Purpose

This division defines and states standards that assure truthful and adequate disclosure of the information considered material and relevant to insurance advertisements and solicitations or to advertisements that lead to solicitations. This division prohibits in such matters the omission of any material fact, and thus further prevents misrepresentation, deceptive acts, and deceptive methods in the advertising and solicitation of insurance. This division is intended to be supplementary to and cumulative of the standards in other rules and statutes, including those ordered under the authority of Chapter 21 and other chapters of the Insurance Code.

Source Note: The provisions of this §21.101 adopted to be effective February 1, 1981, 5 TexReg 3336; amended to be effective September 8, 2010, 35 TexReg 8117.