Sec. 38.151. DEFINITIONS  


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  • In this subchapter:

    (1) "Insurer" means:

    (A) an insurance company or other entity that is admitted to do business and authorized to write liability insurance in this state, including:

    (i) a county mutual insurance company;

    (ii) a Lloyd's plan insurer; and

    (iii) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange; and

    (B) a pool, joint underwriting association, or self-insurance mechanism or trust authorized by law to insure its participants, subscribers, or members against liability.

    (2) "Liability insurance" means:

    (A) general liability insurance;

    (B) medical professional liability insurance;

    (C) professional liability insurance other than medical professional liability insurance;

    (D) commercial automobile liability insurance;

    (E) the liability portion of commercial multiperil insurance coverage; and

    (F) any other type or line of liability insurance designated by the commissioner under Section 38.163.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.