Texas Administrative Code
Title 28 - INSURANCE
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Chapter 19 - LICENSING AND REGULATION OF INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS
Subchapter H - LICENSING OF PUBLIC INSURANCE ADJUSTERS
Section 19.712 - Advertisement
Universal Citation: 28 TX Admin Code § 19.712
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) As used in Insurance Code Chapter 4102, concerning Public Insurance Adjusters, "advertisement" includes:
(1) printed and published material,
audiovisual material and descriptive literature of a public insurance adjuster
used in direct mail, newspapers, magazines, radio, telephone and television
scripts, websites, billboards, and similar displays;
(2) descriptive literature and promotional
aids of all kinds issued by a public insurance adjuster for presentation to
members of the public, including circulars, leaflets, booklets, depictions,
illustrations, and form letters;
(3) prepared promotional talks, presentations
and materials for use by a public insurance adjuster, and those representations
made on a recurring basis by a public insurance adjuster to members of the
public;
(4) material used to:
(A) solicit contracts from insureds;
or
(B) modify existing
contracts;
(5) material
included with a contract when the contract is delivered and materials used in
the solicitation of contract renewals, extensions or reinstatements, except
those extensions or reinstatements provided for in the contract;
(6) lead card solicitations, defined as
communications distributed to the public which, regardless of form, content, or
stated purpose, are intended to result in the compilation or qualification of a
list containing names or other personal information regarding insureds who have
expressed a specific interest in obtaining assistance with having their claims
settled, and which are intended to be used to solicit residents of this state
for the execution of a contract for a public insurance adjuster's services;
and
(7) any other communication
directly or indirectly related to a public insurance adjuster contract, and
intended to result in the eventual execution of such a contract.
(b) "Advertisement" does not include:
(1) communications or materials used
within a public insurance adjuster's own organization, not used as promotional
aids and not disseminated to the public;
(2) communications with insureds other than
materials soliciting insureds to enter, renew, extend or reinstate a contract
for a public insurance adjuster's services; and
(3) material used solely for the recruitment,
training, and education of a public insurance adjuster's personnel and
subcontractors, provided it is not also used to induce the public to enter,
renew, extend or reinstate a contract for a public insurance adjuster's
services.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Texas may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.