Tex. Insurance Code § 541.053
DEFAMATION OF INSURER
Texas · Texas Insurance Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Insurance Code § 541.053, DEFAMATION OF INSURER, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/678165
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(a) It is an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance to directly or indirectly make, publish, disseminate, or circulate or to aid, abet, or encourage the making, publication, dissemination, or circulation of a statement that:
(1) is false, maliciously critical of, or derogatory to the financial condition of an insurer; and
(2) is calculated to injure a person engaged in the business of insurance.
(b) This section applies to any oral or written statement, including a statement in any pamphlet, circular, article, or literature.