Tex. Ins. Code § 981.074 · Subchapter B-1. DOMESTIC SURPLUS LINES INSURER
AUTHORIZED BUSINESS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A domestic surplus lines insurer may only insure a risk in this state if:
(1) the insurance is procured as eligible surplus lines insurance under this chapter; and
(2) the insurance is a kind of insurance the insurer is authorized to write under the insurer's articles of incorporation.
(b) A domestic surplus lines insurer may not issue:
(1) a policy in the admitted market; or
(2) a policy to satisfy the financial responsibility requirements of Chapter 601, Transportation Code, insurance requirements of Chapter 406, Labor Code, or requirements of any other law of this state mandating insurance coverage by an insurance company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 854 (H.B. 2492), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2018.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.981.htm
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