Certificates of Property and Casualty Insurance

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Texas Insurance Code Chapter 1811: Certificates of Property and Casualty Insurance is a state statute published by Texas Legislative Council (tcss.legis.texas.gov). It is one of the Texas documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including texas property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• Tex. Ins. Code § 1811.153 (Rights Conferred by Certificate of Insurance)

  “A certificate of insurance shall not confer to a certificate holder new or additional rights beyond what the referenced policy or any executed endorsement of insurance provides.”

• Tex. Ins. Code § 1811.155(a) (Notice)

  “A person may have a legal right to notice of cancellation, nonrenewal, or material change or any similar notice concerning a policy of insurance only if: (1) the person is named within the policy or an endorsement to the policy; and (2) the policy or endorsement or a law, including a rule, of this...”

• Tex. Ins. Code § 1811.156 (Certificate of Insurance Issued in Violation of Chapter)

  “A certificate of insurance that is executed, issued, or required and that is in violation of this chapter is void and has no effect.”

• Tex. Ins. Code § 1811.151 (Confirmation of Policy Issuance)

  “A certificate of insurance form that has been approved by the commissioner and properly executed and issued by a property and casualty insurer or an agent constitutes a confirmation that the referenced insurance policy has been issued or that coverage has been bound. This section applies regardless...”

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