Texas Insurance Code 1201.212 – Policy Provision: Claim Forms
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an individual accident and health insurance policy must contain the following provision:
“Claim Forms: The insurer, on receipt of a notice of claim, will provide to the claimant the forms usually provided by the insurer for filing proof of loss. If the forms are not provided before the 16th day after the date of the notice, the claimant shall be considered to have complied with the requirements of this policy as to proof of loss on submitting, within the time fixed in the policy for filing proofs of loss, written proof covering the occurrence, the character, and the extent of the loss for which the claim is made.”
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 1201.212
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(b) The provision required by this section is not required to be contained in a policy issued by a corporation operating under Chapter 842.