Sec. 2251.001. PURPOSE  


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  • The purposes of this subchapter and Subchapters B, C, D, and E are to:

    (1) promote the public welfare by regulating insurance rates to prohibit excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory rates;

    (2) promote the availability of insurance;

    (3) promote price competition among insurers to provide rates and premiums that are responsive to competitive market conditions;

    (4) prohibit price-fixing agreements and other anticompetitive behavior by insurers; and

    (5) provide regulatory procedures for the maintenance of appropriate information reporting systems.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 , Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.