Texas Insurance Code - Not Codified - Article 5.25-2. City Fire Loss Lists
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Art. 5.25-2. CITY FIRE LOSS LISTS.
Article repealed effective April 1, 2007
Sec. 1. In this article, "list" means the list of fire and
lightning losses in excess of $100 paid under policy forms adopted
or approved by the commissioner under Article 5.35 of this code or
filed and in effect as provided by Article 5.145 of this code in a
particular city or town prepared by the department for distribution
to the city or town.
Sec. 2. (a) The department shall compile for each city or town
in Texas a list of the insured fire losses paid under policy forms
adopted or approved by the commissioner under Article 5.35 of this
code or filed and in effect as provided by Article 5.145 of this
code in that city or town for the preceding statistical year.
(b) The list shall include:
(1) the names of persons recovering losses under policy
forms adopted or approved by the commissioner under Article 5.35 of
this code or filed and in effect as provided by Article 5.145 of
this code;
(2) the addresses or locations where the losses occurred;
and
(3) the amount paid by the insurance company on each loss.
(c) The department shall obtain the information to make the
lists from insurance company reports of individual losses during
the statistical year.
Sec. 3. Upon the request of any city or town, or its duly
authorized agent or fire marshall, the department shall provide
that city and town with a copy of the list for its particular area.
Sec. 4. Each city or town shall investigate its list to
determine the losses actually occurring in its limits and shall
make a report to the department, which report shall include:
(1) a list of the losses that actually occurred in the
limits of the city or town;
(2) a list of any losses not occurring in the limits of the
city or town; and
(3) other evidence essential to establishing the losses in
the city or town.
Sec. 5. The department shall make such changes or corrections
as to it shall seem appropriate in order to correct the list of
insured fire and lightning losses paid under policy forms adopted
or approved by the commissioner under Article 5.35 of this code or
filed and in effect as provided by Article 5.145 of this code in a
particular city or town and said list of losses, as changed or
corrected, shall be used to determine the fire record credit or
debit for each particular city or town for the next year.
Sec. 6. The commissioner shall set and collect a charge for
compiling and providing a list of fire and lightning losses paid
under policy forms adopted or approved by the commissioner under
Article 5.35 of this code or filed and in effect as provided by
Article 5.145 of this code in a particular city or town and as the
commissioner shall deem appropriate to administer the fire record
system.
Sec. 7. The department is authorized to require each and
every city or town in the State of Texas and each and every
insurance company or carrier of every type and character whatsoever
doing business in the State of Texas to furnish to it a complete and
accurate list of all fire and lightning losses occurring within the
State of Texas and reflected in their records for the purpose of
accumulating statistical information for the control and
prevention of fires.
Sec. 8. The department may, at its discretion, furnish such
list only during such time as the fire record system remains in
force and effect.
Added by Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 2063, ch. 765, Sec. 1, eff. Aug.
28, 1967.
Secs. 1, 2, 5, 6 amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.25,
eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 206, Sec. 21.14, eff.
June 11, 2003.
Article: 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.25 5.25,
ante
Art 5.25-1 5.25-2 5.25-3 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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