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TITLE 28 - INSURANCE
PART 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
CHAPTER 5 - PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
SUBCHAPTER B - INSURANCE CODE, CHAPTER 5, SUBCHAPTER B
SECTION/RULE §5.1501 - Procedure for Reconsideration
Chapter Review Date 06/08/2021

Each insurer covered by the Insurance Code, Article 5.15-1, shall adopt a procedure for reconsideration of the rate or premium charged a physician or health care provider, as defined in §2 of said article, for professional liability insurance coverage. The procedure so adopted must:(1) afford any insured physician or health care provider the opportunity to file a written grievance with, or request a hearing before, officers or employees of the insurer who have responsibility for determining rates and premiums to be charged for professional liability insurance;(2) require that the insurer reconsider the rate or premium of the insured physician or health care provider;(3) require the insurer to provide a written explanation of the rate or premium being charged; and(4) provide that the insurer shall file a copy of any grievance or request for hearing, together with the insurer's response thereto, with the Professional Liability Division of the State Board of Insurance.

Source Note: The provisions of this §5.1501 adopted to be effective September 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 5137.

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