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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), an individual accident and health insurance policy must contain the provisions required by this subchapter in the words provided by this subchapter.
(b) An insurer may substitute for a policy provision required by this subchapter a provision with different wording approved by the commissioner in accordance with reasonable rules adopted by the commissioner. A substituted provision may not be less favorable to an insured or a beneficiary of the policy than the provision required by this subchapter.
(c) If a policy provision required by this subchapter is wholly or partly inapplicable to or inconsistent with the coverage provided by a particular form of policy, the insurer, with the commissioner's approval, shall:
(1) omit from the policy each inapplicable provision or part of a provision; and
(2) modify each inconsistent provision or part of a provision so that the provision as contained in the policy is consistent with the coverage provided by the policy.
(d) A policy provision required by this subchapter must be preceded by the caption for the provision provided by this subchapter or, at the option of the insurer, by an appropriate individual or group caption or subcaption approved by the commissioner.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Insurance Code - INS § 1201.201. Policy Provisions Required - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/insurance-code/ins-sect-1201-201/
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