Texas Insurance Code 1952.155 – Benefits Payable Without Regard to Fault or Collateral Source; Effect On Subrogation
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(a) The benefits under coverage required by this subchapter are payable without regard to:
(1) the fault or nonfault of the named insured or recipient in causing or contributing to the collision; and
(2) any collateral source of medical, hospital, or wage continuation benefits.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an insurer paying benefits under coverage required by this subchapter does not have a right of subrogation or claim against any other person or insurer to recover any benefits by reason of the alleged fault of the other person in causing or contributing to the collision.
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 1952.155
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An insurer paying benefits pursuant to this subchapter, including a county mutual insurance company, shall have a right of subrogation and a claim against a person causing or contributing to the collision if, on the date of loss, financial responsibility as required by Chapter 601, Transportation Code, has not been established for a motor vehicle involved in the collision and operated by that person.