply to:\n(1) workers' compensation insurance;\n(2) mortgage guaranty insurance;\n(3) title insurance;\n(4) fidelity, surety, or guaranty bonds;\n(5) marine insurance as defined by Section 1807.001; or\n(6) a guaranty association created and operating under Chapter 2602.\n(b) A guaranty association operating under Chapter 462 or 463 is not subject to the damage provisions of Section 542.060.\n(c) This subchapter does not apply to a health maintenance organization except as provided by Section 1271.005(c).\n(d) This subchapter does not apply to a claim governed by Subchapter C, Chapter 1301.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.009(a), eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2D.008, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 542. PROCESSING AND SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS","SUBCHAPTER B. PROMPT PAYMENT OF CLAIMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.542.htm#542.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"b3fcb6d79d86ba4df24d961042fa38bab2d69b691475f51a9c433d8c49de5ded","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-542.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-542.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}