Tex. Ins. Code § 559.057
Sale of Policy Term Information by Consumer Reporting Agency Prohibited
Effective Sep 1, 2005Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018)
(a) A consumer reporting agency may not provide or sell data or lists that include any information that, in whole or in part, was submitted in conjunction with an insurance inquiry about a consumer's credit information or a request for a credit report or credit score, including:
- (1) the expiration dates of an insurance policy or any other information that may identify periods during which a consumer's insurance may expire; and
- (2) the terms and conditions of the consumer's insurance coverage.
(b) The restriction under Subsection (a) does not apply to data or lists that the consumer reporting agency provides to:
- (1) the agent from whom information was received;
- (2) the insurer on whose behalf the agent acted; or
- (3) that insurer's affiliates.
- (c) This section may not be construed to restrict the ability of an insurer to obtain a claims history report or a report regarding a motor vehicle.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.020(a), eff. September 1, 2005.