Tex. Ins. Code § 846.159 · Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MULTIPLE EMPLOYER WELFARE ARRANGEMENTS
NAME OF MULTIPLE EMPLOYER WELFARE ARRANGEMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement shall transact business under the arrangement's own name and may not adopt any assumed name. An arrangement may not use a name that is the same as or closely resembles the name of any other arrangement that:
(1) possesses a certificate of authority; and
(2) is engaged in business in this state.
(b) A multiple employer welfare arrangement may change its name by:
(1) amending the articles of the arrangement; or
(2) taking a new name with the approval of the commissioner.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.846.htm
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