Sec. 113.098. INSURANCE CONDITIONS

(a) As evidence that required insurance has been secured and is in force, certificates of insurance which are approved by the commission shall be filed with the commission before licensing, license renewal, and during the entire period that the license is in effect. Any document filed with the commission in a timely manner which is not completed in accordance with the instructions indicated on the insurance certificate forms supplied by the commission, but which complies with the substantive requirements of this section and with the rules adopted under this section may be considered by the commission to be evidence that required insurance has been secured and is in force for a temporary period not to exceed 45 days. During this temporary period, a licensee shall file with the commission an amended certificate of insurance which complies with all procedural and substantive requirements of this section and the rules adopted hereunder.

(b) All certificates filed under this section shall be continuous in duration.

(c) Cancellation of a certificate of insurance becomes effective on the occurrence of any of the following events and not before:

(1) commission receipt of written notice stating the insurer's intent to cancel a policy of insurance and the passage of time equivalent to the notice period required by law to be given the insured before the insurance cancellation;

(2) receipt by the commission of an acceptable replacement insurance certificate;

(3) voluntary surrender of a license and the rights and privileges conferred by the license;

(4) commission receipt of a statement made by a licensee stating that the licensee is not actively engaging in any operations which require a particular type of insurance and will not engage in those operations unless and until all certificates of required insurance applicable to those operations are filed with the commission; or

(5) written order of commission.

(d) Cancellation under Subsection (c) of this section shall not become effective until approved by the commission.

Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2031, ch. 799, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1980; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 325, Sec. 8, eff. June 11, 1987; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 725, Sec. 9, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.