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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice required upon nonrenewal of property/casualty |
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insurance policies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 551, Section 105 is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Section 551.105. Nonrenewal of policies; notice required |
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Unless the insurer has mailed written notice of nonrenewal to |
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the insured not later than the 30th day before the date on which the |
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insurance policy expires, an insurer must renew an insurance |
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policy, at the request of the insured, on the expiration of the |
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policy. |
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Notwithstanding the failure of an insurer to comply with this |
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section, the policy shall terminate on the effective date of any |
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replacement or succeeding insurance policy with another carrier |
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with respect to the insured (a) personal automobile, (b) home, |
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farm, ranch, dwelling, duplex, or apartment, or (c) other real or |
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personal property. |
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SECTION 2. This act takes effect September 1, 2011. |