Texas Statutes
§ 2251.001 — PURPOSE.
Texas § 2251.001
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Bluebook
Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 2251.001 (2026).
Text
Sec. 2251.001. PURPOSE. The purposes of this subchapter and Subchapters B, C, D, and E are to:
(1)promote the public welfare by regulating insurance rates to prohibit excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory rates;
(2)promote the availability of insurance;
(3)promote price competition among insurers to provide rates and premiums that are responsive to competitive market conditions;
(4)prohibit price-fixing agreements and other anticompetitive behavior by insurers; and
(5)provide regulatory procedures for the maintenance of appropriate information reporting systems.
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Related
Attorney General of Texas v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
411 S.W.3d 139 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 2013)
the Attorney General of Texas and the Commissioner of Insurance v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance Company of Texas, Texas Farmers Insurance Company, and Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company
(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2013)
Farmers Group, Inc., Farmers Underwriters Association, Fire Underwriters Association, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Gerald Hooks Jr., Lesly K. Nolen, and Joseph C. Blanks, P.C. v. Sandra Geter, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated
(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2019)
Legislative History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017 ), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.
Nearby Sections
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§ 2251.001
PURPOSE.§ 2251.002
DEFINITIONS.§ 2251.003
APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN SUBCHAPTERS.§ 2251.0031
EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN LINES.§ 2251.004
REGULATION OF INLAND MARINE RATES.§ 2251.006
CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN OTHER LAW.§ 2251.007
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT APPLICABLE.§ 2251.052
RATE STANDARDS.§ 2251.101
RATE FILINGS AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION.§ 2251.1031
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