{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-912.156","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 912.156","heading":"CONTESTING CLAIM FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) In this section, \"full payment\" means payment of the full amount of a loss actually sustained on the occurrence of the contingency against which the insurance coverage is obtained, not to exceed the maximum amount stated in the policy.\n(b) A county mutual insurance company may not contest a claim:\n(1) only for delay or a captious or inconsequential reason; or\n(2) to force a settlement for less than full payment.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE F. FARM AND COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES","CHAPTER 912. COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES","SUBCHAPTER D. POLICIES AND COVERAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.912.htm#912.156","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"aa6012c9dfdff37fc9d33b7b12fda9a9bbcfd3f8608e5fd1fd657f7ce102800e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-912.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-912.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}