Texas Insurance Code 549.053 – Use of Policy Information
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a lender may not:
(1) use or permit the use of any information taken from an insurance policy insuring the borrower’s property for the purpose of soliciting insurance business from the borrower; or
(2) make information taken from an insurance policy insuring the borrower’s property available to any other person for any purpose.
(b) Subsection (a) does not:
(1) apply if the borrower provides the lender with specific written authority permitting or directing the particular use or disclosure of information before the use or disclosure occurs; or
(2) prevent a lender who is a licensed general property and casualty agent or a personal lines property and casualty agent from selling insurance to a borrower.
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 549.053
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005