Amend CSSB 213 on third reading in SECTION 1 of the bill as follows:
(1) Immediately following added Section 551.251, Insurance Code, insert the following:
Sec. 551.252. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to an authorized insurer writing property and casualty insurance in this state, including:
(1) a county mutual insurance company;
(2) a Lloyd's plan;
(3) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange; and
(4) a farm mutual insurance company.
(2) In added Section 551.253, Insurance Code, between "POLICIES." and "It", insert "(a)".
(3) Immediately following added Section 551.253, Insurance Code, insert the following:
(b) Notwithstanding Subchapter D, Chapter 541, or any other law, a person may not bring a private action against an insurer or an agent or representative of an insurer for a method, act, or practice described by this section. This subsection does not limit the authority of the attorney general to bring an action as provided by Subchapter E or F, Chapter 541.
(4) Renumber sections and cross-references appropriately.