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TITLE 28 - INSURANCE
PART 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
CHAPTER 15 - SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE
SUBCHAPTER A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION/RULE §15.9 - Becoming an Eligible Insurer
Chapter Review Date 05/06/2022

(a) The stamping office must evaluate surplus lines insurance policies, contracts, or other evidences of coverage for eligibility and compliance with filing requirements. The stamping office may request additional information from the surplus lines agent responsible for the filing if the information filed is not sufficient to make an evaluation in accordance with this section.(b) Following its evaluation of filings under this section, the stamping office must provide the following written reports to TDI:(1) Within 60 days of discovery, a report documenting any surplus lines insurance policy issued by an insurer that is not an eligible surplus lines insurer, any surplus lines insurance policy and contract that is of a type that is not compliant with the Insurance Code, and any act that requires a license that is performed by an unlicensed person.(2) Promptly upon discovery, a report documenting any surplus lines insurance policy or contract that has uncorrected administrative or technical errors that the stamping office has asked the surplus lines agent to correct.

Source Note: The provisions of this §15.9 adopted to be effective December 30, 2018, 43 TexReg 8455.

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