SUBCHAPTER I.  APPEALS

Sec. 2054.401.  APPEAL OF CERTAIN ACTIONS AND DECISIONS.  (a)  An act or decision by the company to deny, cancel, or refuse to renew a policy or risk insured under Subchapter H may be appealed to the board not later than the 30th day after the date the affected party receives actual notice that the act occurred or the decision was made.
(b)  The company shall:
(1)  not later than the 30th day after the date the request for hearing is made, hear the appeal; and
(2)  not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing, notify the appellant in writing of the time and place of the hearing.
(c)  Not later than the 30th day after the last day of the hearing, the board shall affirm, reverse, or modify the act or decision appealed to the board.
(d)  Unless the board specifically orders otherwise, a hearing under this section does not suspend the operation of an act or decision of the company.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.