| 1 | 1 | | 85R10215 SMT-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 2150 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to reporting to the Texas Department of Insurance certain |
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| 8 | 8 | | information related to the denial of claims by personal automobile |
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| 9 | 9 | | and residential property insurers. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 38, Insurance Code, is amended by adding |
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| 12 | 12 | | Subchapter K to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SUBCHAPTER K. CLAIMS REPORTING BY CERTAIN INSURERS |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 38.501. CLAIMS REPORTING BY AN AUTOMOBILE OR PROPERTY |
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| 15 | 15 | | INSURER. (a) In this section, "insurer" means an insurance |
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| 16 | 16 | | company, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, mutual insurance |
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| 17 | 17 | | company, capital stock company, county mutual insurance company, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Lloyd's plan, or other legal entity engaged in the business of |
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| 19 | 19 | | personal automobile insurance or residential property insurance in |
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| 20 | 20 | | this state. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) An insurer shall submit a quarterly report to the |
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| 22 | 22 | | department containing the following information organized by zip |
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| 23 | 23 | | code: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (1) the number of claims filed with the insurer; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) the number of claims denied; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (3) for each claim denied, the reason for the denial. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (c) The commissioner by rule shall adopt the form of the |
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| 28 | 28 | | report required under Subsection (b). |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2017, the |
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| 30 | 30 | | commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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| 31 | 31 | | implement Subchapter K, Chapter 38, Insurance Code, as added by |
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| 32 | 32 | | this Act. An insurer subject to that subchapter shall make its |
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| 33 | 33 | | initial report under that subchapter not later than the 60th day |
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| 34 | 34 | | after the effective date of the rules. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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