Amend HB 3041 on third reading by striking SECTION 2 of the
bill (page 2, lines 13-27 through page 3, lines 1-9) and
substituting the following:
      SECTION 2.  Section 2, Article 21.55, Insurance Code, is
amended to read as follows:
      Sec. 2.  NOTICE OF CLAIM; INSURER REQUIREMENTS. (s) Each
<except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, an> insurer
shall, not later than the 15th day after receipt of notice of a
claim or the 30th business day if the insurer is an eligible
surplus lines insurer:
            (1)  acknowledge receipt of the claim;
            (2)  mail to the claimant a complete copy of the
applicable insurance policy if required to do so under Subsection
(b) of this section;
            (3)  commence any investigation of the claim; and
            (4)<(3)> request from the claimant all items,
statements, and forms that the insurer reasonably believes, at that
time, will be required from the claimant.
      (b)  An insurer shall mail a complete copy of the applicable
insurance policy under Subsection (a) of this section if, in the
notice of the claim, the claimant notifies the insurer of a loss
covered by the policy that is the result of a fire, flood, natural
disaster, or other circumstance in which it is reasonable to assume
that the claimant's copy of the policy has been lost or destroyed.
      (c)  The insurer may make additional <Additional> requests
for information from the claimant <may be made> if, during the
investigation of the claim, the insurer determines that the <such>
additional requests are necessary.
      (d) <(b)> If the acknowledgment of the claim is not made in
writing, the insurer shall make a record of the date, means, and
content of the acknowledgment.
      (e)  An insurer who receives a nonwritten notice of claim
may, on or before the third business day after the date the insurer
receives the notice of claim, advise the claimant that written
notice is required. An insurer who does not request written notice
under this subsection is subject to each requirement applicable to
a written notice of claim, beginning on the date the insurer
receives the nonwritten notice of claim. An insurer who requests a
written notice of claim from a claimant under this subsection shall
respond to that written notice, if received by the insurer, as
required by this article.