H.B. No. 2382
AN ACT
relating to notice required upon nonrenewal of property and
casualty insurance policies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 551.105, Insurance Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 551.105. NONRENEWAL OF POLICIES; NOTICE REQUIRED.
Unless the insurer has mailed written notice of nonrenewal to the
insured not later than the 30th day before the date on which the
insurance policy expires, an insurer must renew an insurance
policy, at the request of the insured, on the expiration of the
policy. Notwithstanding the failure of an insurer to comply with
this section, the policy shall terminate on the effective date of
any replacement or succeeding insurance policy with another carrier
with respect to the insured (a) personal automobile, (b) home,
farm, ranch, dwelling, duplex, or apartment, or (c) other real or
personal property.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2382 was passed by the House on May
12, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 3 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2382 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0
.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor