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Tex. Ins. Code § 31.002 (2026)

Duties Of Department

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Sec. 31.002. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. In addition to the other duties required of the Texas Department of Insurance, the department shall:

(1) regulate the business of insurance in this state;

(2) administer the workers' compensation system of this state as provided by Title 5, Labor Code;

(3) ensure that this code and other laws regarding insurance and insurance companies are executed;

(4) protect and ensure the fair treatment of consumers; and

(5) ensure fair competition in the insurance industry in order to foster a competitive market.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 6.051, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1147 (H.B. 1951), Sec. 1.001, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2023 · leading case: Bob Greene, as Next Friend of Lewayne Greene v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 446 S.W.3d 761 (Tex. 2014).
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Bob Greene, as Next Friend of Lewayne Greene v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 446 S.W.3d 761 (Tex. 2014). · cites it 4× “” TEX. INS. CODE § 31.002. 16 See Acts of June 7, 1951, 52nd Leg.”
Argonaut Ins. Co. v. Baker, 87 S.W.3d 526 (Tex. 2002). · cites it 2× “" Tex. Ins.Code § 31.002. Rule XIX of the Department's publication Texas Basic Manual of Rules, Classifications and Experience Rating Plan for Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance (2nd Reprint) provides that "[i]n the event the insurer makes a recovery from a…”
Beacon Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Montemayor, 86 S.W.3d 260 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “21-2, §§ 4, 8 (West 1981); Tex. Ins. Code Ann. §§ 31.002 (1), 37.001 (West 2002) (investing TDI with authority to "regulate the business of insurance in this state”).”
Texas Dep't of Ins. v. Reconveyance Servs., Inc., 240 S.W.3d 418 (Tex. App. 2007). “See Tex. Ins.Code Ann. §§ 31.002, .021, 2501.”
Hancock v. Chicago Title Ins., 635 F. Supp. 2d 539 (N.D. Tex. 2009). “Tex. Ins. Code Ann. § 31.002 (Vernon 2009).”
Philadelphia Am. Life Ins. Co. v. Turner, 131 S.W.3d 576 (Tex. App. 2004). “See Tex. Ins.Code Ann. § 31.002(1) (Vernon Supp.”
Elvia Cardenas v. United of Omaha Life Ins Co., 731 F.3d 496 (5th Cir. 2013). “Such a result runs counter to both the Department’s duties, see Tex. Ins.Code Ann. § 31.002 (“[T]he department shall .”
Chapman v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins., 814 F. Supp. 2d 716 (N.D. Tex. 2011). “” Tex. Ins.Code Ann. § 31.002 (West 2009). The Texas Insurance Code also mandates that “[t]he [C]ommissioner is the department’s chief executive and administrative officer.”
Cortez v. Progressive Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co., 61 S.W.3d 68 (Tex. App. 2001). “21-8 was intended to expand the rule against discrimination between insureds of the same risk class by making it applicable to all insurers, not to restrict the concept of unfair discrimination to the definition contained in Article 21.”
Beacon Nat'l Ins. Co. First Preferred Ins. Co. & Petrolia Ins. Co. v. Jose Montemayor, in His Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Ins. The Texas Dep't of Ins. John Cornyn, in His Off. Capacity as Attorney Gen. & the Off. of the Attorney Gen. (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “[sic] wind and/or hail damages both layers, that the company would be expected to pay for complete removal of the top and underlying roofing material." 4. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann.”
Unitedhealthcare Ins. Co. Unitedhealthcare of Texas, Inc. v. Acs Primary Care Physicians Sw., P.A. Hill Cnty. Emergency Med. Assocs., P.A. Longhorn Emergency Med. Assocs., P.A. Cent. Texas Emergency Assocs., P.A. Emergency Assocs. of Cent. Texas, P.A. Emergency Servs. of Texas, P.A. (Tex. 2023). “69 TEX. INS. CODE § 31.002(1), (3). 70 Id. § 843.”
Elvia Cardenas v. United of Omaha Life Ins Co. (5th Cir. 2013). “Such a result runs counter to both the Department’s duties, see Tex. Ins. Code Ann. § 31.002 (“[T]he department shall .”
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Bob Greene, as Next Friend of Lewayne Greene v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 446 S.W.3d 761 (Tex. 2014). “” TEX. INS. CODE § 31.002. 16 See Acts of June 7, 1951, 52nd Leg.”
Philadelphia Am. Life Ins. Co. v. Turner, 131 S.W.3d 576 (Tex. App. 2004). “See Tex. Ins.Code Ann. § 31.002(1) (Vernon Supp.”
Unitedhealthcare Ins. Co. Unitedhealthcare of Texas, Inc. v. Acs Primary Care Physicians Sw., P.A. Hill Cnty. Emergency Med. Assocs., P.A. Longhorn Emergency Med. Assocs., P.A. Cent. Texas Emergency Assocs., P.A. Emergency Assocs. of Cent. Texas, P.A. Emergency Servs. of Texas, P.A. (Tex. 2023). “69 TEX. INS. CODE § 31.002(1), (3). 70 Id. § 843.”
SideCars, Inc. v. the Texas Dep't of Ins. Mike Geeslin, Comm'r of Texas Dep't of Ins. Collateral Prot. Ins. Agency, Inc. & HUB Int'l Fin. (Tex. App. 2013).
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