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- What is TexasSure, the Financial Responsibility Verification Program?
- About the Vendor
- What are the Insurer Requirements?
- Bulletins Issued
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- Web Services Alternate Test Program
- Frequently Asked Questions
What is TexasSure, the Financial Responsibility Verification Program?
The 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, passed Senate Bill 1670, which amended Chapter 601 of the Transportation Code by adding Subchapter N, which is entitled “Financial Responsibility Verification Program.” Section 601.452 of the Transportation Code, as added by SB 1670, provides that the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), in consultation with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) and the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) “shall establish a program for verification of whether owners of motor vehicles have established financial responsibility.”
According to SB 1670, the program established must be the program most likely to reduce the number of uninsured motorists in this State; operate reliably; be cost-effective; sufficiently protect the privacy of the motor vehicle owners; sufficiently safeguard the security and integrity of information provided by insurance companies; identify and employ a method of compliance that improves public convenience; provide information that is accurate and current; and be capable of being audited by an independent auditor.
With a goal to reduce the number of uninsured motorists in this State, the implementing agencies believe the combination of an event based verification process with an ongoing verification process will produce the most significant results.
Event Based Process: An event based process will allow State Users to obtain accurate and timely insurance information on a given vehicle and/or driver promptly upon request. Users include the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (TLETS), TxDOT, the Driver License Division of DPS (through TLETS), vehicle inspection stations, and future authorized users.
Ongoing Verification Process: An ongoing verification process will monitor and report on the financial responsibility of Texas drivers on an ongoing basis.
"TexasSure: Vehicle Insurance Verification" was selected as the program name. For additional information, please visit www.TexasSure.com.
About the Vendor
The Texas Department of Insurance, in conjunction with the TxDMV, DPS, and DIR, awarded the contract for the financial responsibility verification program to HDI Solutions, Inc. HDI Solutions and its partners TransCore L.P., Insure-Rite, Inc., and Verification Solutions have developed similar database programs in other parts of the country.
What are the Insurer Requirements?
TexasSure is mandated by 28 TAC §§5.601 – 5.611, Division 7, which specifies program requirements, procedures, duties and obligations for insurers writing personal automobile insurance policies in the State of Texas.
The Reporting Guide and User Manual clearly specifies the procedures for providing information under the verification program. Version 1.5 of the Reporting Guide and User Manual was published October 1, 2009.
Download THE LATEST VERSION of the Reporting Guide and User Manual (Version 1.5.1). [PDF version]
Bulletins Issued
The Department has issued the following Commissioner's Bulletins regarding TexasSure:
- B-0044-06, issued December 15, 2006
- B-0006-07, issued February 23, 2007
- B-0032-07, issued July 18, 2007
- B-0048-08, issued July 31, 2008
- B-0035-09, issued October 1, 2009
- B-0032-10, issued August 16, 2010
Get Updates
The Department has established an email distribution list for dissemination of information and news related to TexasSure. Insurance companies and insurer groups who would like to be included on this list may send an email request to TexasSure@tdi.state.tx.us.
Web Services Alternate Test Program
The Department, implementing agencies, program vendor, and volunteer insurers and MGAs established a task force for the development of a web services alternate test program. Participation on this task force is in addition to the database reporting requirements of TexasSure, as provided in 28 TAC §5.611(d).
Download THE LATEST VERSION of the Web Services Test Program Reporting Guide and User Manual, Version 1.2.1 [PDF version]
Frequently Asked Questions
All FAQs have been consolidated into the Reporting Guide and User Manual.
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Last updated: 03/12/2012
