Sec. 553.003.  VIOLATION BY INSURER.  An insurer violates this chapter if the insurer fails to comply with a claim brought under this chapter by:
(1)  denying the claim on the grounds that the claim is not timely;  or
(2)  asserting a statute of limitations defense in an action brought under Section 553.002.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.