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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) To permit the receiver or association to properly defend a pending cause of action, a proceeding in which an impaired insurer is a party or is obligated to defend a party in a court in this state, other than a proceeding directly related to the receivership or brought by the receiver, is stayed for:
(1) a six-month period beginning on the later of the date the insurer is designated as impaired or the date an ancillary proceeding is brought in this state; and
(2) any subsequent period as determined by the court.
(b) If a covered claim arises from a judgment, order, verdict, finding, or other decision based on the default of an impaired insurer or the insurer's failure to defend an insured, the association on the association's behalf or on behalf of the insured may apply to the court or administrator that made the decision to have the decision set aside and is entitled to defend the claim on the merits.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Insurance Code - INS § 463.404. Stay of Proceedings; Certain Decisions Not Binding - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/insurance-code/ins-sect-463-404/
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