Sec. 821.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER  


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  • (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.