Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2147 Compare Versions

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22 By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 2147
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the use of certain loss and expense experience in
88 insurance rates.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Chapter 560, Insurance Code, is amended by
1111 adding Section 560.003 to read as follows:
1212 Sec. 560.003. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN LOSS AND
1313 EXPENSE EXPERIENCE. An insurer may not:
1414 (1) consider loss and expense experience from any
1515 business other than the business of insurance in setting a premium
1616 rate used by the insurer; or
1717 (2) include loss and expense experience described by
1818 Subdivision (1) in a rate filing made under this code.
1919 SECTION 2. Section 560.003, Insurance Code, as added by
2020 this Act, applies only to a premium rate used, or a rate filing
2121 made, on or after January 1, 2018. A premium rate used, or a rate
2222 filing made, before January 1, 2018, is governed by the law as it
2323 existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that
2424 law is continued in effect for that purpose.
2525 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.