Tex. Ins. Code Section 542.057
Payment of Claim


(a)

Except as otherwise provided by this section, if an insurer notifies a claimant under Section 542.056 (Notice of Acceptance or Rejection of Claim) that the insurer will pay a claim or part of a claim, the insurer shall pay the claim not later than the fifth business day after the date notice is made.

(b)

If payment of the claim or part of the claim is conditioned on the performance of an act by the claimant, the insurer shall pay the claim not later than the fifth business day after the date the act is performed.

(c)

If the insurer is an eligible surplus lines insurer, the insurer shall pay the claim not later than the 20th business day after the notice or the date the act is performed, as applicable.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.

Source: Section 542.057 — Payment of Claim, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­542.­htm#542.­057 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 542.057’s source at texas​.gov