Tex. Insurance Code § 3503.056
PAYMENT OF CLAIM
Texas · Texas Insurance Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Insurance Code § 3503.056, PAYMENT OF CLAIM, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/685261
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(a) If a surety company notifies a claimant under Section 3503.055 that the company accepts a claim or part of a claim, the company shall pay the claim not later than the 15th day after the date of the notice.
(b) If payment of the claim or part of the claim is conditioned on the execution of a document or performance of an act by the claimant, the surety company shall pay the claim not later than the seventh day after the date the company receives the executed document or evidence that the act has been performed.
(c) For purposes of this section, payment of a claim occurs when the surety company places the company's check or draft in the United States mail properly addressed to the claimant or the claimant's representative.