Texas Insurance Code Title 9, Chapter 1701 - Policy Forms

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1701.001 - Definition
  In this chapter, "use" includes issue and deliver. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 5, eff. April 1, 2005.
• Texas Section 1701.002 - Applicability Of Chapter To Forms Of Certain Documents
  This chapter applies to the form of the following document: (1) a policy, contract, or certificate of: (A) accident or health insurance, including group accident...
• Texas Section 1701.003 - Applicability Of Chapter To Certain Insurers
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies to any insurer that uses a document described by Section 1701.002 in this state, including:...
• Texas Section 1701.004 - Construction Of Chapter
  This chapter may not be construed to enlarge the powers of an insurer subject to this chapter. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274,...

SUBCHAPTER B FILING REQUIREMENT

• Texas Section 1701.005 - Exemptions
  (a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) a rider or endorsement that is used at the request of the holder of a policy, contract,...
• Texas Section 1701.051 - Filing Required
  (a) Except as provided by Section 1701.005, an insurer may not use a document described by Section 1701.002 in this state unless the form of...
• Texas Section 1701.052 - File And Use
  (a) An insurer may use a document described by Section 1701.002 immediately after the form of the document is filed if the form, when filed,...
• Texas Section 1701.053 - Filing Fee
  (a) The department shall collect a fee in an amount determined by the commissioner for the filing of the form of a document under this...
• Texas Section 1701.054 - Approval Of Form
  (a) A form filed under this chapter that is not affirmatively approved or disapproved in a written order of the commissioner on or before the...
• Texas Section 1701.055 - Disapproval Of Form Or Withdrawal Of Approval Or Exemption
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the commissioner may disapprove or, after notice and hearing, withdraw approval of a form if the form: (1)...
• Texas Section 1701.056 - Use Of Disapproved Form Prohibited
  An insurer who receives written notice that a form filed by the insurer has been disapproved by the commissioner shall immediately stop using the form....
• Texas Section 1701.057 - Withdrawal Of Individual Accident And Health Insurance Policy Form Approval
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commissioner may, after notice and hearing, withdraw approval of an individual accident and health insurance policy form...
• Texas Section 1701.058 - Reconsideration Of Form
  (a) Not later than the 45th day after the date of an order of the commissioner disapproving or withdrawing approval of a form under Section...
• Texas Section 1701.059 - Replacement Or Amendment Of Document
  The commissioner may order an insurer to replace a document described by Section 1701.002 with a corrected document or to amend and correct the document...
• Texas Section 1701.060 - General Rulemaking Authority
  (a) The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter, including, after notice and hearing, rules that establish procedures and...
• Texas Section 1701.061 - Noninsurance Benefits
  (a) In this section, "noninsurance benefit" means a good or service provided or disclosed as part of a policy or certificate of insurance that is...

SUBCHAPTER C SANCTIONS; APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS

• Texas Section 1701.062 - Discretionary Clauses Prohibited
  (a) An insurer may not use a document described by Section 1701.002 in this state if the document contains a discretionary clause. (b) A discretionary...
• Texas Section 1701.101 - Restitution
  (a) The commissioner may order an insurer to make complete restitution to each insured of this state who is financially damaged by the insurer's use...
• Texas Section 1701.102 - Limit On Sanctions
  Except as provided by Section 1701.101, the commissioner may not impose penalties or other sanctions on an insurer for the issuance of a document the...

SUBCHAPTER D CERTAIN POLICY APPLICATION FORMS

• Texas Section 1701.103 - Applicability Of Other Laws
  Except as provided by Section 1701.102, this chapter may not be construed to limit the applicability of any other statute. Added by Acts 2003, 78th...
• Texas Section 1701.151 - Policy Application Form For Individual Accident And Health Policy
  A policy application form that is required to be or that is attached to an individual accident and health policy shall comply with the rules...

Last modified: September 28, 2016