Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
INSURANCE CODE |
Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS |
Subtitle F. INSURANCE FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT |
Chapter 706. IDENTITY THEFT INSURANCE |
Sec. 706.002. COVERAGE AUTHORIZED
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(a) An insurer authorized to write property and casualty insurance in this state may offer and issue insurance coverage for a loss suffered by a policyholder as a result of the policyholders' being a victim of identity theft or attempted identity theft.
(b) Coverage authorized by Subsection (a) may be:
(1) offered as a separate insurance policy or as a rider or endorsement to:
(A) a residential and commercial property insurance policy; or
(B) a personal or commercial casualty insurance policy; and
(2) underwritten and issued as an individual or group insurance policy.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 102 , Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.