Tex. Insurance Code § 549.055
INSURANCE BINDER AS EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE
Texas · Texas Insurance Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Insurance Code § 549.055, INSURANCE BINDER AS EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/678457
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(a) A lender that requires a borrower to secure insurance coverage before the lender will provide a residential mortgage or commercial real estate loan must accept an insurance binder as evidence of the required insurance and may not require the borrower to provide an original insurance policy instead of a binder if:
(1) the binder is issued by a licensed general property and casualty agent or a personal lines property and casualty agent who is appointed to represent the insurer whose name appears on the binder and who is authorized to issue binders;
(2) the binder is accompanied by evidence of payment of the required premium; and
(3) the binder will be replaced by an original insurance policy for the required coverage on or before the 30th day after the date the binder is issued.
(b) A property and casualty agent who issues an insurance binder under Subsection (a) must, on request, provide the lender with appropriate evidence for purposes of Subsection (a)(1).