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TX Ins Code § 804.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 804 - Service of Process|Subchapter B. Persons Authorized to Receive Service of Process|Section 804.107. Unauthorized Person or Insurer

Sec. 804.107.  UNAUTHORIZED PERSON OR INSURER.  (a)  In this section, "personal representative" includes an executor or administrator.(b)  Any act of engaging in the business of insurance as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 101, by an unauthorized person or insurer:(1)  constitutes the irrevocable appointment of the commissioner by that person or insurer as agent for service of process arising from the person's or insurer's engaging in the business of insurance in this state, other than service of process for an action or proceeding by the department or state;(2)  constitutes the irrevocable appointment of the secretary of state by that person or insurer as agent for service of process for an action or proceeding described by Subsection (c) and arising from the person's or insurer's engaging in the business of insurance in this state;  and(3)  signifies the agreement of the person or insurer that process served under this subsection and Subsection (d) has the same effect as personal service in this state on that person or insurer or the personal representative of that person or insurer or if a corporation, the corporation's successor in interest.(c)  The process may be served on the secretary of state only in an action or proceeding brought:(1)  in court by the department or the state against an unauthorized person or insurer;  or(2)  before the department by a process against the unauthorized person or insurer.(d)  Service of process on an unauthorized person or insurer may be served on a person in this state that engages, on the behalf of the unauthorized person or insurer, in an act of engaging in the business of insurance in this state as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 101.(e)  In an action or proceeding in which process is served under Subsection (b) or (d), a plaintiff or complainant is not entitled to a default judgment or determination before the 30th day after the date on which the copy of the process is mailed to the defendant.(f)  This section does not apply to an entity that was an eligible surplus lines insurer under Chapter 981 on the date on which the applicable coverage was issued.(g)  This section does not limit or diminish the right to serve process on a person or insurer in any other manner provided by law.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 804.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 804 - Service of Process|Subchapter B. Persons Authorized to Receive Service of Process|Section 804.108. Insurance Holding Company System Law

Sec. 804.108.  INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEM LAW.  A person, as that term is defined by Section 823.002, that violates Chapter 823 is considered to have appointed the commissioner as agent for service of process on the person for an action or proceeding arising from a violation of that chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 804.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 804 - Service of Process|Subchapter C. Procedures Relating to Service of Process on Commissioner|Section 804.201. Procedure for Serving Commissioner

Sec. 804.201.  PROCEDURE FOR SERVING COMMISSIONER.  (a)  Process served by serving the commissioner under this chapter must be directed to the defendant and include:(1)  for an unauthorized person or insurer, the name and address of the person or insurer to be served;(2)  for a risk retention group, the name and address of the group to be served;(3)  for a surplus lines insurer, the name and address of the insurer to be served;(4)  for an unincorporated association, trust, or other organization formed under Chapter 1505, the name and address of the association, trust, or organization; or(5)  for an authorized company, the name and address of the company as it appears in the department records.(b)  Process may be served on the commissioner:(1)  personally by a disinterested person who is at least 18 years of age leaving two copies of the process at the office of the department during regular business hours with:(A)  the commissioner;  or(B)  an appointee of the commissioner authorized to receive process;  or(2)  by certified or registered mail.(c)  A fee not to exceed $50, payable by check or money order to the department, must accompany each process served on the commissioner.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2E.004, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 804.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 804 - Service of Process|Subchapter C. Procedures Relating to Service of Process on Commissioner|Section 804.202. Effect of Service on Commissioner

Sec. 804.202.  EFFECT OF SERVICE ON COMMISSIONER.  Service on the commissioner acting as agent for service of process is service on the principal.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 804.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 804 - Service of Process|Subchapter C. Procedures Relating to Service of Process on Commissioner|Section 804.203. Mailing Process; Certificate

Sec. 804.203.  MAILING PROCESS;  CERTIFICATE.  (a)  The commissioner shall immediately send by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, one copy of process served on the commissioner under Section 804.201 to:(1)  the defendant at the address supplied in the process as provided by Sections 804.201(a)(1) through (4);  or(2)  if Section 804.201(a)(5) applies, the home office or principal business office of the authorized company, as indicated in the department records.(b)  The commissioner shall send by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, copies of process served under Section 804.108 to the last known address of the person.(c)  On receiving the return receipt for certified or registered mail, the commissioner shall issue a certificate showing the service and proof of delivery by a return receipt to the plaintiff and clerk of the court or agency where the proceeding is pending.(d)  The commissioner shall provide on request the certificate described by Subsection (c).  The commissioner may charge a fee not to exceed $10 for the certificate.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 804.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 804 - Service of Process|Subchapter C. Procedures Relating to Service of Process on Commissioner|Section 804.204. Record

Sec. 804.204.  RECORD.  The commissioner shall keep a record of:(1)  each process served on the commissioner under this chapter;  and(2)  the action taken by the commissioner regarding the process.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 804.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 804 - Service of Process|Subchapter D. Procedures Relating to Service of Process on Secretary of State|Section 804.301. Procedure for Serving Secretary of State

Sec. 804.301.  PROCEDURE FOR SERVING SECRETARY OF STATE.  Process served by serving the secretary of state under Section 804.107 must be served by leaving two copies of the process at the office of the secretary of state during regular business hours with:(1)  the secretary of state;  or(2)  an appointee of the secretary of state authorized to receive service.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 804.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 804 - Service of Process|Subchapter D. Procedures Relating to Service of Process on Secretary of State|Section 804.302. Mailing Process

Sec. 804.302.  MAILING PROCESS.  The secretary of state shall mail one copy of process in the proceeding served on the secretary of state under Section 804.301 to the defendant in a court proceeding or to whom the process in an administrative proceeding is addressed or directed, at the person's or entity's last known home office or principal place of business.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 804.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 804 - Service of Process|Subchapter D. Procedures Relating to Service of Process on Secretary of State|Section 804.303. Record

Sec. 804.303.  RECORD.  The secretary of state shall keep a record of each process served on the secretary of state.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 805.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 805 - Directors, Officers, and Other Interested Persons|Subchapter A. Activities of Directors, Officers, and Shareholders|Section 805.001. Definitions

Sec. 805.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Major shareholder" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, business trust, or unincorporated organization that is directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of more than 10 percent of any class of an equity security of an insurer.(2)  "Subsidiary" means a corporation:(A)  of which at least 50 percent of any class of an equity security is owned by an insurer;  or(B)  that is managed, directly or indirectly controlled, or subject to control by an insurer.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 805.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 805 - Directors, Officers, and Other Interested Persons|Subchapter A. Activities of Directors, Officers, and Shareholders|Section 805.002. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 805.002.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter applies to any insurer, including a:(1)  capital stock company;(2)  reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;(3)  Lloyd's plan;(4)  fraternal benefit society;(5)  mutual company, including a mutual assessment company;(6)  local mutual aid association;(7)  burial association;(8)  county mutual insurance company;(9)  farm mutual insurance company;(10)  fidelity, guaranty, or surety company;(11)  mutual life insurance company;(12)  mutual insurance company other than a mutual life insurance company;(13)  stipulated premium company;(14)  title insurance company;  and(15)  any other insurance company engaged in the business of insurance in or organized under the laws of this state or otherwise regulated under this code.(b)  A provision of this code limiting regulation under this code does not limit the application of this subchapter.(c)  This subchapter controls if there is ambiguity or a conflict between this subchapter and another provision of this code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 805.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 805 - Directors, Officers, and Other Interested Persons|Subchapter A. Activities of Directors, Officers, and Shareholders|Section 805.003. Prohibited Activities

Sec. 805.003.  PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.  (a)  A director, officer, or major shareholder of an insurer may not:(1)  except as provided by this subchapter, directly, indirectly, or through a substantial interest in another corporation, firm, or business unit receive money or another thing of value for negotiating, procuring, recommending, or aiding in a purchase, sale, or exchange of property or a loan from the insurer or its subsidiary;(2)  directly, indirectly, or through a substantial interest in another corporation, firm, or business unit have a pecuniary interest in a purchase, sale, exchange, or loan described by Subdivision (1) as a principal, co-principal, agent, or beneficiary;  or(3)  directly or indirectly accept a loan or guarantee described by Subsection (b).(b)  An insurer may not directly, indirectly, or through its subsidiary make a loan to or guarantee the financial obligation of a director, officer, or major shareholder of an insurer.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 805.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 805 - Directors, Officers, and Other Interested Persons|Subchapter A. Activities of Directors, Officers, and Shareholders|Section 805.004. Activities Not Prohibited

Sec. 805.004.  ACTIVITIES NOT PROHIBITED.  This subchapter does not prohibit:(1)  a director, officer, or major shareholder of an insurer from:(A)  becoming a policyholder of the insurer and exercising the usual rights of a policyholder;(B)  participating as beneficiary in a pension plan, deferred compensation plan, profit-sharing or bonus plan, stock option plan, or similar plan adopted by the insurer and for which the director, officer, or major shareholder may be eligible under the terms of the plan;(C)  receiving a salary, bonus, or other remuneration for a service rendered to the insurer as an employee of the insurer and not in violation of another provision of this code;  or(D)  entering into an arms-length transaction with the insurer if:(i)  the transaction is not prohibited by another statute;  and(ii)  the commissioner approves the transaction before the transaction is made;(2)  a director of an insurer from:(A)  performing professional services not required of a director by law;  or(B)  receiving director's fees or reimbursement for an expense incurred in the performance of a duty as a director;(3)  a transaction within an insurance holding company system by an insurer with its holding company, subsidiary, or affiliate that:(A)  is not prohibited by law;(B)  meets the test of being fair and proper;  and(C)  is regulated by another statute;(4)  a transaction or arrangement that:(A)  is not prohibited by law;  and(B)  meets the test of being fair and proper as prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner;  or(5)  the approval and payment of lawful dividends to policyholders and shareholders.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 805.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle A - General Provisions Applicable to Insurers and Related Entities|Chapter 805 - Directors, Officers, and Other Interested Persons|Subchapter B. Certain Payments by Directors, Officers, and Trustees|Section 805.021. Liability for Fee and Tax Payments

Sec. 805.021.  LIABILITY FOR FEE AND TAX PAYMENTS.  (a)  In this section, "fee or tax" includes a license, excise, privilege, premium, or occupation fee or tax.(b)  A director, officer, or trustee of an insurer is not personally liable, in complying with the law, for the payment of or for the determination not to contest the payment of a fee or tax to a state or a political subdivision of a state that the board of directors or trustees considers to be in the corporate interest of the insurer.(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply if, before the payment of the fee or tax, the state court of final appellate jurisdiction or the United States Supreme Court expressly holds that the law imposing the fee or tax is invalid.(d)  This section does not directly or indirectly limit, minimize, or interpret the rights and powers of an insurer or the directors, officers, or trustees of an insurer.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 821.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle B - Organization of Regulated Entities|Chapter 821 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Minimum Insurance to Be Maintained by Insurer|Section 821.001. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 821.001.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter applies to any insurer that is required by law to hold a certificate of authority issued by the department, including:(1)  a domestic insurance company;(2)  a mutual life insurance company;(3)  a statewide mutual assessment company;(4)  a mutual insurance company other than a life insurance company operating under Chapter 883;(5)  a Lloyd's plan;(6)  a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;  and(7)  a title insurance company.(b)  This subchapter does not apply to:(1)  an insurer before the second anniversary of the date the insurer's original certificate of authority is issued;  or(2)  an insurer that was paid more than $50,000 in gross premium income by policyholders during the preceding accounting year of the insurer.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 821.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle B - Organization of Regulated Entities|Chapter 821 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Minimum Insurance to Be Maintained by Insurer|Section 821.002. Exemptions

Sec. 821.002.  EXEMPTIONS.  This subchapter does not apply to:(1)  a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;(2)  a local mutual aid association or local mutual burial association operating under Chapters 886, 887, and 888;(3)  a statewide mutual assessment company or association operating under Chapters 881, 887, or 888;(4)  another association operating under Subchapter C, Chapter 887;(5)  a farm mutual insurance company operating under Chapter 911;  or(6)  a county mutual fire insurance company operating under Chapter 912.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 821.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle B - Organization of Regulated Entities|Chapter 821 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Minimum Insurance to Be Maintained by Insurer|Section 821.003. Minimum Requirements

Sec. 821.003.  MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.  An insurer must maintain at all times not less than 100 policyholders or certificate holders nor less than $200,000 of insurance that the insurer has written or acquired through reinsurance contracts.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 821.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle B - Organization of Regulated Entities|Chapter 821 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Minimum Insurance to Be Maintained by Insurer|Section 821.004. Report to Attorney General; Suit Against Insurer

Sec. 821.004.  REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL;  SUIT AGAINST INSURER.  (a)  The department shall report to the attorney general an insurer's failure to comply with this subchapter.(b)  On receiving a report under Subsection (a), the attorney general shall bring suit in a district court in Travis County against the insurer to cancel, forfeit, and revoke the insurer's:(1)  charter, articles of association, or articles of agreement;  and(2)  certificate of authority.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 821.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle B - Organization of Regulated Entities|Chapter 821 - General Provisions|Subchapter B. Association of Insurance Companies|Section 821.051. Payment of Taxes and Fees; Compliance With Law

Sec. 821.051.  PAYMENT OF TAXES AND FEES;  COMPLIANCE WITH LAW.  (a)  Life, health, fire, marine, or inland marine insurance companies that associate to issue or sell insurance policies may not engage in the business of insurance in this state until each company has:(1)  paid the company's taxes and fees that are due;  and(2)  complied with all requirements of law.(b)  The commissioner may not authorize to engage in the business of insurance in this state an insurance company that does not comply with Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 822.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle B - Organization of Regulated Entities|Chapter 822 - General Incorporation and Regulatory Requirements for Insurance Companies Other Than Life, Health, or Accident Insurance Companies|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 822.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 822.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  Except as otherwise provided by this code, this chapter applies to the formation of each company or organization that proposes to engage in any kind of insurance business other than a life, health, or accident insurance company organized or operating under Chapter 841, 881, 882, 884, 885, 886, 887, or 888.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 822.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle B - Organization of Regulated Entities|Chapter 822 - General Incorporation and Regulatory Requirements for Insurance Companies Other Than Life, Health, or Accident Insurance Companies|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 822.002. Applicability of Law Governing Corporations

Sec. 822.002.  APPLICABILITY OF LAW GOVERNING CORPORATIONS.  An insurance company incorporated in this state is subject to the Texas Business Corporation Act, the Texas Miscellaneous Corporation Laws Act (Article 1302-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and any other law of this state that governs corporations in general to the extent those laws are not inconsistent with this code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 822.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities|Subtitle B - Organization of Regulated Entities|Chapter 822 - General Incorporation and Regulatory Requirements for Insurance Companies Other Than Life, Health, or Accident Insurance Companies|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 822.003. Effect on Transactions Between Insurance Companies and Others

Sec. 822.003.  EFFECT ON TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN INSURANCE COMPANIES AND OTHERS.  The following sections do not restrict or modify any provision of this code relating to a transaction between an insurance company and the insurance company's affiliates, or between an insurance company and certain shareholders, directors, or officers of the insurance company, as provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 805, and Chapter 823:(1)  Sections 822.055 and 822.056;(2)  Section 822.057(a)(4);(3)  Section 822.061;(4)  Section 822.156;(5)  Sections 822.158(d) and (e);  and(6)  Sections 822.206 and 822.207.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|