§ 345.205 — INSURANCE MAY BE FURNISHED BY BUYER.

Texas § 345.205

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code FI: Finance Code

Text

Sec. 345.205. INSURANCE MAY BE FURNISHED BY BUYER. (a) If insurance is requested or required in connection with a retail installment contract or retail charge agreement and the retail installment contract or retail charge agreement includes a premium or rate of charge that is not fixed or approved by the commissioner of insurance, the retail buyer is entitled to furnish the insurance coverage not later than the 10th day after the date of the contract or agreement or the delivery or mailing of the written statement required under Section 345.204 , as appropriate, through:
(1) an existing insurance policy owned or controlled by the buyer; or
(2) an insurance policy obtained from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.
(b) When a retail installment contract or retail charge agreement is executed, the retail buyer is entitled to purchase the insurance described by Section 345.201 , 345.202 , or 345.207 and select:
(1) the agent or broker; and
(2) an insurance company acceptable to the holder.

Legislative History

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.