Texas Insurance Code - Section 37.052. Role Of Department
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§ 37.052. ROLE OF DEPARTMENT. (a) The application of
this section is subject to Chapter 40.
(b) The commissioner may designate the general counsel or an
assistant general counsel to serve as a hearings officer in a
proceeding in which insurance rates are set or in a prehearing
proceeding. The commissioner must make the final decision relating
to the rates to be set.
(c) The department shall provide evidence in proceedings
before the commissioner or the designated hearings officer that
promotes the adoption of fair and reasonable rates for underserved
areas to promote access to full insurance coverage for those areas.
(d) The department may appear as a matter of right as a
party, present evidence, or question a witness in a proceeding
before the commissioner or the designated hearings officer in which
insurance rates are set under this code.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1071, § 6, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Section: 36.2015 36.202 36.203 36.204 36.205 37.001 37.051 37.052 37.053 38.001 38.002 38.003 38.051 38.052 38.101
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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