Insurers need to pay up, in full and on time, or run the risk of violating the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act. And an insurer’s partial payment of a claim within the statutory deadline does not preclude it from liability for interest.

Attorneys say that’s the precedent set by the Supreme Court of Texas, following its decision to reverse and remand the case to the lower courts in Hinojos v. State Farm Lloyds.

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