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| The committee will meet to hear invited testimony on the following interim |
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| Charge 1: Study title insurance and whether changes to the current |
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| ratemaking process would be beneficial to consumers. |
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| Charge 2: Examine the Texas Department of Insurance's (TDI) recently |
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| adopted Procedural Rule P-5.1, allowing a title insurance company to issue |
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| a policy containing a general exception from coverage for minerals. |
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| Determine whether Procedural Rule P-50.1, governing the use of the |
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| Minerals and Surface Damage Endorsements Forms (T-19.2 and T-19.3), should |
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| result in a different rate schedule for policies. Study the |
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| appropriateness, feasibility, and sustainability of title insurance |
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| companies writing the type of policy now required by P-50.1. |
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| Charge 3: Study whether a new system or process should be employed to |
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| expedite appeals by insurers against TDI in homeowner's rate cases. |
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| Charge 4: Update on the implementation of the Healthy Texas insurance |
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| program established by SB 78 (81R). |
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| Charge 5: Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's |
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| jurisdiction. Invited testimony will be taken regarding TDI's oversight |
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| of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA). |
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