Texas Insurance Code Title 5, Chapter 701 - Insurance Fraud Investigations

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 701.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Authorized governmental agency" means: (A) a municipal, county, or state law enforcement agency of this state or another state or a...
• Texas Section 701.002 - Business Of Insurance
  A person is engaged in the business of insurance for purposes of this chapter if the person performs any act described by Subchapter B, Chapter...
• Texas Section 701.003 - Effect Of Chapter
  This chapter does not: (1) preempt the authority or relieve the duty of an authorized governmental agency to investigate and prosecute suspected criminal acts; (2)...
• Texas Section 701.004 - Antifraud Education
  The commissioner, through the insurance fraud unit, shall develop fraud prevention educational programs and disseminate materials necessary to educate the public effectively regarding antifraud programs....

SUBCHAPTER B REPORTING FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACTS

• Texas Section 701.005 - Gifts, Grants, And Donations
  (a) The insurance fraud unit may accept gifts, grants, and donations to enable the fraud unit to perform its duties under this chapter. (b) The...
• Texas Section 701.051 - Duty To Report
  (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the person makes the determination or reasonably suspects that a fraudulent insurance act has been...

SUBCHAPTER C INVESTIGATIONS

• Texas Section 701.052 - Immunity For Furnishing Information Relating To A Fraudulent Insurance Act
  (a) A person is not liable in a civil action, including an action for libel or slander, and a civil action may not be brought...
• Texas Section 701.101 - Insurance Fraud Unit
  (a) The purpose of the department's insurance fraud unit is to enforce laws relating to fraudulent insurance acts. (b) The insurance fraud unit may receive,...
• Texas Section 701.102 - Investigation Of Certain Acts Of Fraud
  If the commissioner has reason to believe a person has engaged in, is engaging in, has committed, or is about to commit a fraudulent insurance...
• Texas Section 701.103 - Disciplinary Action; Report To Other Agencies
  (a) The commissioner shall take appropriate disciplinary action as provided by this code if the commissioner believes a fraudulent insurance act has occurred. The commissioner...
• Texas Section 701.104 - Department Investigators
  (a) The commissioner may: (1) employ investigators as necessary to enforce this chapter; and (2) commission those investigators as peace officers. (b) If the commissioner...
• Texas Section 701.105 - Assistance From Law Enforcement
  An investigator employed by the department may request assistance from local law enforcement officers in conducting an investigation authorized by this chapter. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 701.106 - Subpoena Authority
  (a) The commissioner may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance and testimony of a witness or, except as provided by Subsection (b), the production...
• Texas Section 701.107 - Certain Agencies' Duty To Provide Information
  (a) On the insurance fraud unit's request, an authorized governmental agency or a state licensing agency shall provide material, documents, reports, complaints, or other evidence...
• Texas Section 701.108 - Insurer's Duty To Provide Information
  (a) On the written request of an authorized governmental agency, an insurer shall provide to the agency any relevant information or material relating to a...

SUBCHAPTER D INSURANCE FRAUD INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

• Texas Section 701.109 - Request For Investigation By Insurer
  (a) An insurer who conducts an independent investigation of suspected insurance fraud is not required to complete that investigation before requesting that the commissioner conduct...
• Texas Section 701.151 - Confidentiality Of Department Information
  (a) Information or material acquired by the department that is relevant to an investigation by the insurance fraud unit is not a public record for...
• Texas Section 701.152 - Confidentiality Of Authorized Governmental Agency Information
  Information or material acquired under this chapter by an authorized governmental agency is privileged and is not a public record. The information or material is...
• Texas Section 701.153 - Disclosure Of Information To Certain Agencies
  An authorized governmental agency may release to another authorized governmental agency or the department and the department may release to an authorized governmental agency information...
• Texas Section 701.154 - Disclosure Of Information To Public
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, an authorized governmental agency or an insurer that possesses or receives information or material under this chapter may...

Last modified: September 28, 2016