{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-547.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 547.051","heading":"ACTS PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) This section applies only to an insurer's misrepresentation of:\n(1) the insurer's financial condition;\n(2) the terms of an existing or future contract;\n(3) the benefits or advantages promised by an existing or future contract; or\n(4) the dividends or share of surplus to be received on an existing or future contract.\n(b) An unauthorized alien or foreign insurer may not:\n(1) make, issue, circulate, or cause to be made, issued, or circulated to a resident of this state a misrepresentation in an advertisement, estimate, illustration, circular, pamphlet, or letter that violates Chapter 541; or\n(2) cause to be made to a resident of this state in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication, or over a radio or television station, a misrepresentation in an announcement or statement that violates Chapter 541.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 547. FALSE ADVERTISING BY UNAUTHORIZED INSURERS","SUBCHAPTER B. PROHIBITION; ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.547.htm#547.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"7586f9f689ab988f0c33cb5abb2f41039d0242557f18f9c6bd2588bbea5bf1ba","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-547.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-547.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}