Sec. 541.053. DEFAMATION OF INSURER. (a) It is an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance to directly or indirectly make, publish, disseminate, or circulate or to aid, abet, or encourage the making, publication, dissemination, or circulation of a statement that:
(1) is false, maliciously critical of, or derogatory to the financial condition of an insurer; and
(2) is calculated to injure a person engaged in the business of insurance.
(b) This section applies to any oral or written statement, including a statement in any pamphlet, circular, article, or literature.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.
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