Text of subsection effective until April 01, 2007
- (a) When a policy of fire insurance shall be issued by any company transacting the business of fire insurance in this State, such company shall furnish the policyholder with a written or printed analysis of the rate or premium charged for such policy, showing the items of charge and credit which determine the rate, unless such policyholder has theretofore been furnished with such analysis of such rate. All schedules of rates promulgated by said Board shall be open to the public, and every local agent of such fire insurance company shall have and exhibit to the public copies of such schedules covering all risks upon which he is authorized to write insurance.
- (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this article, on and after the effective date of S.B. No. 14, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, rates for homeowners and residential fire and residential allied lines insurance coverage under this subchapter are determined as provided by Subchapter Q of this chapter, and rates for other lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code, except that on and after December 1, 2004, rates for all lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code.
Acts 1951, 52nd Leg., ch. 491.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.29, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 12, Sec. 8.15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 984, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1330, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 206, Sec. 21.18, eff. June 11, 2003.