Texas Insurance Code § 1301.161 Retaliation Against Insured Prohibited

Sec. 1301.161. RETALIATION AGAINST INSURED PROHIBITED. An insurer may not engage in any retaliatory action against an insured, including canceling or refusing to renew a health insurance policy, because the insured or a person acting on the insured's behalf has:

(1) filed a complaint against the insurer or against a preferred provider; or

(2) appealed a decision of the insurer.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.

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