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Advertising Workgroup Resource PagePurpose | Members | Agendas and Meeting Notes | Statutory and Rule Requirements for Advertising | Advertising Compliance Workbook | Most Frequent Compliance Issues | TDI Compliance Conference | Interstate Compact | File an Insurance Complaint | Help Us Prevent Insurance Fraud PurposeThe Advertising Workgroup was organized in August 2006 to discuss both the regulatory framework (i.e., statutes and rules) and processes under which the Texas Department of Insurance´s Advertising Unit conducts reviews of insurance-related advertisements. The Workgroup´s objectives are to make recommendations for any necessary changes to statutes or rules and to identify any "best practice" opportunities for improvement to the review process. MembersThe Advertising Workgroup meetings are open to the public. The following organizations have been specifically invited to participate:
Agendas and Meeting Notes
TDI Follow-up to Advertising Workgroup Discussions Statutory and Rule Requirements for AdvertisingInsurance advertising is defined, for the purposes of requirements relating to same, in 28 Texas Administrative Code, Part I (TAC), §21.102. All material that comes within the definition of an "advertisement" under that rule is subject to the requirements of Chapter 21, Subchapters A and B, TAC, and other relevant statutes and rules, as applicable. TDI has jurisdiction to enforce compliance of all "advertisements" with those requirements. Relatively few lines are required to be filed with TDI for review. Those products, and underlying statutory and/or rule requirements that they be filed, are as follows: Medicare Supplements TDI´s Advertising Unit The Advertising Unit is part of the Texas Department of Insurance´s Consumer Protection Program. Consumer Protection also handles consumer complaints, staffs the 1-800 Information Assistance call center, produces educational and informational publications, and coordinates the Speaker´s Bureau which conducts presentations for the public and the insurance industry.
*FY2006 includes 9/1/2005 through 7/31/2006. Advertising Compliance WorkbookThe Advertising Unit has developed a "compliance workbook" that describes the procedures for filing an advertisement for review and contains guidelines regarding advertising requirements. The 2004 workbook can be accessed at http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/consumer/advtable.html. Most Frequent Compliance Issues(under construction) TDI Compliance ConferencesTDI will host two Compliance Conferences, to be held October 30 - November 1 and December 4 and 5, in Austin. The first conference will include sessions for both the life and health and the property and casualty industry. Advertising issues will be on the conference agenda. The second conference will focus on workers' compensation insurance. See 2006 Compliance Conferences for more information. Interstate CompactThe National Association of Insurance Commissioner´s (NAIC) Interstate Compact National Standards Working Group is developing national standards for the review of long-term care insurance advertising. The Working Group's recommendations will be forwarded to the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission, which will have authority to perform regulatory reviews on behalf of participating states regarding various products. The Commission plans to be operational by early 2007. More information can be obtained at http://www.insurancecompact.org/. File an Insurance ComplaintInsurance Complaint Form Help Us Prevent Insurance FraudInsurance Fraud Toll-Free Hotline - 1-888-327-8818 Online Fraud Reporting Comments We welcome your comments or suggestions regarding the Advertising Workgroup. If you would like to be on our e-mail distribution list for Workgroup-related news (meeting agendas, etc.) or desire more information, please e-mail us at: Advertising@tdi.state.tx.us. For more information contact: ConsumerProtection@tdi.state.tx.us Last updated: 12/28/2006 |
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