Tex. Ins. Code § 2154.003

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 2154.003 - Self-Insurance Pool; Coverage

(a) The program shall administer a self-insurance pool to provide coverage for motor vehicles a volunteer fire department uses for fire fighting.

(b) The coverage may indemnify an official, employee, member, or volunteer of a volunteer fire department for liability arising from the use of a covered motor vehicle in performing the person's fire-fighting duties. The maximum limits of coverage are:

(1) for bodily injury or death:

(A) $100,000 for each person; and

(B) $300,000 for each single occurrence; and

(2) for injury to or destruction of property, $100,000 for each single occurrence.

(c) Self-insurance coverage provided under this section may be funded only from money available from the fund.

(d) The director of the service may establish:

(1) eligibility requirements for participation in coverage under this section; and

(2) equipment and safety standards for the motor vehicles to be covered under this section.

(e) Coverage limits of self-insurance provided under this section must be based on the liquidity of the fund after deducting the cost of administering this chapter.

Tex. Ins. Code § 2154.003

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727, Sec. 2, eff. 4/1/2007.