Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
INSURANCE CODE |
Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS |
Subtitle G. REGULATION OF INSURER MARKET CONDUCT |
Chapter 751. MARKET CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE |
Subchapter H. SANCTIONS |
Sec. 751.351. SANCTIONS
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(a) The commissioner may impose sanctions under Chapter 82 against an insurer determined, as a result of a market conduct action or other action under this chapter, to have violated this code, a rule adopted under this code, or another insurance law of this state.
(b) In determining an appropriate sanction under Subsection (a) the commissioner shall consider:
(1) any actions taken by the insurer to maintain membership in, and comply with the standards of, best-practice organizations that promote high ethical standards of conduct in the insurance marketplace; and
(2) the extent to which the insurer maintains regulatory compliance programs to self-assess, self-report, and remediate problems detected by the insurer.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 291 , Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.