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SUBCHAPTER E. TEXAS WINDSTORM INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
DIVISION 3. LOSS FUNDING, INCLUDING CATASTROPHE RESERVE TRUST
FUND, FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS, AND PUBLIC SECURITIES
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§5.4171. Premium Surcharge Requirement.

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(a) Following a catastrophic event, insurers may be required to assess a

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premium surcharge under the Insurance Code §2210.613(b) and §2210.613(c) on all

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policyholders [with property and casualty insurance policies that provide coverage on

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premises, operations, or insured property located in a catastrophe area] of policies that

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cover insured property that is located in a catastrophe area, including automobiles

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principally garaged in the catastrophe area. This requirement applies to [admitted]

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property and casualty insurers, the Association, the Texas FAIR Plan Association,

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Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association policies, affiliated surplus lines insurers,

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and includes property and casualty policies independently procured from affiliated

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insurers.

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(b) This section and §§5.4172, 5.4173, [and] 5.4181, 5.4182, and 5.4184 -

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5.4192 of this division (relating to Premium Surcharge Definitions, Determination of the

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Surcharge Percentage, Premiums to be Surcharged, [Allocation] Method for [Specified

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Lines of Insurance] Determining the Premium Surcharge, [Allocation Method for Other

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Lines of Insurance,] Application of the Surcharges, Premium Surcharges are

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Mandatory, Remittance of Premium Surcharges, Offsets, Surcharges not Subject to

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Commissions or Premium Taxes, Notification Requirements, Annual Premium
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Surcharge Report, Premium Surcharge Reconciliation Report, and Data Collection,

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respectively) [do not] apply only to policies written [and reported under the following

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annual statement lines of business] for the following types of insurance: [federal flood;

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medical malpractice; group accident and health; all other accident and health; workers'

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compensation; excess workers' compensation, and surety] commercial fire; commercial

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allied lines; farm and ranch owners; residential property insurance; commercial multiple

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peril (non-liability portion); private passenger automobile no-fault (PIP); other private

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passenger automobile liability; private passenger automobile physical damage;

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commercial automobile no-fault (PIP); other commercial automobile liability; and

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commercial automobile physical damage.

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(c) This section and §§5.4172, 5.4173, [and] 5.4181, 5.4182, and 5.4184 5.4192 of this division do not apply to:
(1) a farm mutual insurance company operating under the Insurance
Code Chapter 911;
(2) a nonaffiliated county mutual fire insurance company described by the

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Insurance Code §912.310 that is writing exclusively industrial fire insurance policies as

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described by the Insurance Code §912.310(a)(2);

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(3) a mutual insurance company or a statewide mutual assessment

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company engaged in business under Chapter 12 or 13, Title 78, Revised Statutes,

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respectively, before those chapters’ repeal by §18, Chapter 40, Acts of the 41st

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Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1929, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 60, General

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Laws, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1929, that retains the rights and

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privileges under the repealed law to the extent provided by those sections; and
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(4) premium and policies issued by an affiliated surplus lines insurer that

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a federal agency or court of competent jurisdiction determines to be exempt from a

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premium surcharge under the Insurance Code Chapter 2210.

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(d) For all lines of insurance subject to [§5.4182 of] this division, [(relating to

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Allocation Method for Specified Lines of Insurance)] this section and[,] §§5.4172,

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5.4173, [and] 5.4181, 5.4182, and 5.4184 - 5.4192 of this division are effective June 1,

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2011.

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[(e) For all other lines, this section, §§5.4172, 5.4173 and 5.4181 - 5.4192 of
this division are effective October 1, 2011.]

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§5.4172. Premium Surcharge Definitions. The following words and terms when

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used in §§5.4172, 5.4173, [and] 5.4181, 5.4182, and 5.4184 - 5.4192 of this division

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(relating to Premium Surcharge Requirement, Premiums to be Surcharged, [Allocation]

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Method for [Specified Lines of Insurance] Determining the Premium Surcharge,

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[Allocation Method for Other Lines of Insurance,] Application of the Surcharges,

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Premium Surcharges are Mandatory, Remittance of Premium Surcharges, Offsets,

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Surcharges not Subject to Commissions or Premium Taxes, Determination of the

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Surcharge Percentage, Notification Requirements, Annual Premium Surcharge Report,

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Premium Surcharge Reconciliation Report, and Data Collection, respectively) shall

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have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

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(1) Affiliated insurer--An insurer that is an affiliate, as described by the

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Insurance Code §823.003, of an insurer authorized to engage in the business of

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property or casualty insurance in the State of Texas. Affiliated insurer includes an
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insurer not authorized to engage in the business of property or casualty insurance in

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the State of Texas.

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(2) Affiliated surplus lines insurer--An eligible surplus lines insurer that is

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an affiliate, as described by the Insurance Code §823.003, of an insurer authorized to

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engage in the business of property or casualty insurance in the State of Texas.

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(3) Exposure--The basic unit of risk that is used by an insurer to
determine the insured’s premium.

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(4) Insured property--Real property, or tangible or intangible personal

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property, including automobiles, covered under an insurance policy issued by an

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insurer.

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(5) Insurer--Each property and casualty insurer authorized to engage in

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the business of property or casualty insurance in the State of Texas and an affiliate of

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such an insurer, as described by the Insurance Code §823.003, including an affiliate

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that is not authorized to engage in the business of property or casualty insurance in the

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State of Texas, the Association, and the Texas Fair Access to Insurance Requirements

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Plan Association. The term specifically includes a county mutual insurance company, a

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Lloyd’s plan, and a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange.

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[(6) Operations--A person's interest in property, or activities, that may

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result in, or give rise to, a loss that is insurable under a property or casualty insurance

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policy, including the use of a automobile; ownership, lease, or occupancy of a

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residence or other real property; and activities performed by a person in connection

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with the manufacture, distribution, or sale of goods or services. A person is considered

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to have operations in the catastrophe area if the person maintains an automobile or
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physical location in the catastrophe area, regardless of whether that location is owned,

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leased, rented, or occupied by the person.]

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[(7) Premises--A physical location where a person resides, or owns,
leases, rents, or occupies real property, or has operations.]
(6) [(8)] Premium surcharge percentage--The percentage amount

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determined by the commissioner under §5.4173 of this division (relating to the

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Determination of the Surcharge Percentage).

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(7) Residential property insurance--insurance against loss to real or

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tangible personal property at a fixed location, including through a homeowners

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insurance policy, a tenants insurance policy, a condominium owners insurance policy,

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or a residential fire and allied lines insurance policy.

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§5.4173. Determination of the Surcharge Percentage.
(a) The Association shall review information provided by the Texas Public

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Finance Authority concerning the amount of the class 2 public security obligations and

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estimated amount of the class 2 public security administrative expenses, including any

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required contractual coverage amount, to determine whether the Association has

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sufficient available funds to pay the public security obligations and public security

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administrative expenses, if any, including any contractual coverage amount, or whether

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a premium surcharge under the Insurance Code §2210.613 is required. The

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Association may consider all of the Association's outstanding obligations and sources

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of funds to pay those obligations.
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(b) If the Association determines that it is [necessary to collect revenue

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specified in the Insurance Code §2210.613] unable to satisfy the estimated amount of

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class 2 public securities obligations and administrative expenses with available funds,

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the Association shall submit a written request to the commissioner to approve a

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premium surcharge on policyholders with [premises, operations, or] insured property,

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including automobiles, located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area as

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authorized under the Insurance Code §2210.613. The Association's request must

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specify:

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(1) the total amount of the class 2 public security obligations and

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estimated amount of the class 2 public security administrative expenses, including any

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required contractual coverage amount, provided in the TPFA notice;

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(2) the amount to be collected from insurers through a member

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assessment, which may not exceed 30 percent of the amount specified in the TPFA

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notice;

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(3) the amount to be collected from catastrophe area policyholders

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through premium surcharges, which may not exceed 70 percent of the amount

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specified in the TPFA notice; and

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(4) the date upon which the premium surcharge is to commence and the
date the premium surcharge for the noticed amount is to end.
(c) On approval by the commissioner each insurer shall assess a premium

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surcharge in a percentage amount set by the commissioner to the insurer's

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policyholders. The premium surcharge percentage shall be applied to the premium

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attributable to [premises, operations, and] insured property, including automobiles,
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located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area on policies that become effective,

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or on multi-year policies that become effective or have an anniversary date, during the

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premium surcharge period when the premium surcharge percentage will be in effect, as

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specified in §§5.4181, 5.4182, and 5.4184 - 5.4188 of this division (relating to

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Premiums to be Surcharged, [Allocation] Method for [Specified Lines of Insurance]

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Determining the Premium Surcharge, [Allocation Method for Other Lines of Insurance,]

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Application of the Surcharges, Premium Surcharges are Mandatory, Remittance of

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Premium Surcharges, Offsets, and Surcharges not Subject to Commissions or

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Premium Taxes, respectively). The premium surcharge date specified by the

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commissioner shall be at least 180 days after the date the commissioner issues notice

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of approval of the public securities.

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(d) This section is part of the [Texas Windstorm Insurance] Association's plan of

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operation and shall control over any conflicting provision in §5.4001 of this subchapter

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(relating to Plan of Operation).

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§5.4181. Premiums to be Surcharged.
(a) The premium surcharge percentage shall be applied to:
(1) amounts reported as premium for the purposes of reporting under the
Annual Statement, Exhibit of Premiums and Losses (Statutory Page 14), Texas; and
(2) if not reported as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, those

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additional amounts collected that are subject to premium taxation by the comptroller,

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including policy fees not reported as premium; surplus lines premium tax; and

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independently procured premium tax.
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(b) Premium surcharges do not apply to fees that are neither reported as

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premium in the Annual Statement, Exhibit of Premiums and Losses (Statutory Page

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14), Texas, nor subject to premium taxation by the comptroller.

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§5.4182. [Allocation] Method for [Specified Lines] Determining the Premium

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Surcharge.

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(a) The methods addressed in this section shall apply to all:
(1) policies written and reported under the following annual statement

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lines of business: fire; allied lines; [multi-peril crop;] farm and ranch owners

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[farmowners]; homeowners; commercial multi-peril ([property]non-liability portion);

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[commercial multi-peril policies written on an indivisible premium basis, regardless

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whether reported as commercial multi-peril (property) or commercial multi-peril

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(liability); earthquake;] private passenger auto no fault (personal injury protection (PIP)),

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other private passenger auto liability, and private passenger auto physical damage; and

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commercial auto no fault (personal injury protection (PIP)), other commercial auto

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liability, and commercial auto physical damage [for policies where the premium is

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determined based on the geographic location of the exposures, or where the

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automobiles are principally garaged; boiler and machinery; burglary and theft]; and

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[(2) personal and residential policies, including boat owners, personal
liability, personal umbrella, and personal inland marine policies; and]
(2) [(3)] personal and commercial risks assigned by the Texas Automobile
Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA) pursuant to the Insurance Code Chapter 2151.
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(b) The [If the policy is rated based on the geographic location of the insured's

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[premises, operations, or insured property, the] premium surcharge shall be determined

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by applying the premium surcharge percentage to the policy premium determined in

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§5.4181 of this division (relating to Premiums to be Surcharged), attributable to

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[premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally

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garaged in the catastrophe area.

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[(c) In cases where the policy is not rated based on the geographic location of

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the insured's premises, operations, or insured property, the insurer shall allocate

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premium to the catastrophe area based on the proportion the exposure in the

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catastrophe area bears to the total exposure on the policy. The premium surcharge

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percentage shall apply to that portion of the policy premium allocated to the catastrophe

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area.]

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[§5.4183. Allocation Method for Other Lines of Insurance. For all other applicable

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lines of insurance not specified in §5.4182 of this division (relating to Allocation Method

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for Specified Lines of Insurance) the surcharge shall be determined as follows:

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(1) For lines of insurance where, as part of its normal underwriting, rating, or

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data collection processes, the insurer has sufficient information to determine the

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premium or exposure for each location, or can otherwise reasonably allocate premium

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to the catastrophe area, the insurer shall use the direct allocation methods set forth in

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§5.4182 of this division and determine the premium surcharge amount by applying the

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premium surcharge percentage to the premium attributable to the catastrophe area.

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(2) For other lines and types of insurance not included in paragraph (1) of this
section, and where the insurer, including an affiliate, provides insurance to the named
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insured covering real property and/or tangible personal property under a commercial

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property policy or a commercial multi-peril policy, regardless whether such coverage is

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provided on a monoline or multi-peril basis, the premium surcharge shall be determine

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as follows:

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(A) The insurer shall determine the catastrophe area allocation percentage as

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the proportion of premium attributable to the catastrophe area for property insured

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under the commercial property or commercial multi-peril policy.

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(B) The premium surcharge shall be determined by multiplying the total Texas

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premium by the catastrophe area allocation percentage and the premium surcharge

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percentage.

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(3) For other lines, and types of insurance not included in subsection (a) of this

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section, and where neither the insurer nor an affiliate of the insurer provides insurance

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to the named insured covering real property and/or tangible personal property under a

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commercial property policy or a commercial multi-peril policy, the premium surcharge

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shall be determined as follows:

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(A) Prior to the effective date of each new policy, and at the renewal of each

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renewal policy, the insurer shall determine from the insured the catastrophe area

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allocation percentage. The catastrophe area allocation percentage is determined as the

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proportion of premium attributable to the catastrophe area for property insured under

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the commercial property or commercial multi-peril (property) policy or the percentage of

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self-insured premium attributable to property located in the catastrophe area in the case

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where the insured is self-insured.
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(B) The premium surcharge shall be determined by multiplying the total Texas

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premium by the catastrophe area allocation percentage and the premium surcharge

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percentage.

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(C) Information required to be collected by insurers under subparagraph (A) of

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this paragraph shall be collected regardless whether or not a premium surcharge is in

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effect on the effective date, in the case of new policies, or the renewal date, in the case

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of renewal policies.

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(D) Insurers are not required to verify or otherwise determine the

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reasonableness of information provided to them under subparagraph (A) of this

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paragraph.]

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§5.4184. Application of the Surcharges.

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(a) When assessed under the Insurance Code §2210.613, the premium

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surcharges shall apply to all policies with [premises, operations, or] insured property,

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including automobiles, located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area that are

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issued or renewed with effective dates in the assessment period specified in the

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commissioner's order, with two exceptions:

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(1) insurers shall not surcharge policies, and are not responsible for

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collecting premium surcharges on policies, that did not go into effect or were cancelled

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as of the inception date of the policy; and

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(2) for multi-year policies, the premium surcharge in effect on the

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effective date of the policy, or the anniversary date of the policy, shall be applied to the

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12-month premium for the applicable policy period.
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(b) Premium surcharges are refundable [non-refundable] under the Insurance
Code §2210.613.

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(1) If the policy is cancelled, an amount [a pro-rata portion] of the

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surcharge [is not returned] that is proportionate to the return premium shall be refunded

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to the policyholder; however,

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(2) in lieu of a refund of the premium surcharge, the insurer may credit

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the return premium surcharge against amounts due the insurer but unpaid by the

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insured; and

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[(2)] (3) an additional surcharge shall not apply to a policy that was

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cancelled subsequent to the effective date of the policy, and is later reinstated. For

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purposes of this section a policy is reinstated if it covers the same period as the original

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policy without a lapse in coverage, except as provided in the Insurance Code §551.106.

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[(c) A mid-term policy change consists of all transactions on a policy occurring
within a seven day period that result in a change in the premium.]
(c) [(d)] If a mid-term policy change increases the premium on the policy,

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insureds must pay an additional surcharge for the increased premium attributable to

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[premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally

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garaged in the catastrophe area which shall be determined [as follows:]

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[(1) For policies where the premium surcharge is determined under

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5.4182 or §5.4183(1) of this division (relating to Allocation Method for Specified Lines of

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Insurance and Allocation Method for Other Lines of Insurance), the additional premium

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surcharge is determined] by applying the applicable premium surcharge percentage to
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that portion of the additional premium attributable to [premises, operations or] insured

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property, including automobiles, located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area.

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[(2) For policies where the premium surcharge is determined under

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§5.4183(1) and (2) of this division, the additional premium surcharge is determined by

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applying the premium surcharge percentage and the catastrophe area allocation

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percentage to the additional premium.]

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(d) [(e)] If a mid-term policy change decreases the premium, insureds are due a

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refund of the surcharge for the decreased premium attributable insured property,

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including automobiles, located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area which

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shall be determined by applying the applicable premium surcharge percentage to that

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portion of the return premium attributable to insured property, including automobiles,

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located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area [there shall be no corresponding

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decrease in the surcharge or refund of the surcharge]. The insurer shall credit or

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refund the excess surcharge to the insured within 20 days of the date of the

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transaction. The insurer may credit any refund paid or credited to the insured to the

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Association through the offset process described in §5.4187 of this division (relating to

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Offsets).

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(e) [(f)] Surcharges or refunds shall apply to all premium changes due to

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exposure or premium audits, retrospective rating adjustments, or other similar

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adjustments that occur after policy expiration. Upon policy inception, the premium

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surcharge shall be collected on the deposit premium paid. If after exposure or premium

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audit, retrospective rating adjustment, or similar adjustment after policy expiration, an

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additional premium is required, an additional surcharge shall be paid. If after exposure
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or premium audit, retrospective rating adjustment, or other similar adjustment after

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policy expiration, the deposit premium exceeds the actual premium, the excess

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surcharge shall be refunded to the insured, and the insurer may credit any refund paid

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to the Association through the offset process described in §5.4187 of this division

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[(relating to Offsets)]. Additional surcharges and refunds shall be determined [as

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follows:]

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[(1) For policies where the premium surcharge is determined under

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§5.4182 or §5.4183(1) of this division, the additional premium surcharge (or refund) is

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determined] by applying the premium surcharge percentage in effect on the inception

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date of the policy, or the anniversary date of the policy in the case of multi-year policies,

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to the additional premium (or return premium) attributable to the catastrophe area.

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[(2) For policies where the premium surcharge is determined under

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§5.4183(1) and (2) of this division, the additional premium surcharge (or refund) is

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determined by applying the premium surcharge percentage and the catastrophe area

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allocation percentage to the additional premium (or return premium).]

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(f) [(g)] Notwithstanding whether a surcharge was in effect on the inception date

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of the policy, or the anniversary date in the case of multi-year policies, no additional

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premium surcharges or refunds shall apply to premium changes resulting from

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exposure or premium audits, retrospective rating adjustments, or other similar

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adjustments that occur when there is no premium surcharge in effect.

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§5.4185. Premium Surcharges Are Mandatory.
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(a) Insurers may not pay the surcharges in lieu of surcharging their

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policyholders; however, an insurer may remit a surcharge prior to collecting the

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surcharge from its policyholder.

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(b) Insurers shall apply any money received from the insured to the premium

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surcharge prior to applying the funds to premium or any other obligation or debt owed

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to the insurer.

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[(1)] Premium surcharges may not be allocated pro-rata or otherwise

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mixed with premium over installment plan payments. All money received under an

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installment plan shall be applied first to the premium surcharge prior to applying the

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money to premium or any other obligation or debt owed to the insurer.

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[(2) Premium surcharges may not be refunded to a premium finance
company.]
(c) Pursuant to the Insurance Code §2210.613(d), the failure of a policyholder to

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pay the premium surcharge constitutes failure to pay premium for the purposes of

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policy cancellation.

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§5.4186. Remittance of Premium Surcharges.
(a) Insurers shall remit to the Association the aggregate amount of surcharges

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paid by its policyholders; however, an affiliated surplus lines insurer may allow a

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surplus lines agent to remit premium surcharges to the Association on its behalf in

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accordance with any procedures established by the Association relating to premium

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surcharge remissions from surplus lines agents.
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(b) Insurers, or surplus lines agents allowed by affiliated surplus lines insurers to

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remit surcharges pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall remit all surcharges

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paid by its insureds not later than the last day of the month following the month in which

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the surcharge was received.

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(c) Insurers and agents may not allow, or require, policyholders to make

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separate payments for the surcharge amounts which are payable to the Association.

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(d) Subsection (b) of this section applies to all insurers regardless of whether

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the insured paid the premium surcharge through an agent of the insurer or the insured

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paid the premium surcharge directly to the insurer.

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(e) An affiliated surplus lines insurer who allows an agent to remit premium

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surcharges to the Association pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be held

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liable by the department for the failure of its agent to remit the premium surcharges or

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timely remit the premium surcharges, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

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§5.4187. Offsets.
(a) An insurer may credit a premium surcharge amount on its next remission to
the Association if the insurer has already remitted the amount to the Association for:

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(1) the portion of the surcharge the insurer was not able to collect from

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the insured prior to the collection of any funds for premium or any other obligation or

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debt owed to the insurer; [or]

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(2) the portion of the surcharge paid to the Association subsequently
refunded to the policyholder as a result of a mid-term cancellation or mid-term policy
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change as described in §5.4184 of this division (relating to Application of the

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Surcharges); or

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(3) [(2)] the portion of a surcharge paid to the Association in excess of a

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deposit premium as described in §5.4184 of this division [(relating to Application of the

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Surcharges)].

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(b) An agent may not offset payment of a premium surcharge to the insurer for

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any reason. However, a surplus lines agent allowed by an affiliated surplus lines

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insurer to remit surcharges to the Association on its behalf under §5.4186(a) of this

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division (relating to Remittance of Premium Surcharges), may offset as provided in this

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section.

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§5.4188. Surcharges not Subject to Commissions or Premium Taxes.
(a) As provided by the Insurance Code §2210.613(d), premium surcharges are
not subject to either premium taxes or agents’ commissions.

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(b) Insurers may not increase the premium surcharges for premium taxes or

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commissions, and agents, including a surplus lines agent, may not collect or charge

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commissions for the premium surcharges.

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§5.4189. Notification Requirements.
(a) Insurers shall provide written notice to policyholders receiving a premium

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surcharge that their policy contains a surcharge. The notice shall read: "Texas

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Insurance Code Sections 2210.073 and 2210.613 require a premium surcharge be

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added to certain property and casualty insurance policies providing coverage in the
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catastrophe area to pay the debt service on public securities issued to pay Texas

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Windstorm Insurance Association claims resulting from a catastrophe event. A premium

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surcharge {in the amount of $_____} has been added to your premium. [This premium

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surcharge is non-refundable under Texas Insurance Code Section 2210.613.] Should

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your policy be canceled by you or the insurer prior to its expiration date, a proportionate

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amount of the premium surcharge will [not] be refunded to you. Failure to pay the

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surcharge is grounds for cancellation of your policy."

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(b) Insurers shall provide written notice to policyholders of the dollar amount of
the premium surcharge.
(c) Notices required under subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall:

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(1) be provided at the time the policy is issued, in the case of new
business;

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(2) be provided with the renewal notice, in the case of renewal business;

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(3) be provided within 20 days of the end of the transaction period as

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specified in §5.4184(c) of this division (relating to Application of the Surcharges) for any

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mid-term change in the premium surcharge; and

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(4) use at least 12 point font and either be contained on a separate page
or shown in a conspicuous location on the declarations page.

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§5.4190. Annual Premium Surcharge Report.
(a) This section applies [does not apply] to an insurer that, during the calendar

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year, [exclusively] wrote any [or all] of the following types of [lines of] insurance:

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commercial fire; commercial allied lines; farm and ranch owners; residential property
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insurance; commercial multiple peril (non-liability portion); private passenger

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automobile no-fault (PIP); other private passenger automobile liability; private

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passenger automobile physical damage; commercial automobile no-fault (PIP); other

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commercial automobile liability; or commercial automobile physical damage [federal

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flood insurance; medical malpractice insurance; accident and health insurance;

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workers' compensation insurance; or surety].

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(b) No later than 90 days following the end of a calendar year in which a

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premium surcharge was in effect, each insurer shall provide the Association with an

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annual premium surcharge report for the calendar year. However, an annual premium

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surcharge report for a given year is not required if premium surcharges were in effect

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for less than 45 days within the calendar year.

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(c) Annual premium surcharge reports shall provide information for each

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insurance company writing property or casualty insurance in the State of Texas,

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including affiliated surplus lines insurers, and affiliated insurers not authorized to

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engage in the business of insurance that issued independently procured insurance

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policies covering [premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, in

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the State of Texas.

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(d) Annual premium surcharge reports shall provide information for all

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applicable annual statement lines of business for which the insurer reported premium

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for the applicable calendar year.

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(e) Annual premium surcharge reports shall provide the following information:
(1) the name and contact information of the individual responsible for
submitting the report;
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(2) the five-digit NAIC number of the insurance company;

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(3) the name of the insurance company;

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(4) for policies with effective dates, or multi-year policies with anniversary

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dates, within the calendar year, separately for each surcharge period in effect during

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the calendar year, and within each surcharge period in effect during the calendar year

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for all applicable lines of business:

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(A) For all policies subject to a premium surcharge:

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(i) the total written premium attributable [or allocated] to

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[premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally

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garaged in the catastrophe area; and

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(ii) the total written premium attributable [or allocated] to

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[premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally

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garaged outside the catastrophe area; and

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(B) the total written premium for policies not subject to a premium

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surcharge because the insured had no [premises, operations, or] insured property,

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including automobiles, located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area;

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(5) for policies effective in portions of the calendar year when no

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surcharge period was in effect, or in the case of multi-year policies with an anniversary

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date in portions of the calendar year when no surcharge was in effect, the total written

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premium;

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(6) the total amount of premium surcharges collected during the
applicable calendar year; and
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(7) the total amount of premium surcharges remitted to the Association
during the applicable calendar year.
(f) The Association shall:

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(1) review the reports submitted under this section as necessary to
determine:
(A) the consistency of premium surcharges actually remitted to the

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Association with premium surcharges shown in the reports as collected and the

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premium surcharges shown in the reports as remitted to the Association; and

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(B) the consistency of premiums shown in the reports as

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attributable to the catastrophe area with premium surcharges shown in the reports as

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collected by the insurer, given the requirements regarding the determination of

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premium surcharges in this division;

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(2) inform the department of any insurer the Association believes may not
be in compliance with the rules established under this division; and
(3) before July 1 on each year reports are required to be submitted to the
Association, provide an aggregate summary of the reports to the department.

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§5.4191. Premium Surcharge Reconciliation Report.
(a) This section applies [does not apply] to an insurer that, during an applicable

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calendar year, [exclusively] wrote any or all of the following types [lines] of insurance:

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commercial fire; commercial allied lines; farm and ranch owners; residential property

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insurance; commercial multiple peril (non-liability portion); private passenger

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automobile no-fault (PIP); other private passenger automobile liability; private
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passenger automobile physical damage; commercial automobile no-fault (PIP); other

479

commercial automobile liability; or commercial automobile physical damage [federal

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flood insurance; medical malpractice insurance; accident and health insurance;

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workers' compensation insurance, or surety].

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(b) Upon the written request of the department, an insurer shall provide the

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department with a premium surcharge reconciliation report for the year specified by the

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department in its request.

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(c) Reconciliation reports shall be provided to the department within 10 working
days after the date the request is received by the insurer.

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(d) Reconciliation reports shall consist of the following information concerning

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premiums written and surcharges collected, separately for each applicable surcharge

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period, including periods in which no premium surcharges were in effect, within the

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specified year:

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(1) premium written at policy issuance for policies effective within the

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year, including anniversary dates within the year on multi-year policies, separately for:

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(A) premium subject to a premium surcharge, including premium

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attributable [allocated] to the catastrophe area on policies having [premises, operations,

495

or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally garaged both in and

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outside of the catastrophe area; and

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(B) premium not subject to a premium surcharge, including

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premium not attributable [allocated] to the catastrophe area on policies having

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[premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally

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garaged both in and outside of the catastrophe area; and
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(2) premium written due to mid-term coverage changes occurring within
the specified time period separately for:
(A) premium increases subject to a premium surcharge, including

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premium attributable [allocated] to the catastrophe area on policies having [premises,

505

operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally garaged

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both in and outside of the catastrophe area; [and]

507

(B) premium decreases subject to a refund or credit of the

508

premium surcharge, including premium attributable to the catastrophe area on policies

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having insured property, including automobiles, located or principally garaged both in

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and outside of the catastrophe area; and

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(C) [(B)] premium not subject to a premium surcharge, including

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premium increases and decreases not attributable [allocated] to the catastrophe area

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on policies having [premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles,

514

located or principally garaged both in and outside of the catastrophe area [and premium

515

refunds, whether related to coverage within or without the catastrophe area]; and

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(3) unearned premiums returned due to mid-term cancellations occurring
within the specified time period separately for:
(A) premium subject to a premium surcharge, including premium

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attributable to the catastrophe area, on policies having insured property, including

520

automobiles, located or principally garaged both in and outside of the catastrophe area;

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(B) premium not subject to a premium surcharge, including
premiums not attributable to the catastrophe area on policies having insured property,
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523

including automobiles, located or principally garaged both inside and outside of the

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catastrophe area; and

525

(4) [(3)] total premium due to post-term premium changes occurring within

526

the specified time period, including adjustments due to premium or exposure audits,

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retrospective rating adjustments, or other similar adjustments that occur after policy

528

expiration, separately for:

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(A) premium subject to a premium surcharge, including premium

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attributable [allocated] to the catastrophe area on policies having [premises, operations,

531

or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally garaged both in and

532

outside of the catastrophe area; and

533

(B) premium not subject to a premium surcharge, including

534

premium not attributable [allocated] to the catastrophe area on policies having

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[premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally

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garaged both in and outside of the catastrophe area; and

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540
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(5) [(4)] separately for paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), and [(3)(A)] (4)(A) of this
subsection, the amounts of premium surcharges collected; [and]
(6) separately for paragraphs (2)(B), (3)(A) and (4)(A) of this subsection,
the amounts of premium surcharges refunded or credited to the insured;
(7) the total amount of premium surcharges claimed as offsets by the
insurer pursuant to §5.4187 of this division (relating to Offsets); and
(8) [(5)] the total amount of written premium for policies written in the

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State of Texas as reported in the Annual Statement, Exhibit of Premiums and Losses

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(Statutory Page 14), Texas.
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(e) Nothing in this section limits the department’s authority to obtain information

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from insurers under the Insurance Code.

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(f) A report provided to the department under this section may be provided to
the Association.

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§5.4192. Data Collection.

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(a) The department may request from each insurer the information necessary to

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enable the department to determine the premium surcharge percentage applicable to

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insureds with [premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles,

555

located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area.

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(b) For lines of insurance subject to [§5.4182 of] this division [(relating to

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Allocation Method for Specified Lines of Insurance)] for policies in force on or after

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October 1, 2011, [and for lines of insurance subject to §5.4183 of this division (relating

559

to Allocation Method for Other Lines of Insurance) for policies effective on or after

560

October 1, 2011,] each insurer shall maintain sufficient records to report, [the following

561

information to the department:]

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[(1)] for policies where the premium surcharge was, or would be

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determined under [§5.4182 or §5.4183(1) of] this division, the total written premium

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attributable to the catastrophe area for policies with [premises, operations, or] insured

565

property, including automobiles, located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area.

566

[; and]
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[(2) for policies where the premium surcharge was, or would be

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determined under §5.4183(1) or (2) of this division, the total written premium allocated

569

to the catastrophe area.]

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(c) When possible, and practical, the department will obtain information from the

571

Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office prior to requesting information from affiliated

572

surplus lines insurers.

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(d) Nothing in subsection (c) of this section should be read to mean that

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subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to affiliated surplus lines insurers.

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(e) Nothing in this section limits the department’s authority to obtain information
from insurers under the Insurance Code.

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Premium Surcharge Rule

  • 1. Premium Surcharge Rule 1 2 3 4 5 6 Draft Sections Page 1 of 26 SUBCHAPTER E. TEXAS WINDSTORM INSURANCE ASSOCIATION DIVISION 3. LOSS FUNDING, INCLUDING CATASTROPHE RESERVE TRUST FUND, FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS, AND PUBLIC SECURITIES 28 TAC §§5.4171 - 5.4173, 5.4182, 5.4183, 5.4184, 5.4185, 5.4187, 5.4189 - 5.4192 7 7. TEXT. 8 §5.4171. Premium Surcharge Requirement. 9 (a) Following a catastrophic event, insurers may be required to assess a 10 premium surcharge under the Insurance Code §2210.613(b) and §2210.613(c) on all 11 policyholders [with property and casualty insurance policies that provide coverage on 12 premises, operations, or insured property located in a catastrophe area] of policies that 13 cover insured property that is located in a catastrophe area, including automobiles 14 principally garaged in the catastrophe area. This requirement applies to [admitted] 15 property and casualty insurers, the Association, the Texas FAIR Plan Association, 16 Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association policies, affiliated surplus lines insurers, 17 and includes property and casualty policies independently procured from affiliated 18 insurers. 19 (b) This section and §§5.4172, 5.4173, [and] 5.4181, 5.4182, and 5.4184 - 20 5.4192 of this division (relating to Premium Surcharge Definitions, Determination of the 21 Surcharge Percentage, Premiums to be Surcharged, [Allocation] Method for [Specified 22 Lines of Insurance] Determining the Premium Surcharge, [Allocation Method for Other 23 Lines of Insurance,] Application of the Surcharges, Premium Surcharges are 24 Mandatory, Remittance of Premium Surcharges, Offsets, Surcharges not Subject to 25 Commissions or Premium Taxes, Notification Requirements, Annual Premium
  • 2. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 2 of 26 26 Surcharge Report, Premium Surcharge Reconciliation Report, and Data Collection, 27 respectively) [do not] apply only to policies written [and reported under the following 28 annual statement lines of business] for the following types of insurance: [federal flood; 29 medical malpractice; group accident and health; all other accident and health; workers' 30 compensation; excess workers' compensation, and surety] commercial fire; commercial 31 allied lines; farm and ranch owners; residential property insurance; commercial multiple 32 peril (non-liability portion); private passenger automobile no-fault (PIP); other private 33 passenger automobile liability; private passenger automobile physical damage; 34 commercial automobile no-fault (PIP); other commercial automobile liability; and 35 commercial automobile physical damage. 36 37 38 39 40 (c) This section and §§5.4172, 5.4173, [and] 5.4181, 5.4182, and 5.4184 5.4192 of this division do not apply to: (1) a farm mutual insurance company operating under the Insurance Code Chapter 911; (2) a nonaffiliated county mutual fire insurance company described by the 41 Insurance Code §912.310 that is writing exclusively industrial fire insurance policies as 42 described by the Insurance Code §912.310(a)(2); 43 (3) a mutual insurance company or a statewide mutual assessment 44 company engaged in business under Chapter 12 or 13, Title 78, Revised Statutes, 45 respectively, before those chapters’ repeal by §18, Chapter 40, Acts of the 41st 46 Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1929, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 60, General 47 Laws, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1929, that retains the rights and 48 privileges under the repealed law to the extent provided by those sections; and
  • 3. Premium Surcharge Rule 49 Draft Sections Page 3 of 26 (4) premium and policies issued by an affiliated surplus lines insurer that 50 a federal agency or court of competent jurisdiction determines to be exempt from a 51 premium surcharge under the Insurance Code Chapter 2210. 52 (d) For all lines of insurance subject to [§5.4182 of] this division, [(relating to 53 Allocation Method for Specified Lines of Insurance)] this section and[,] §§5.4172, 54 5.4173, [and] 5.4181, 5.4182, and 5.4184 - 5.4192 of this division are effective June 1, 55 2011. 56 57 [(e) For all other lines, this section, §§5.4172, 5.4173 and 5.4181 - 5.4192 of this division are effective October 1, 2011.] 58 59 §5.4172. Premium Surcharge Definitions. The following words and terms when 60 used in §§5.4172, 5.4173, [and] 5.4181, 5.4182, and 5.4184 - 5.4192 of this division 61 (relating to Premium Surcharge Requirement, Premiums to be Surcharged, [Allocation] 62 Method for [Specified Lines of Insurance] Determining the Premium Surcharge, 63 [Allocation Method for Other Lines of Insurance,] Application of the Surcharges, 64 Premium Surcharges are Mandatory, Remittance of Premium Surcharges, Offsets, 65 Surcharges not Subject to Commissions or Premium Taxes, Determination of the 66 Surcharge Percentage, Notification Requirements, Annual Premium Surcharge Report, 67 Premium Surcharge Reconciliation Report, and Data Collection, respectively) shall 68 have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: 69 (1) Affiliated insurer--An insurer that is an affiliate, as described by the 70 Insurance Code §823.003, of an insurer authorized to engage in the business of 71 property or casualty insurance in the State of Texas. Affiliated insurer includes an
  • 4. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 4 of 26 72 insurer not authorized to engage in the business of property or casualty insurance in 73 the State of Texas. 74 (2) Affiliated surplus lines insurer--An eligible surplus lines insurer that is 75 an affiliate, as described by the Insurance Code §823.003, of an insurer authorized to 76 engage in the business of property or casualty insurance in the State of Texas. 77 78 (3) Exposure--The basic unit of risk that is used by an insurer to determine the insured’s premium. 79 (4) Insured property--Real property, or tangible or intangible personal 80 property, including automobiles, covered under an insurance policy issued by an 81 insurer. 82 (5) Insurer--Each property and casualty insurer authorized to engage in 83 the business of property or casualty insurance in the State of Texas and an affiliate of 84 such an insurer, as described by the Insurance Code §823.003, including an affiliate 85 that is not authorized to engage in the business of property or casualty insurance in the 86 State of Texas, the Association, and the Texas Fair Access to Insurance Requirements 87 Plan Association. The term specifically includes a county mutual insurance company, a 88 Lloyd’s plan, and a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange. 89 [(6) Operations--A person's interest in property, or activities, that may 90 result in, or give rise to, a loss that is insurable under a property or casualty insurance 91 policy, including the use of a automobile; ownership, lease, or occupancy of a 92 residence or other real property; and activities performed by a person in connection 93 with the manufacture, distribution, or sale of goods or services. A person is considered 94 to have operations in the catastrophe area if the person maintains an automobile or
  • 5. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 5 of 26 95 physical location in the catastrophe area, regardless of whether that location is owned, 96 leased, rented, or occupied by the person.] 97 98 99 [(7) Premises--A physical location where a person resides, or owns, leases, rents, or occupies real property, or has operations.] (6) [(8)] Premium surcharge percentage--The percentage amount 100 determined by the commissioner under §5.4173 of this division (relating to the 101 Determination of the Surcharge Percentage). 102 (7) Residential property insurance--insurance against loss to real or 103 tangible personal property at a fixed location, including through a homeowners 104 insurance policy, a tenants insurance policy, a condominium owners insurance policy, 105 or a residential fire and allied lines insurance policy. 106 107 108 §5.4173. Determination of the Surcharge Percentage. (a) The Association shall review information provided by the Texas Public 109 Finance Authority concerning the amount of the class 2 public security obligations and 110 estimated amount of the class 2 public security administrative expenses, including any 111 required contractual coverage amount, to determine whether the Association has 112 sufficient available funds to pay the public security obligations and public security 113 administrative expenses, if any, including any contractual coverage amount, or whether 114 a premium surcharge under the Insurance Code §2210.613 is required. The 115 Association may consider all of the Association's outstanding obligations and sources 116 of funds to pay those obligations.
  • 6. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 6 of 26 117 (b) If the Association determines that it is [necessary to collect revenue 118 specified in the Insurance Code §2210.613] unable to satisfy the estimated amount of 119 class 2 public securities obligations and administrative expenses with available funds, 120 the Association shall submit a written request to the commissioner to approve a 121 premium surcharge on policyholders with [premises, operations, or] insured property, 122 including automobiles, located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area as 123 authorized under the Insurance Code §2210.613. The Association's request must 124 specify: 125 (1) the total amount of the class 2 public security obligations and 126 estimated amount of the class 2 public security administrative expenses, including any 127 required contractual coverage amount, provided in the TPFA notice; 128 (2) the amount to be collected from insurers through a member 129 assessment, which may not exceed 30 percent of the amount specified in the TPFA 130 notice; 131 (3) the amount to be collected from catastrophe area policyholders 132 through premium surcharges, which may not exceed 70 percent of the amount 133 specified in the TPFA notice; and 134 135 136 (4) the date upon which the premium surcharge is to commence and the date the premium surcharge for the noticed amount is to end. (c) On approval by the commissioner each insurer shall assess a premium 137 surcharge in a percentage amount set by the commissioner to the insurer's 138 policyholders. The premium surcharge percentage shall be applied to the premium 139 attributable to [premises, operations, and] insured property, including automobiles,
  • 7. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 7 of 26 140 located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area on policies that become effective, 141 or on multi-year policies that become effective or have an anniversary date, during the 142 premium surcharge period when the premium surcharge percentage will be in effect, as 143 specified in §§5.4181, 5.4182, and 5.4184 - 5.4188 of this division (relating to 144 Premiums to be Surcharged, [Allocation] Method for [Specified Lines of Insurance] 145 Determining the Premium Surcharge, [Allocation Method for Other Lines of Insurance,] 146 Application of the Surcharges, Premium Surcharges are Mandatory, Remittance of 147 Premium Surcharges, Offsets, and Surcharges not Subject to Commissions or 148 Premium Taxes, respectively). The premium surcharge date specified by the 149 commissioner shall be at least 180 days after the date the commissioner issues notice 150 of approval of the public securities. 151 (d) This section is part of the [Texas Windstorm Insurance] Association's plan of 152 operation and shall control over any conflicting provision in §5.4001 of this subchapter 153 (relating to Plan of Operation). 154 155 156 157 158 159 §5.4181. Premiums to be Surcharged. (a) The premium surcharge percentage shall be applied to: (1) amounts reported as premium for the purposes of reporting under the Annual Statement, Exhibit of Premiums and Losses (Statutory Page 14), Texas; and (2) if not reported as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, those 160 additional amounts collected that are subject to premium taxation by the comptroller, 161 including policy fees not reported as premium; surplus lines premium tax; and 162 independently procured premium tax.
  • 8. Premium Surcharge Rule 163 Draft Sections Page 8 of 26 (b) Premium surcharges do not apply to fees that are neither reported as 164 premium in the Annual Statement, Exhibit of Premiums and Losses (Statutory Page 165 14), Texas, nor subject to premium taxation by the comptroller. 166 167 §5.4182. [Allocation] Method for [Specified Lines] Determining the Premium 168 Surcharge. 169 170 (a) The methods addressed in this section shall apply to all: (1) policies written and reported under the following annual statement 171 lines of business: fire; allied lines; [multi-peril crop;] farm and ranch owners 172 [farmowners]; homeowners; commercial multi-peril ([property]non-liability portion); 173 [commercial multi-peril policies written on an indivisible premium basis, regardless 174 whether reported as commercial multi-peril (property) or commercial multi-peril 175 (liability); earthquake;] private passenger auto no fault (personal injury protection (PIP)), 176 other private passenger auto liability, and private passenger auto physical damage; and 177 commercial auto no fault (personal injury protection (PIP)), other commercial auto 178 liability, and commercial auto physical damage [for policies where the premium is 179 determined based on the geographic location of the exposures, or where the 180 automobiles are principally garaged; boiler and machinery; burglary and theft]; and 181 182 183 184 [(2) personal and residential policies, including boat owners, personal liability, personal umbrella, and personal inland marine policies; and] (2) [(3)] personal and commercial risks assigned by the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA) pursuant to the Insurance Code Chapter 2151.
  • 9. Premium Surcharge Rule 185 Draft Sections Page 9 of 26 (b) The [If the policy is rated based on the geographic location of the insured's 186 [premises, operations, or insured property, the] premium surcharge shall be determined 187 by applying the premium surcharge percentage to the policy premium determined in 188 §5.4181 of this division (relating to Premiums to be Surcharged), attributable to 189 [premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally 190 garaged in the catastrophe area. 191 [(c) In cases where the policy is not rated based on the geographic location of 192 the insured's premises, operations, or insured property, the insurer shall allocate 193 premium to the catastrophe area based on the proportion the exposure in the 194 catastrophe area bears to the total exposure on the policy. The premium surcharge 195 percentage shall apply to that portion of the policy premium allocated to the catastrophe 196 area.] 197 [§5.4183. Allocation Method for Other Lines of Insurance. For all other applicable 198 lines of insurance not specified in §5.4182 of this division (relating to Allocation Method 199 for Specified Lines of Insurance) the surcharge shall be determined as follows: 200 (1) For lines of insurance where, as part of its normal underwriting, rating, or 201 data collection processes, the insurer has sufficient information to determine the 202 premium or exposure for each location, or can otherwise reasonably allocate premium 203 to the catastrophe area, the insurer shall use the direct allocation methods set forth in 204 §5.4182 of this division and determine the premium surcharge amount by applying the 205 premium surcharge percentage to the premium attributable to the catastrophe area. 206 207 (2) For other lines and types of insurance not included in paragraph (1) of this section, and where the insurer, including an affiliate, provides insurance to the named
  • 10. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 10 of 26 208 insured covering real property and/or tangible personal property under a commercial 209 property policy or a commercial multi-peril policy, regardless whether such coverage is 210 provided on a monoline or multi-peril basis, the premium surcharge shall be determine 211 as follows: 212 (A) The insurer shall determine the catastrophe area allocation percentage as 213 the proportion of premium attributable to the catastrophe area for property insured 214 under the commercial property or commercial multi-peril policy. 215 (B) The premium surcharge shall be determined by multiplying the total Texas 216 premium by the catastrophe area allocation percentage and the premium surcharge 217 percentage. 218 (3) For other lines, and types of insurance not included in subsection (a) of this 219 section, and where neither the insurer nor an affiliate of the insurer provides insurance 220 to the named insured covering real property and/or tangible personal property under a 221 commercial property policy or a commercial multi-peril policy, the premium surcharge 222 shall be determined as follows: 223 (A) Prior to the effective date of each new policy, and at the renewal of each 224 renewal policy, the insurer shall determine from the insured the catastrophe area 225 allocation percentage. The catastrophe area allocation percentage is determined as the 226 proportion of premium attributable to the catastrophe area for property insured under 227 the commercial property or commercial multi-peril (property) policy or the percentage of 228 self-insured premium attributable to property located in the catastrophe area in the case 229 where the insured is self-insured.
  • 11. Premium Surcharge Rule 230 Draft Sections Page 11 of 26 (B) The premium surcharge shall be determined by multiplying the total Texas 231 premium by the catastrophe area allocation percentage and the premium surcharge 232 percentage. 233 (C) Information required to be collected by insurers under subparagraph (A) of 234 this paragraph shall be collected regardless whether or not a premium surcharge is in 235 effect on the effective date, in the case of new policies, or the renewal date, in the case 236 of renewal policies. 237 (D) Insurers are not required to verify or otherwise determine the 238 reasonableness of information provided to them under subparagraph (A) of this 239 paragraph.] 240 241 §5.4184. Application of the Surcharges. 242 (a) When assessed under the Insurance Code §2210.613, the premium 243 surcharges shall apply to all policies with [premises, operations, or] insured property, 244 including automobiles, located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area that are 245 issued or renewed with effective dates in the assessment period specified in the 246 commissioner's order, with two exceptions: 247 (1) insurers shall not surcharge policies, and are not responsible for 248 collecting premium surcharges on policies, that did not go into effect or were cancelled 249 as of the inception date of the policy; and 250 (2) for multi-year policies, the premium surcharge in effect on the 251 effective date of the policy, or the anniversary date of the policy, shall be applied to the 252 12-month premium for the applicable policy period.
  • 12. Premium Surcharge Rule 253 254 Draft Sections Page 12 of 26 (b) Premium surcharges are refundable [non-refundable] under the Insurance Code §2210.613. 255 (1) If the policy is cancelled, an amount [a pro-rata portion] of the 256 surcharge [is not returned] that is proportionate to the return premium shall be refunded 257 to the policyholder; however, 258 (2) in lieu of a refund of the premium surcharge, the insurer may credit 259 the return premium surcharge against amounts due the insurer but unpaid by the 260 insured; and 261 [(2)] (3) an additional surcharge shall not apply to a policy that was 262 cancelled subsequent to the effective date of the policy, and is later reinstated. For 263 purposes of this section a policy is reinstated if it covers the same period as the original 264 policy without a lapse in coverage, except as provided in the Insurance Code §551.106. 265 266 267 [(c) A mid-term policy change consists of all transactions on a policy occurring within a seven day period that result in a change in the premium.] (c) [(d)] If a mid-term policy change increases the premium on the policy, 268 insureds must pay an additional surcharge for the increased premium attributable to 269 [premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally 270 garaged in the catastrophe area which shall be determined [as follows:] 271 [(1) For policies where the premium surcharge is determined under 272 5.4182 or §5.4183(1) of this division (relating to Allocation Method for Specified Lines of 273 Insurance and Allocation Method for Other Lines of Insurance), the additional premium 274 surcharge is determined] by applying the applicable premium surcharge percentage to
  • 13. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 13 of 26 275 that portion of the additional premium attributable to [premises, operations or] insured 276 property, including automobiles, located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area. 277 [(2) For policies where the premium surcharge is determined under 278 §5.4183(1) and (2) of this division, the additional premium surcharge is determined by 279 applying the premium surcharge percentage and the catastrophe area allocation 280 percentage to the additional premium.] 281 (d) [(e)] If a mid-term policy change decreases the premium, insureds are due a 282 refund of the surcharge for the decreased premium attributable insured property, 283 including automobiles, located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area which 284 shall be determined by applying the applicable premium surcharge percentage to that 285 portion of the return premium attributable to insured property, including automobiles, 286 located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area [there shall be no corresponding 287 decrease in the surcharge or refund of the surcharge]. The insurer shall credit or 288 refund the excess surcharge to the insured within 20 days of the date of the 289 transaction. The insurer may credit any refund paid or credited to the insured to the 290 Association through the offset process described in §5.4187 of this division (relating to 291 Offsets). 292 (e) [(f)] Surcharges or refunds shall apply to all premium changes due to 293 exposure or premium audits, retrospective rating adjustments, or other similar 294 adjustments that occur after policy expiration. Upon policy inception, the premium 295 surcharge shall be collected on the deposit premium paid. If after exposure or premium 296 audit, retrospective rating adjustment, or similar adjustment after policy expiration, an 297 additional premium is required, an additional surcharge shall be paid. If after exposure
  • 14. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 14 of 26 298 or premium audit, retrospective rating adjustment, or other similar adjustment after 299 policy expiration, the deposit premium exceeds the actual premium, the excess 300 surcharge shall be refunded to the insured, and the insurer may credit any refund paid 301 to the Association through the offset process described in §5.4187 of this division 302 [(relating to Offsets)]. Additional surcharges and refunds shall be determined [as 303 follows:] 304 [(1) For policies where the premium surcharge is determined under 305 §5.4182 or §5.4183(1) of this division, the additional premium surcharge (or refund) is 306 determined] by applying the premium surcharge percentage in effect on the inception 307 date of the policy, or the anniversary date of the policy in the case of multi-year policies, 308 to the additional premium (or return premium) attributable to the catastrophe area. 309 [(2) For policies where the premium surcharge is determined under 310 §5.4183(1) and (2) of this division, the additional premium surcharge (or refund) is 311 determined by applying the premium surcharge percentage and the catastrophe area 312 allocation percentage to the additional premium (or return premium).] 313 (f) [(g)] Notwithstanding whether a surcharge was in effect on the inception date 314 of the policy, or the anniversary date in the case of multi-year policies, no additional 315 premium surcharges or refunds shall apply to premium changes resulting from 316 exposure or premium audits, retrospective rating adjustments, or other similar 317 adjustments that occur when there is no premium surcharge in effect. 318 319 §5.4185. Premium Surcharges Are Mandatory.
  • 15. Premium Surcharge Rule 320 Draft Sections Page 15 of 26 (a) Insurers may not pay the surcharges in lieu of surcharging their 321 policyholders; however, an insurer may remit a surcharge prior to collecting the 322 surcharge from its policyholder. 323 (b) Insurers shall apply any money received from the insured to the premium 324 surcharge prior to applying the funds to premium or any other obligation or debt owed 325 to the insurer. 326 [(1)] Premium surcharges may not be allocated pro-rata or otherwise 327 mixed with premium over installment plan payments. All money received under an 328 installment plan shall be applied first to the premium surcharge prior to applying the 329 money to premium or any other obligation or debt owed to the insurer. 330 331 332 [(2) Premium surcharges may not be refunded to a premium finance company.] (c) Pursuant to the Insurance Code §2210.613(d), the failure of a policyholder to 333 pay the premium surcharge constitutes failure to pay premium for the purposes of 334 policy cancellation. 335 336 337 §5.4186. Remittance of Premium Surcharges. (a) Insurers shall remit to the Association the aggregate amount of surcharges 338 paid by its policyholders; however, an affiliated surplus lines insurer may allow a 339 surplus lines agent to remit premium surcharges to the Association on its behalf in 340 accordance with any procedures established by the Association relating to premium 341 surcharge remissions from surplus lines agents.
  • 16. Premium Surcharge Rule 342 Draft Sections Page 16 of 26 (b) Insurers, or surplus lines agents allowed by affiliated surplus lines insurers to 343 remit surcharges pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall remit all surcharges 344 paid by its insureds not later than the last day of the month following the month in which 345 the surcharge was received. 346 (c) Insurers and agents may not allow, or require, policyholders to make 347 separate payments for the surcharge amounts which are payable to the Association. 348 (d) Subsection (b) of this section applies to all insurers regardless of whether 349 the insured paid the premium surcharge through an agent of the insurer or the insured 350 paid the premium surcharge directly to the insurer. 351 (e) An affiliated surplus lines insurer who allows an agent to remit premium 352 surcharges to the Association pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be held 353 liable by the department for the failure of its agent to remit the premium surcharges or 354 timely remit the premium surcharges, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 355 356 357 358 §5.4187. Offsets. (a) An insurer may credit a premium surcharge amount on its next remission to the Association if the insurer has already remitted the amount to the Association for: 359 (1) the portion of the surcharge the insurer was not able to collect from 360 the insured prior to the collection of any funds for premium or any other obligation or 361 debt owed to the insurer; [or] 362 363 (2) the portion of the surcharge paid to the Association subsequently refunded to the policyholder as a result of a mid-term cancellation or mid-term policy
  • 17. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 17 of 26 364 change as described in §5.4184 of this division (relating to Application of the 365 Surcharges); or 366 (3) [(2)] the portion of a surcharge paid to the Association in excess of a 367 deposit premium as described in §5.4184 of this division [(relating to Application of the 368 Surcharges)]. 369 (b) An agent may not offset payment of a premium surcharge to the insurer for 370 any reason. However, a surplus lines agent allowed by an affiliated surplus lines 371 insurer to remit surcharges to the Association on its behalf under §5.4186(a) of this 372 division (relating to Remittance of Premium Surcharges), may offset as provided in this 373 section. 374 375 376 377 §5.4188. Surcharges not Subject to Commissions or Premium Taxes. (a) As provided by the Insurance Code §2210.613(d), premium surcharges are not subject to either premium taxes or agents’ commissions. 378 (b) Insurers may not increase the premium surcharges for premium taxes or 379 commissions, and agents, including a surplus lines agent, may not collect or charge 380 commissions for the premium surcharges. 381 382 383 §5.4189. Notification Requirements. (a) Insurers shall provide written notice to policyholders receiving a premium 384 surcharge that their policy contains a surcharge. The notice shall read: "Texas 385 Insurance Code Sections 2210.073 and 2210.613 require a premium surcharge be 386 added to certain property and casualty insurance policies providing coverage in the
  • 18. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 18 of 26 387 catastrophe area to pay the debt service on public securities issued to pay Texas 388 Windstorm Insurance Association claims resulting from a catastrophe event. A premium 389 surcharge {in the amount of $_____} has been added to your premium. [This premium 390 surcharge is non-refundable under Texas Insurance Code Section 2210.613.] Should 391 your policy be canceled by you or the insurer prior to its expiration date, a proportionate 392 amount of the premium surcharge will [not] be refunded to you. Failure to pay the 393 surcharge is grounds for cancellation of your policy." 394 395 396 (b) Insurers shall provide written notice to policyholders of the dollar amount of the premium surcharge. (c) Notices required under subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall: 397 398 (1) be provided at the time the policy is issued, in the case of new business; 399 (2) be provided with the renewal notice, in the case of renewal business; 400 (3) be provided within 20 days of the end of the transaction period as 401 specified in §5.4184(c) of this division (relating to Application of the Surcharges) for any 402 mid-term change in the premium surcharge; and 403 404 (4) use at least 12 point font and either be contained on a separate page or shown in a conspicuous location on the declarations page. 405 406 407 §5.4190. Annual Premium Surcharge Report. (a) This section applies [does not apply] to an insurer that, during the calendar 408 year, [exclusively] wrote any [or all] of the following types of [lines of] insurance: 409 commercial fire; commercial allied lines; farm and ranch owners; residential property
  • 19. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 19 of 26 410 insurance; commercial multiple peril (non-liability portion); private passenger 411 automobile no-fault (PIP); other private passenger automobile liability; private 412 passenger automobile physical damage; commercial automobile no-fault (PIP); other 413 commercial automobile liability; or commercial automobile physical damage [federal 414 flood insurance; medical malpractice insurance; accident and health insurance; 415 workers' compensation insurance; or surety]. 416 (b) No later than 90 days following the end of a calendar year in which a 417 premium surcharge was in effect, each insurer shall provide the Association with an 418 annual premium surcharge report for the calendar year. However, an annual premium 419 surcharge report for a given year is not required if premium surcharges were in effect 420 for less than 45 days within the calendar year. 421 (c) Annual premium surcharge reports shall provide information for each 422 insurance company writing property or casualty insurance in the State of Texas, 423 including affiliated surplus lines insurers, and affiliated insurers not authorized to 424 engage in the business of insurance that issued independently procured insurance 425 policies covering [premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, in 426 the State of Texas. 427 (d) Annual premium surcharge reports shall provide information for all 428 applicable annual statement lines of business for which the insurer reported premium 429 for the applicable calendar year. 430 431 432 (e) Annual premium surcharge reports shall provide the following information: (1) the name and contact information of the individual responsible for submitting the report;
  • 20. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 20 of 26 433 (2) the five-digit NAIC number of the insurance company; 434 (3) the name of the insurance company; 435 (4) for policies with effective dates, or multi-year policies with anniversary 436 dates, within the calendar year, separately for each surcharge period in effect during 437 the calendar year, and within each surcharge period in effect during the calendar year 438 for all applicable lines of business: 439 (A) For all policies subject to a premium surcharge: 440 (i) the total written premium attributable [or allocated] to 441 [premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally 442 garaged in the catastrophe area; and 443 (ii) the total written premium attributable [or allocated] to 444 [premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally 445 garaged outside the catastrophe area; and 446 (B) the total written premium for policies not subject to a premium 447 surcharge because the insured had no [premises, operations, or] insured property, 448 including automobiles, located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area; 449 (5) for policies effective in portions of the calendar year when no 450 surcharge period was in effect, or in the case of multi-year policies with an anniversary 451 date in portions of the calendar year when no surcharge was in effect, the total written 452 premium; 453 454 (6) the total amount of premium surcharges collected during the applicable calendar year; and
  • 21. Premium Surcharge Rule 455 456 457 (7) the total amount of premium surcharges remitted to the Association during the applicable calendar year. (f) The Association shall: 458 459 460 Draft Sections Page 21 of 26 (1) review the reports submitted under this section as necessary to determine: (A) the consistency of premium surcharges actually remitted to the 461 Association with premium surcharges shown in the reports as collected and the 462 premium surcharges shown in the reports as remitted to the Association; and 463 (B) the consistency of premiums shown in the reports as 464 attributable to the catastrophe area with premium surcharges shown in the reports as 465 collected by the insurer, given the requirements regarding the determination of 466 premium surcharges in this division; 467 468 469 470 (2) inform the department of any insurer the Association believes may not be in compliance with the rules established under this division; and (3) before July 1 on each year reports are required to be submitted to the Association, provide an aggregate summary of the reports to the department. 471 472 473 §5.4191. Premium Surcharge Reconciliation Report. (a) This section applies [does not apply] to an insurer that, during an applicable 474 calendar year, [exclusively] wrote any or all of the following types [lines] of insurance: 475 commercial fire; commercial allied lines; farm and ranch owners; residential property 476 insurance; commercial multiple peril (non-liability portion); private passenger 477 automobile no-fault (PIP); other private passenger automobile liability; private
  • 22. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 22 of 26 478 passenger automobile physical damage; commercial automobile no-fault (PIP); other 479 commercial automobile liability; or commercial automobile physical damage [federal 480 flood insurance; medical malpractice insurance; accident and health insurance; 481 workers' compensation insurance, or surety]. 482 (b) Upon the written request of the department, an insurer shall provide the 483 department with a premium surcharge reconciliation report for the year specified by the 484 department in its request. 485 486 (c) Reconciliation reports shall be provided to the department within 10 working days after the date the request is received by the insurer. 487 (d) Reconciliation reports shall consist of the following information concerning 488 premiums written and surcharges collected, separately for each applicable surcharge 489 period, including periods in which no premium surcharges were in effect, within the 490 specified year: 491 (1) premium written at policy issuance for policies effective within the 492 year, including anniversary dates within the year on multi-year policies, separately for: 493 (A) premium subject to a premium surcharge, including premium 494 attributable [allocated] to the catastrophe area on policies having [premises, operations, 495 or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally garaged both in and 496 outside of the catastrophe area; and 497 (B) premium not subject to a premium surcharge, including 498 premium not attributable [allocated] to the catastrophe area on policies having 499 [premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally 500 garaged both in and outside of the catastrophe area; and
  • 23. Premium Surcharge Rule 501 502 503 Draft Sections Page 23 of 26 (2) premium written due to mid-term coverage changes occurring within the specified time period separately for: (A) premium increases subject to a premium surcharge, including 504 premium attributable [allocated] to the catastrophe area on policies having [premises, 505 operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally garaged 506 both in and outside of the catastrophe area; [and] 507 (B) premium decreases subject to a refund or credit of the 508 premium surcharge, including premium attributable to the catastrophe area on policies 509 having insured property, including automobiles, located or principally garaged both in 510 and outside of the catastrophe area; and 511 (C) [(B)] premium not subject to a premium surcharge, including 512 premium increases and decreases not attributable [allocated] to the catastrophe area 513 on policies having [premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, 514 located or principally garaged both in and outside of the catastrophe area [and premium 515 refunds, whether related to coverage within or without the catastrophe area]; and 516 517 518 (3) unearned premiums returned due to mid-term cancellations occurring within the specified time period separately for: (A) premium subject to a premium surcharge, including premium 519 attributable to the catastrophe area, on policies having insured property, including 520 automobiles, located or principally garaged both in and outside of the catastrophe area; 521 522 (B) premium not subject to a premium surcharge, including premiums not attributable to the catastrophe area on policies having insured property,
  • 24. Premium Surcharge Rule Draft Sections Page 24 of 26 523 including automobiles, located or principally garaged both inside and outside of the 524 catastrophe area; and 525 (4) [(3)] total premium due to post-term premium changes occurring within 526 the specified time period, including adjustments due to premium or exposure audits, 527 retrospective rating adjustments, or other similar adjustments that occur after policy 528 expiration, separately for: 529 (A) premium subject to a premium surcharge, including premium 530 attributable [allocated] to the catastrophe area on policies having [premises, operations, 531 or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally garaged both in and 532 outside of the catastrophe area; and 533 (B) premium not subject to a premium surcharge, including 534 premium not attributable [allocated] to the catastrophe area on policies having 535 [premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, located or principally 536 garaged both in and outside of the catastrophe area; and 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 (5) [(4)] separately for paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), and [(3)(A)] (4)(A) of this subsection, the amounts of premium surcharges collected; [and] (6) separately for paragraphs (2)(B), (3)(A) and (4)(A) of this subsection, the amounts of premium surcharges refunded or credited to the insured; (7) the total amount of premium surcharges claimed as offsets by the insurer pursuant to §5.4187 of this division (relating to Offsets); and (8) [(5)] the total amount of written premium for policies written in the 544 State of Texas as reported in the Annual Statement, Exhibit of Premiums and Losses 545 (Statutory Page 14), Texas.
  • 25. Premium Surcharge Rule (e) Nothing in this section limits the department’s authority to obtain information 546 547 from insurers under the Insurance Code. 548 549 Draft Sections Page 25 of 26 (f) A report provided to the department under this section may be provided to the Association. 550 551 §5.4192. Data Collection. 552 (a) The department may request from each insurer the information necessary to 553 enable the department to determine the premium surcharge percentage applicable to 554 insureds with [premises, operations, or] insured property, including automobiles, 555 located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area. 556 (b) For lines of insurance subject to [§5.4182 of] this division [(relating to 557 Allocation Method for Specified Lines of Insurance)] for policies in force on or after 558 October 1, 2011, [and for lines of insurance subject to §5.4183 of this division (relating 559 to Allocation Method for Other Lines of Insurance) for policies effective on or after 560 October 1, 2011,] each insurer shall maintain sufficient records to report, [the following 561 information to the department:] 562 [(1)] for policies where the premium surcharge was, or would be 563 determined under [§5.4182 or §5.4183(1) of] this division, the total written premium 564 attributable to the catastrophe area for policies with [premises, operations, or] insured 565 property, including automobiles, located or principally garaged in the catastrophe area. 566 [; and]
  • 26. Premium Surcharge Rule 567 Draft Sections Page 26 of 26 [(2) for policies where the premium surcharge was, or would be 568 determined under §5.4183(1) or (2) of this division, the total written premium allocated 569 to the catastrophe area.] 570 (c) When possible, and practical, the department will obtain information from the 571 Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office prior to requesting information from affiliated 572 surplus lines insurers. 573 (d) Nothing in subsection (c) of this section should be read to mean that 574 subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to affiliated surplus lines insurers. 575 576 (e) Nothing in this section limits the department’s authority to obtain information from insurers under the Insurance Code.