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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A title insurance company is not required to offer or provide in connection with a title insurance policy an endorsement insuring a loss from damage resulting from the use of the surface of the land for the extraction or development of coal, lignite, oil, gas, or another mineral if the policy includes a general exception or exclusion from coverage a loss from damage resulting from the use of the surface of the land for the extraction or development of coal, lignite, oil, gas, or another mineral.
(b) In this section, “general exception or exclusion” means a provision in a title insurance policy or other title insuring form that provides that title insurance coverage under the policy or form:
(1) is subject to, and the title insurer does not insure title to, and excepts from the description of the covered property, coal, lignite, oil, gas, and other minerals in and under and that may be produced from the covered property, together with related rights, privileges, and immunities; or
(2) does not cover a lease, grant, exception, or reservation of coal, lignite, oil, gas, or other minerals, or related rights, privileges, and immunities, appearing in the public records.
(c) An additional premium or other amount may not be charged for an endorsement to a loan policy of title insurance if the endorsement:
(1) insures against loss from damage to improvements or permanent buildings located on land that results from the future exercise of any right existing on the date of the loan policy to use the surface of the land for the extraction or development of coal, lignite, oil, gas, or another mineral;
(2) expressly does not insure against loss resulting from subsidence; and
(3) was promulgated by the commissioner in calendar year 2009.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Insurance Code - INS § 2703.0515. Certain Requirements Prohibited - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/insurance-code/ins-sect-2703-0515/
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