Bill Text: TX HB2150 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to reporting to the Texas Department of Insurance certain information related to the denial of claims by personal automobile and residential property insurers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-25 - Left pending in committee [HB2150 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2150-Introduced.html
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By: Davis of Dallas | H.B. No. 2150 |
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relating to reporting to the Texas Department of Insurance certain | ||
information related to the denial of claims by personal automobile | ||
and residential property insurers. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 38, Insurance Code, is amended by adding | ||
Subchapter K to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER K. CLAIMS REPORTING BY CERTAIN INSURERS | ||
Sec. 38.501. CLAIMS REPORTING BY AN AUTOMOBILE OR PROPERTY | ||
INSURER. (a) In this section, "insurer" means an insurance | ||
company, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, mutual insurance | ||
company, capital stock company, county mutual insurance company, | ||
Lloyd's plan, or other legal entity engaged in the business of | ||
personal automobile insurance or residential property insurance in | ||
this state. | ||
(b) An insurer shall submit a quarterly report to the | ||
department containing the following information organized by zip | ||
code: | ||
(1) the number of claims filed with the insurer; | ||
(2) the number of claims denied; and | ||
(3) for each claim denied, the reason for the denial. | ||
(c) The commissioner by rule shall adopt the form of the | ||
report required under Subsection (b). | ||
SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2017, the | ||
commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules as necessary to | ||
implement Subchapter K, Chapter 38, Insurance Code, as added by | ||
this Act. An insurer subject to that subchapter shall make its | ||
initial report under that subchapter not later than the 60th day | ||
after the effective date of the rules. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |