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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibited conduct by insurance adjusters and public |
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insurance adjusters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 4101, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. PROHIBITED CONDUCT |
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Sec. 4101.251. CERTAIN ROOFING-RELATED BUSINESS |
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PROHIBITED. (a) An insurance adjuster licensed under this chapter |
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may not adjust a loss related to roofing damage on behalf of an |
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insurer if the adjuster is a roofing contractor or otherwise |
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provides roofing services or roofing products for compensation, or |
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is a controlling person in a roofing-related business. |
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(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement and enforce this section. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 4102, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 4102.163 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 4102.163. CERTAIN ROOFING-RELATED BUSINESS |
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PROHIBITED. (a) A license holder who is a roofing contractor or |
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otherwise provides roofing services or roofing products for |
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compensation, or is a controlling person in a roofing-related |
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business, may not: |
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(1) act on behalf of an insured in negotiating for or |
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effecting the settlement of a claim for loss related to roofing |
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damage; or |
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(2) on behalf of any other public insurance adjuster, |
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investigate, settle, or adjust or advise or assist an insured with a |
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claim for loss related to roofing damage. |
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(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement and enforce this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |