Sec. 2602.256. AMOUNT OF COVERED CLAIM; LIMIT. (a) A covered claim under Section 2602.251 or 2602.253 may not exceed the lesser of $500,000 for each claimant or $500,000 for each policy.

(b) A covered claim under Section 2602.252 may not exceed the lesser of $500,000 for each claimant or the amount of money actually received by the impaired title insurance company or agent as trust funds or an escrow account for each claimant in a transaction from which the claim arises, except that the cumulative amount of covered claims arising from a single transaction may not exceed $500,000.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 6, eff. April 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 775 (H.B. 1614), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2019.