87R6498 MWC-F
By: Pacheco H.B. No. 2779
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation as a public insurance adjuster of
certain persons acting on behalf of an insured for a real or
personal property insurance claim.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 4102, Insurance Code, is
amended by adding Section 4102.0021 to read as follows:
Sec. 4102.0021. EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTOR SERVICES
OR COMMUNICATIONS. This chapter does not apply to the following
actions by a contractor who has been engaged by an insured to
complete work covered under a property insurance policy:
(1) providing supplement estimates to the insurer;
(2) submitting photographs, code documentation,
manufacturer specifications, or any other supporting documents to
the insurer;
(3) suggesting the insured invoke the appraisal clause
in the insured's policy or suggesting the insured hire a public
insurance adjuster or attorney in connection with the insured's
claim; or
(4) engaging in conversations with an insurer, or
their agent, to clarify the scope of work provided in the written
estimate.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.
A contract entered into before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date
of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.