Tex. Ins. Code Section 443.251
Filing of Claims

(a)

Except as provided by this subsection, proof of all claims must be filed with the liquidator in the form required by Section 443.252 on or before the last day for filing specified in the notice required under Section 443.155, which date may not be later than 18 months after entry of the order of liquidation, unless the receivership court, for good cause shown, extends the time, except that proofs of claims for cash surrender values or other investment values in life insurance and annuities and for any other policies insuring the lives of persons need not be filed unless the liquidator expressly so requires. The receivership court, only upon application of the liquidator, may allow alternative procedures and requirements for the filing of proofs of claim or for allowing or proving claims. Upon application, if the receivership court dispenses with the requirements of filing a proof of claim by a person or a class or group of persons, a proof of claim for the person, class, or group is deemed to have been filed for all purposes, except that the receivership court’s waiver of proof of claim requirements does not impact guaranty association proof of claim filing requirements or coverage determinations to the extent the guaranty fund statute or filing requirements are inconsistent with the receivership court’s waiver of proof.

(b)

The liquidator shall permit a claimant that makes a late filing to share ratably in distributions, whether past or future, as if the claim were not filed late, to the extent that the payment will not prejudice the orderly administration of the liquidation, under the following circumstances:

(1)

the eligibility to file a proof of claim was not known to the claimant, and the claimant filed a proof of claim not later than the 90th day after the date of first learning of the eligibility;

(2)

a transfer to a creditor was avoided under Section 443.202, 443.203, 443.204, or 443.206, or was voluntarily surrendered under Section 443.208, and the filing satisfies the conditions of Section 443.208; or

(3)

the valuation under Section 443.260, of security held by a secured creditor shows a deficiency, and the claim for the deficiency is filed not later than the 30th day after the valuation.

(c)

The liquidator may petition the receivership court to set a date before which all late claims under Subsection (b) must be filed.

(d)

The liquidator shall permit guaranty associations to file claims late and to receive a ratable share of distributions, whether past or future, as if the claims were not late.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 995 (H.B. 2157), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Redesignated from Insurance Code - Not Codified, Art/Sec 21A.251 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.004(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.004(aa), eff. September 1, 2007.
Redesignated from Insurance Code - Not Codified, Art/Sec 21A.251 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.004(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.004(aa), eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 443.251 — Filing of Claims, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­443.­htm#443.­251 (accessed May 4, 2024).

443.001
Construction and Purpose 443.002
Conflicts of Law 443.003
Covered Persons 443.004
Definitions 443.005
Jurisdiction and Venue 443.006
Exemption from Fees 443.007
Notice, Hearing, and Appeal on Matters Submitted by Receiver for Receivership Court Approval 443.008
Injunctions and Orders 443.009
Statutes of Limitations 443.010
Cooperation of Officers, Owners, and Employees 443.011
Actions by and Against Receiver 443.012
Unrecorded Obligations and Defenses of Affiliates 443.013
Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases 443.014
Immunity and Indemnification of Receiver and Assistants 443.015
Approval and Payment of Expenses 443.016
Financial Reporting 443.017
Records 443.051
Receivership Court’s Seizure Order 443.052
Commencement of Formal Delinquency Proceeding 443.053
Return of Summons and Summary Hearing 443.054
Proceedings for Expedited Trial: Continuances, Discovery, Evidence 443.055
Decision and Appeals 443.056
Confidentiality 443.057
Grounds for Conservation, Rehabilitation, or Liquidation 443.058
Entry of Order 443.059
Effect of Petition or Order on Contract or Lease 443.101
Rehabilitation Orders 443.102
Powers and Duties of Rehabilitator 443.103
Rehabilitation Plans 443.104
Termination of Rehabilitation 443.105
Coordination with Guaranty Associations 443.0135
Contracts for Special Deputies 443.151
Liquidation Orders 443.152
Continuance of Coverage 443.153
Sale or Dissolution of Insurer’s Corporate Entity 443.154
Powers of Liquidator 443.155
Notice to Creditors and Others 443.156
Duties of Agents 443.201
Turnover of Assets 443.202
Recovery from Affiliates 443.203
Unauthorized Post-petition Transfers 443.204
Voidable Preferences and Liens 443.205
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations 443.206
Receiver as Lien Creditor 443.207
Liability of Transferee 443.208
Claims of Holders of Void or Voidable Rights 443.209
Setoffs 443.210
Assessments 443.211
Reinsurer’s Liability 443.212
Recovery of Premiums Owed 443.213
Administration of Deductible Agreements and Policyholder Collateral 443.251
Filing of Claims 443.252
Proof of Claim 443.253
Allowance of Claims 443.254
Claims Under Occurrence Policies, Surety Bonds, and Surety Undertakings 443.255
Allowance of Contingent and Unliquidated Claims 443.256
Special Provisions for Third-party Claims 443.257
Disputed Claims 443.258
Liquidator’s Recommendations to Receivership Court 443.259
Claims of Codebtors 443.260
Secured Creditors’ Claims 443.261
Qualified Financial Contracts 443.301
Priority of Distribution 443.302
Partial and Final Distributions of Assets 443.303
Early Access Payments 443.304
Unclaimed and Withheld Funds 443.351
Condition on Release from Delinquency Proceedings 443.352
Termination of Liquidation Proceedings 443.353
Reopening Receivership 443.354
Disposition of Records During and After Termination of Receivership 443.355
External Audit of the Receiver’s Books 443.401
Ancillary Conservation of Foreign Insurers 443.402
Domiciliary Receivers Appointed in Other States
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Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 443.251’s source at texas​.gov