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5 Document(s) [ Subject: Insurance deregulation ]

• Committee:

  Joint Rate and Policy Form Regulation, Select, 73rd R.S. (1993)

  Title:

  Interim report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Homeowners insurance | Insurance deregulation | Insurance industry | Insurance rates | Insurance regulation benchmark system | Uninsured motorists | Vehicle insurance |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.73 in7

  Description:

  [386 pages  File size: 21,862 kb]

  Charges:

  1. The committee shall study insurance rate and policy form regulation in this state. The committee shall assess: (1) the effects of changes made by the 72nd Legislature in insurance regulation to identify whether the purpose of the department should be further changed from insurance rate and policy form regulation and directed to: (A) regulation of the financial conditions of companies and market conduct; and (B) provision of consumer services; (2) the degree of competition in the insurance industry in this state; and (3) the availability of motor vehicle insurance, the number of uninsured drivers, and the number of drivers insured through the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association, on a geographic area basis, to assess if certain geographic areas of the state are underserved.
  2. The committee shall appoint an independent consulting firm to evaluate the activities of advisory organizations in this state, including their impact on competition in the insurance market, their use by insurers, and their impact on availability and affordability of coverage, and any other matters relevant to determining their continued authorization. The committee shall include in its report to the legislature a recommendation for the future role of the advisory organizations in this state.
  3. The committee shall appoint an independent consulting firm to evaluate the costs and benefits of each of the systems and include in its report to the legislature a recommendation for future data collection consistent with its recommendations on rates.

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• Committee:

  Senate Economic Development, Interim, 72nd R.S. (1991)

  Title:

  Interim report - Insurance reform legislation

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Insurance deregulation | Insurance industry | Insurance, Texas Department of |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.72 in8

  Description:

  [253 pages  File size: 10,510 kb]

  Charges:

  1. The Committee shall monitor the implementation of insurance reform as enacted by HB 2, 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, and HB 62, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session.

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• Committee:

  Joint Insurance Regulation, Special, 71st R.S. (1989)

  Title:

  Interim report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Health insurance | Insurance deregulation | Insurance rates | Insurance, Texas State Board of |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.71 in71

  Description:

  [398 pages  File size: 21,370 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Conduct a comprehensive study of the State Board of Insurance, propose solutions to correct regulatory deficiencies at that agency, make recommendations for the statutory reorganization of insurance regulation by the State of Texas and participate in the recodification of the Texas Insurance Code. The committee's study of state insurance regulation shall include issues relating to data-reporting requirements, the role of rating organizations, and exemption from state antitrust laws.

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• Committee:

  Joint Insurance Regulation, Special, 71st R.S. (1989)

  Title:

  Proclamation

  Document type:

  Supporting document

  Library Call Number:

  L1800.1 p926

  Description:

  [1 pages  File size: 111 kb]

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• Committee:

  House Insurance, 64th R.S. (1975)

  Title:

  Interim Report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Fire prevention | Insurance agents | Insurance deregulation | Insurance rates | Insurance, Texas State Board of | Property insurance | Uninsured motorists | Vehicle insurance |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.64 in7

  Description:

  [173 pages  File size: 7,009 kb]

  Charges:

  1. To study the viability and necessity of a use and file rating system for automobile and fire insurance, determining if the present rating system or another more open system would best serve the needs of Texas citizens.
  2. The study of the proposed federal no-fault automobile insurance legislation (S.354) and its ramifications in Texas.
  3. A study of mandatory liability insurance as a prerequisite to automobile operation, as 26% of Texas motorists are uninsured and involved in 68% of the accidents in Texas.
  4. A study of the key rating system for fire insurance as well as the rating and territorial classifications, as the statutes have not been updated.
  5. A study of the educational and licensing standards for all insurance agents.

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