Texas Insurance Code § 2202.201 Grounds For Denial Of Certificate Of Authority Or For Disciplinary Action

Sec. 2202.201. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OR FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. The commissioner may deny an application for a certificate of authority or discipline a certificate holder under this subchapter if the commissioner finds that the applicant or certificate holder, or an officer or director of an applicant or certificate holder:

(1) wilfully violated or participated in the violation of this chapter or any other insurance law of this state;

(2) intentionally made a material misstatement in the original or renewal application;

(3) obtained or attempted to obtain the certificate by fraud or misrepresentation;

(4) misappropriated, converted to a personal or other inappropriate use, or illegally withheld money required to be held in a fiduciary capacity;

(5) has been convicted of a felony or convicted of a misdemeanor of which criminal fraud is an essential element; or

(6) is incompetent or untrustworthy.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.

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