SB 455
AN ACT relating to arbitration provisions in surplus lines insurance
Senate Bill • Middleton
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to arbitration provisions in surplus lines insurance
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to arbitration provisions in surplus lines insurance BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 981.101, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) A surplus lines insurance contract that contains an arbitration agreement must provide that: (A) conducted in this state; and (B) governed by the laws of this state; and (2) the insurance contract will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of this state. SECTION 2. Section 981.101(d), Insurance Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a surplus lines insurance contract delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. A surplus lines insurance contract delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed before January 1, 2026, is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to arbitration provisions in surplus lines insurance
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