Texas Statutes

§ 2003.004 — POLICYHOLDER CREDIT FOR REDUCING HAZARD.

Texas § 2003.004
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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 2003.004 (2026).

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Sec. 2003.004. POLICYHOLDER CREDIT FOR REDUCING HAZARD.

(a)The commissioner may require an insurer to give credit to a policyholder for a hazard that the policyholder reduces or removes.
(b)For purposes of this section, the following actions constitute a reduction in hazard by a policyholder:
(1)the installation of a new standard fire hydrant approved by the department within the required distance of a risk, as prescribed by the department; or
(2)the use of compressed air foam technology in fire-fighting equipment.
(c)The insurer shall give credit in the proportion that the hazard is reduced or removed and shall refund to the policyholder the proportional part of the unearned premium charged for the hazard that is reduced or removed. SUBCHAPTER B. MUNICIPAL FIRE LOSS LISTS

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Legislative History

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017 ), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.

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