Texas Insurance Code - Section 82.002. Application Of Chapter
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§ 82.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter
applies to each company regulated by the commissioner, including:
(1) a domestic or foreign, stock or mutual, life,
health, or accident insurance company;
(2) a domestic or foreign, stock or mutual, fire or
casualty insurance company;
(3) a Mexican casualty company;
(4) a domestic or foreign Lloyd's plan insurer;
(5) a domestic or foreign reciprocal or interinsurance
exchange;
(6) a domestic or foreign fraternal benefit society;
(7) a domestic or foreign title insurance company;
(8) an attorney's title insurance company;
(9) a stipulated premium insurance company;
(10) a nonprofit legal service corporation;
(11) a health maintenance organization;
(12) a statewide mutual assessment company;
(13) a local mutual aid association;
(14) a local mutual burial association;
(15) an association exempt under Article 14.17;
(16) a nonprofit hospital, medical, or dental service
corporation, including a company subject to Chapter 20;
(17) a county mutual insurance company; and
(18) a farm mutual insurance company.
(b) This chapter also applies to:
(1) an agent of an entity described by Subsection (a);
and
(2) an individual or a corporation, association,
partnership, or other artificial person who:
(A) is engaged in the business of insurance;
(B) holds an authorization; or
(C) is regulated by the commissioner.
(c) The commissioner's authority under this chapter applies
to each form of authorization and each person or entity holding an
authorization.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, § 18, eff. June 1,
2003; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 11.002, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Section: 40.059 40.060 81.001 81.002 81.003 81.004 82.001 82.002 82.003 82.051 82.052 82.053 82.054 82.055 82.056
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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