Tex. Codes » Insurance Code · TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS · SUBTITLE F. INSURANCE FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT · CHAPTER 701. INSURANCE FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS
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Tex. Ins. Code § 701.051 (2026)

Duty To Report

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Sec. 701.051. DUTY TO REPORT. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the person makes the determination or reasonably suspects that a fraudulent insurance act has been or is about to be committed in this state, the person:

(1) shall report the information in writing to the insurance fraud unit of the department, in the format prescribed by the fraud unit or by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; and

(2) may also report the information to another authorized governmental agency.

(b) A report made to the insurance fraud unit constitutes notice to each other authorized governmental agency.

(c) A person who is a member of an organization primarily dedicated to the detection, investigation, and prosecution of insurance fraud fully complies with the person's obligations under Subsection (a) by authorizing the organization to report on the person's behalf information required to be reported under Subsection (a). The person retains any liability resulting from the failure of the organization to report in a manner that complies with Subsection (a).

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 2388), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: in Re Crawford & Co., Crawford & Co. Healthcare Mgmt., Inc., Patsy Hogan & Old Repub. Ins. Co., 458 S.W.3d 920 (Tex. 2015).
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in Re Crawford & Co., Crawford & Co. Healthcare Mgmt., Inc., Patsy Hogan & Old Repub. Ins. Co., 458 S.W.3d 920 (Tex. 2015). “Tex. Ins. Code § 701.051(a). If a carrier knowingly and intentionally makes *928 a false or misleading statement with the intent to deny the payment of a benefit, as the Johnsons allege Crawford did in this case, the Act provides the claimant with remedies, including criminal…”
Casaubon v. Texas Mut. Ins. Co. (W.D. Tex. 2025). “Under Texas law, insurers must report suspected fraudulent activity, Tex. Ins. Code Ann. § 701.051 (West), and are “not liable in a civil action .”
in Re iWORKS Pers., Inc., Luis Trevino, & Haydee Gutierrez (Tex. App. 2015). “TEX. INS. CODE § 701.051(a). If a carrier knowingly and intentionally makes a false or misleading statement with the intent to deny the payment of a benefit, as the Johnsons allege Crawford did in this case, the Act provides the claimant with remedies, including criminal…”
Tex. Ins. Code § 701.051(a): 2 cases
in Re Crawford & Co., Crawford & Co. Healthcare Mgmt., Inc., Patsy Hogan & Old Repub. Ins. Co., 458 S.W.3d 920 (Tex. 2015). “Tex. Ins. Code § 701.051(a). If a carrier knowingly and intentionally makes *928 a false or misleading statement with the intent to deny the payment of a benefit, as the Johnsons allege Crawford did in this case, the Act provides the claimant with remedies, including criminal…”
in Re iWORKS Pers., Inc., Luis Trevino, & Haydee Gutierrez (Tex. App. 2015). “TEX. INS. CODE § 701.051(a). If a carrier knowingly and intentionally makes a false or misleading statement with the intent to deny the payment of a benefit, as the Johnsons allege Crawford did in this case, the Act provides the claimant with remedies, including criminal…”
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