Texas Specialty Underwriters, Inc. v. Tanner

OPINION

ED KINKEADE, Justice.

This is a summary judgment case. We must decide whether an insurance policy covering a home leased to tenants lapses when an offer to renew the policy is not accepted on or before the expiration date of the original policy.

Relying on Trinity Universal Insurance Company v. Burnette, 560 S.W.2d 440 (Tex.Civ.App. — Beaumont 1977, no writ), the trial court held that the policy automatically renewed on its expiration date because the insurer did not mail the insured a notice of nonrenewal in conformance with the requirements of article 21.49-2B, section 5 of the Texas…