(a) Class A licensees must maintain commercial general liability insurance at all times during a license period:
  (1) of at least $300,000 per occurrence (combined for property damage and bodily injury);
  (2) of at least $600,000 aggregate (total amount the policy will pay for property damage and bodily injury coverage); and
  (3) of at least $300,000 aggregate for products and completed operations.
(b) Class B licensees must maintain commercial liability insurance at all times during a license period:
  (1) of at least $100,000 per occurrence (combined for property damage and bodily injury);
  (2) of at least $200,000 aggregate (total amount the policy will pay for property damage and bodily injury coverage); and
  (3) of at least $100,000 aggregate for products and completed operations.
(c) Insurance must be obtained from an insurance provider authorized to sell liability insurance in Texas pursuant to the Texas Insurance Code.
(d) A license applicant or licensee must file with the department a completed certificate of insurance or other evidence satisfactory to the department when applying for an initial license, changing a business name or affiliation, and upon request of the department.
(e) Requests to waive the insurance requirements because the license holder does not contract with the public must:
  (1) be submitted in writing to the department; and
  (2) contain a detailed explanation of the conditions under which the waiver is requested.
(f) A licensee who has received a waiver of insurance cannot perform or offer to perform air conditioning and refrigeration contracting under his license with the general public.
(g) A licensee or an air conditioning and refrigeration contracting company must furnish the name of the insurance carrier, policy number, name, address, and telephone number of the insurance agent with whom the licensee or company is insured to any customer who requests it.

Source Note: The provisions of this §75.40 adopted to be effective July 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 5469; amended to be effective March 7, 2001, 26 TexReg 1833; amended to be effective March 27, 2002, 27 TexReg 2225; amended to be effective December 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 10465; amended to be effective August 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 5944; amended to be effective April 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 1975