Sec. 2251.001. PURPOSE. The purposes of this subchapter and Subchapters B, C, D, and E are to:
(1) promote the public welfare by regulating insurance rates to prohibit excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory rates;
(2) promote the availability of insurance;
(3) promote price competition among insurers to provide rates and premiums that are responsive to competitive market conditions;
(4) prohibit price-fixing agreements and other anticompetitive behavior by insurers; and
(5) provide regulatory procedures for the maintenance of appropriate information reporting systems.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.
Section: 2251.001 2251.002 2251.003 2251.004 2251.005 2251.006 2251.007 2251.008 2251.051 2251.052 2251.101 2251.1025 2251.103 2251.1031 2251.104 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016