Sec. 701.101.  INSURANCE FRAUD UNIT.  (a)  The purpose of the department's insurance fraud unit is to enforce laws relating to fraudulent insurance acts.
(b)  The insurance fraud unit may receive, review, and investigate in a timely manner insurer antifraud reports submitted under Chapter 704.
(c)  The insurance fraud unit shall report annually to the commissioner in writing regarding:
(1)  the number of cases completed by the insurance fraud unit;  and
(2)  recommendations for regulatory and statutory responses to the types of fraudulent activities encountered by the insurance fraud unit.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.