Texas Insurance Code 4051.358 – Provision of Underwriting Standards to Agent Whose Contract Is Terminated or Suspended
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(a) On providing notice to an agent of termination or suspension of the agent’s contract under this subchapter, the insurer shall provide to the agent the insurer’s written underwriting standards. The standards must conform to the underwriting standards that were in effect for that agent before the insurer’s decision to terminate or suspend the agent’s contract.
(b) An insurer may provide different underwriting standards to different agents of the insurer if the standards are not used in a way that prevents or discourages the renewal of the insurance policies of an agent whose contract is terminated or suspended.
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 4051.358
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
