Texas Insurance Code Title 10, Chapter 2051 - General Provisions: Workers' Compensation Insurance

SUBCHAPTER A APPLICABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION

• Texas Section 2051.001 - Definition
  In this chapter, "insurance company" means a stock company, mutual insurance company, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, or Lloyd's plan authorized to engage in the business...

SUBCHAPTER B COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES

• Texas Section 2051.002 - Construction Of Certain Laws
  The following shall be construed and applied independently of any other law that relates to insurance rates and forms or prescribes the duties of the...

SUBCHAPTER C POLICYHOLDER DUTIES

• Texas Section 2051.051 - Limitation On Compensation And Expenses
  The total amount of necessary compensation of experts, clerical personnel, and other department employees, necessary travel expenses, and other expenses necessarily incurred to implement the...

SUBCHAPTER D DUTIES AND PROHIBITED ACTS; ENFORCEMENT

• Texas Section 2051.101 - Disclosure By Policyholder Required
  (a) A policyholder shall fully disclose to the policyholder's insurance company: (1) information concerning the policyholder's ownership, change of ownership, operations, or payroll; and (2)...
• Texas Section 2051.151 - Notice Of Claims Information To Policyholder Required; Administrative Penalty
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), an insurance company that writes workers' compensation insurance in this state shall notify a policyholder of a...
• Texas Section 2051.152 - Prohibited Acts By Person; Administrative Penalty
  (a) A person commits an administrative violation if the person: (1) to obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage for the person or another person, intentionally or...
• Texas Section 2051.153 - Liability Of Policyholder For Additional Premium
  (a) If a policyholder commits an administrative violation under Section 2051.152 and obtains workers' compensation insurance coverage at a premium that is less than the...
• Texas Section 2051.154 - Prohibited Act By Insurer; Administrative Penalty
  (a) An insurer commits an administrative violation if the insurer directly or indirectly requires a person to apply for or purchase an insurance policy, other...
• Texas Section 2051.155 - Sanction Of Agent Required
  The commissioner shall impose a sanction in accordance with Chapter 82 against an agent who commits an administrative violation under Section 2051.152 or 2051.154. Added...
• Texas Section 2051.156 - Cancellation Of Certificate Of Authority Required
  The commissioner shall cancel an insurance company's certificate of authority to engage in the business of workers' compensation insurance in this state on a second...

SUBCHAPTER E RULES

• Texas Section 2051.157 - Penalty For Certain Violations
  An officer or other representative of an insurance company is subject to a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500 if the...
• Texas Section 2051.201 - Rulemaking Authority: Workers' Compensation Insurance
  The commissioner may adopt and enforce all reasonable rules as are necessary to carry out the provisions of a law referenced in Section 2051.002(1), (2),...

Last modified: September 28, 2016