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TX Ins Code § 4006.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4006 - Disability Probation of Agents|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Department|Section 4006.051. Disability Probation Order

Sec. 4006.051.  DISABILITY PROBATION ORDER.  (a)  The department may order that an agent be placed on disability probation if, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the department determines that the agent is suffering from a disability.(b)  The department may order disability probation for an agent only if the agent demonstrates that:(1)  the disability can be successfully arrested and treated while the agent is engaged in the agent's professional business;(2)  the disability is unlikely to cause harm to the public during the period of rehabilitation;(3)  adequate supervision of any necessary conditions of the probation will occur;  and(4)  the agent is capable of competently performing the agent's professional duties.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4006.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4006 - Disability Probation of Agents|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Department|Section 4006.052. Restitution

Sec. 4006.052.  RESTITUTION.  (a)  The department may order disability probation for an agent only if the agent makes full restitution during the probation period to all insureds and other persons harmed by the agent's:(1)  violation of this code or other laws regulating the business of insurance in this state;  or(2)  failure to comply with other professional responsibilities.(b)  The department shall require the restitution described by Subsection (a) as a condition of the probation.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4006.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4006 - Disability Probation of Agents|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Department|Section 4006.053. Duration of Probation

Sec. 4006.053.  DURATION OF PROBATION.  (a)  If the department orders disability probation, the department shall set the probation for a specified period or until further order of the department.(b)  The department may order a probation period that exceeds the one-year maximum suspension authorized under Section 82.052(1).|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4006.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4006 - Disability Probation of Agents|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Department|Section 4006.054. Probation Conditions

Sec. 4006.054.  PROBATION CONDITIONS.  (a)  An order placing an agent on disability probation must state the probation conditions.(b)  In establishing the probation conditions, the department shall consider:(1)  the nature and circumstances of the agent's conduct;(2)  the agent's history, character, and condition;  and(3)  the nature of the agent's disability.(c)  The department may impose on the agent any of the following probation conditions:(1)  periodic reports to the department;(2)  satisfactory completion of a course of study required by the department;(3)  payment of costs, including reasonable attorney's fees and other expenses, related to the proceedings before the department;(4)  psychological evaluation, counseling, and treatment;(5)  drug and alcohol abuse evaluation, counseling, and treatment;(6)  abstinence from alcohol or drugs;(7)  mandatory attendance at meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or similar support groups;(8)  periodic random urine testing to screen for drug and alcohol abuse;  and(9)  any other probation condition that the department considers appropriate.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4006.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4006 - Disability Probation of Agents|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Department|Section 4006.055. Supervision During Probation

Sec. 4006.055.  SUPERVISION DURING PROBATION.  The department shall supervise an agent placed on disability probation.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4006.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4006 - Disability Probation of Agents|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Department|Section 4006.056. Effect of Noncompliance

Sec. 4006.056.  EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.  On a showing of an agent's failure to comply with the disability probation conditions, the department may:(1)  revoke the probation;  or(2)  impose other conditions that the department considers necessary for the public's protection and the agent's rehabilitation.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 4051.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 4051.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter and Subchapters B-E, G, and I apply to each agent of an insurer authorized to engage in the business of property and casualty insurance in this state.(b)  This subchapter and Subchapters B-E, G, and I apply to each person who performs the acts of an agent, as described by Section 4001.051, whether through an oral, written, electronic, or other form of communication, by soliciting, negotiating, procuring, or collecting a premium on an insurance contract offered by any kind of insurer authorized to engage in the business of property and casualty insurance in this state, including:(1)  a fidelity or surety company;(2)  a mutual insurance company, including a farm mutual or a county mutual;(3)  a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange; and(4)  a Lloyd's plan.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 548 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 2.23, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 4051.002. Requirements Applicable to Certain Agent Contracts

Sec. 4051.002.  REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN AGENT CONTRACTS.  An agent's contract entered into on or after August 27, 1973, by an insurer engaged in the business of property and casualty insurance in this state is subject to Chapter 444.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2J.003, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter B. General Property and Casualty License|Section 4051.051. License Required

Sec. 4051.051.  LICENSE REQUIRED.(a)  A person is required to hold a general property and casualty license if the person acts as:(1)  an agent who writes property and casualty insurance for an insurer authorized to engage in the business of property and casualty insurance in this state; or(2)   an agent who writes any other kind of insurance as required by the commissioner for the protection of the insurance consumers of this state.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person is not required to hold a general property and casualty license to engage in an activity described by Subsection (a) if the person:(1)  holds a license under this chapter as a personal lines property and casualty agent; and(2)  limits activities described by Subsection (a) to those activities authorized under the scope of the person's license.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 548 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 2.24, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 4030), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter B. General Property and Casualty License|Section 4051.052. Authority to Write Additional Lines

Sec. 4051.052.  AUTHORITY TO WRITE ADDITIONAL LINES.  A person who holds a general property and casualty license may, in addition, write the kinds of insurance contracts described by:(1)  Section 4051.101 and Subchapter E;  or(2)  Chapter 4055.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter B. General Property and Casualty License|Section 4051.053. Authority to Write Certain Accident and Health Insurance

Sec. 4051.053.  AUTHORITY TO WRITE CERTAIN ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE.  A person who holds a general property and casualty license may, without holding a license under Chapter 4054, write health and accident insurance for a property and casualty insurer authorized to sell those insurance products in this state.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter B. General Property and Casualty License|Section 4051.054. Deceased, Disabled, or Insolvent Agents; Emergency License

Sec. 4051.054.  DECEASED, DISABLED, OR INSOLVENT AGENTS;  EMERGENCY LICENSE.  (a)  If a property and casualty agent dies, becomes disabled, or is found to be insolvent and unable to pay for premiums as they become due to an insurer, the department may issue, without examination, to an applicant for a property and casualty agent license an emergency license on receipt of proof satisfactory to the department that the emergency license is necessary to preserve the agency assets of the deceased, disabled, or insolvent agent.(b)  An emergency license is valid for 90 days in any 12 consecutive months and may be renewed by the department for an additional 90 days during the 12-month period if the other requirements of Subtitle A are satisfied.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter C. Limited Property and Casualty License|Section 4051.101. License Required

Sec. 4051.101.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 4051.052, a person is required to hold a limited property and casualty license if the person acts as an agent who writes:(1)  job protection insurance as defined by Section 962.002;(2)  exclusively, insurance on growing crops under Subchapter F;(3)  any form of insurance authorized under Chapter 911 for a farm mutual insurance company;(4)  exclusively, any form of insurance authorized to be solicited and written in this state that relates to:(A)  the ownership, operation, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle designed for use on the public highways, including a trailer or semitrailer, and the motor vehicle's accessories or equipment; or(B)  the ownership, occupancy, maintenance, or use of a manufactured home classified as personal property under Section 2.001, Property Code;(5)  a prepaid legal services contract under Article 5.13-1 or Chapter 961;(6)  exclusively, an industrial fire insurance policy:(A)  covering dwellings, household goods, and wearing apparel;(B)  written on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis on a continuous premium payment plan; and(C)  written for an insurer exclusively engaged in the business as described by Section 912.310;(7)  credit insurance, except as otherwise provided by Chapter 4055; or(8)  any other kind of insurance, if holding a limited property and casualty license to write that kind of insurance is determined necessary by the commissioner for the protection of the insurance consumers of this state.(b)  Subsection (a)(2) applies to an entity chartered by the federal Farm Credit Administration, as provided by the farm credit system under 12 U.S.C. Section 2001 et seq., as amended.(c)  This section does not apply to a person who wrote for the previous calendar year:(1)  policies authorized by Chapter 911 for a farm mutual insurance company that generated, in the aggregate, less than $50,000 in direct premium;(2)  industrial fire insurance policies that generated, in the aggregate, less than $20,000 in direct premium; or(3)  policies authorized by Chapter 962 for an insurer that generated, in the aggregate, less than $40,000 in direct premium.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2J.004, eff. April 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1147 (H.B. 1951), Sec. 11.001, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter C. Limited Property and Casualty License|Section 4051.102. Designation of Kinds of Insurance

Sec. 4051.102.  DESIGNATION OF KINDS OF INSURANCE.  A person who holds a limited property and casualty license may write only the kind of insurance designated on the license.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter E. County Mutual Agent License|Section 4051.201. License Issuance

Sec. 4051.201.  LICENSE ISSUANCE.  The department shall issue a license to an individual applicant to act as an agent for a county mutual insurance company under Chapter 912 on receipt of certification from the company that the applicant has:(1)  completed a course of study and instruction in compliance with this subchapter;  and(2)  passed without aid a written examination administered by the company.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter E. County Mutual Agent License|Section 4051.202. Course

Sec. 4051.202.  COURSE.  (a)  To be eligible to receive a license under this subchapter, an applicant must complete a course of study and instruction offered by the applicable company on motor vehicle insurance and insurance covering dwellings.(b)  The course of study and instruction must:(1)  be at least five hours in duration;  and(2)  include instruction on:(A)  the policies to be sold;  and(B)  the laws relating to the regulation of insurance in this state.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter E. County Mutual Agent License|Section 4051.203. Examination

Sec. 4051.203.  EXAMINATION.  (a)  The commissioner shall prescribe a uniform examination for applicants that fairly tests knowledge of the information contained in the course provided under Section 4051.202.(b)  The department shall authorize a county mutual insurance company to administer the examination after approval by the department of a complete outline and explanation of the course and the manner of conducting the examination.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter E. County Mutual Agent License|Section 4051.204. Investigation by Department

Sec. 4051.204.  INVESTIGATION BY DEPARTMENT.  The department may investigate as necessary the manner of instruction and the examination administered by a company under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter E. County Mutual Agent License|Section 4051.205. Withdrawal of Company's Authority

Sec. 4051.205.  WITHDRAWAL OF COMPANY'S AUTHORITY.  The department may withdraw from a county mutual insurance company the authority under this subchapter to offer instruction and administer an examination.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter E. County Mutual Agent License|Section 4051.206. Applicability of Limited License Laws

Sec. 4051.206.  APPLICABILITY OF LIMITED LICENSE LAWS.  Except as specifically provided by this subchapter, the provisions of this title that apply to the holder of a limited license apply to the holder of a license issued under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter F. Agricultural Insurance Agent|Section 4051.251. Appointment of Agent

Sec. 4051.251.  APPOINTMENT OF AGENT.  (a)  An insurer that holds a valid certificate of authority to engage in the business of insurance in this state and whose authority in this state and each other jurisdiction in which the insurer is authorized to engage in the business of insurance is limited to the business of insuring risks on growing crops may, subject to this subchapter, appoint and act through an agent licensed under Subchapter B, C, or E.(b)  An agent appointed under Subsection (a) may act as an agent for more than one insurer but may act as an agent under this subchapter only with respect to the business of insuring risks on growing crops.(c)  This title applies to the licensing and regulation of an agent appointed under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter F. Agricultural Insurance Agent|Section 4051.252. Requirements for Appointment; Procedure

Sec. 4051.252.  REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT;  PROCEDURE.  (a)  To appoint an agent under this subchapter, an insurer must submit a completed appointment form to the department and pay a nonrefundable fee in an amount set by the department.(b)  The appointment form must be signed by a representative of the insurer.(c)  The department shall approve an appointment unless the department determines that the applicant does not meet the requirements of this title.(d)  The department may waive any examination requirement imposed by this title for a license applicant seeking an appointment under this subchapter who has passed an examination as required by Federal Crop Insurance Corporation guidelines for administering the federal crop insurance program.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter F. Agricultural Insurance Agent|Section 4051.253. Acceptance of Certain Continuing Education

Sec. 4051.253.  ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION.  The department may accept continuing education hours completed under the guidelines of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation as satisfying the continuing education requirements imposed under this title.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter F. Agricultural Insurance Agent|Section 4051.254. Rules

Sec. 4051.254.  RULES.  The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter and to meet the minimum requirements of federal law, including regulations.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter H. Termination or Suspension of Agent Contracts by Property and Casualty Insurers|Section 4051.351. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 4051.351.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies to each contract between an agent and an insurer engaged in the business of property and casualty insurance in this state.(b)  This subchapter does not apply to:(1)  the termination or suspension by an insurer of an agent's contract because of:(A)  insolvency;(B)  abandonment;(C)  gross and wilful misconduct;(D)  failure to pay the insurer money due to the insurer after receipt of a written demand;  or(E)  revocation of the agent's license by the department;  or(2)  the termination or suspension by an insurer of an agent's contract if the insurance policies and insurance business are owned by the insurer rather than the agent.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter H. Termination or Suspension of Agent Contracts by Property and Casualty Insurers|Section 4051.352. Suspension of Agent's Contract; Other Definitions

Sec. 4051.352.  SUSPENSION OF AGENT'S CONTRACT;  OTHER DEFINITIONS.  (a)  For purposes of this subchapter, "suspension," with regard to an agent's contract, means the temporary cessation of business relations between an insurer and an agent and refusal by the insurer to accept insurance contracts submitted by the agent.  The term does not include a situation in which business is suspended immediately after a natural disaster.(b)  The commissioner shall adopt reasonable rules to provide definitions necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4051.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle B - Agents|Chapter 4051 - Property and Casualty Agents|Subchapter H. Termination or Suspension of Agent Contracts by Property and Casualty Insurers|Section 4051.353. Notice Required Before Termination or Suspension of Contract

Sec. 4051.353.  NOTICE REQUIRED BEFORE TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF CONTRACT.  (a)  An insurer may not terminate or suspend a contract with an appointed agent that has been in effect for at least two years unless the insurer provides written notice of the termination or suspension to the agent at least six months before the date the termination or suspension takes effect.(b)  A contract that replaces or revises a contract that has been in effect for at least two years is subject to this subchapter if there has not been a material change in the ownership of the agency.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|