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Amend CSSB 14 (House Committee Printing), in ARTICLE 2 of the
bill, by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION and
renumbering existing SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION 2._____. Subchapter E, Chapter 38, Insurance Code,
is amended by adding Section 38.208 to read as follows:
Sec. 38.208. PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) Notwithstanding
Section 552.110, Government Code, all information, including
information categorized by zip code, collected by the department
under this subchapter regarding the number of policies written by
an insurer, the number of vehicles covered by an insurer, the number
of premiums collected by an insurer, the amount of membership fees
collected by an insurer, and the number of cancellations issued by
an insurer:
(1) is public information;
(2) is not confidential and is not subject to any
exceptions to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code; and
(3) cannot be withheld from disclosure under any other
law.
(b) This section applies to any insurer authorized to write
personal automobile insurance or residential property insurance in
this state, including a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, a
county mutual insurance company, and a Lloyd's plan.