Texas Insurance Code § 4152.301 Grounds For License Denial Or Disciplinary Action

Sec. 4152.301. GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. The department may deny an application for a license or discipline a license holder under Subchapter C, Chapter 4005, if the department determines that the applicant or license holder, or a person who would be authorized to act on behalf of the applicant or license holder under Section 4152.057, has:

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

(2) intentionally made a material misstatement in the license application;

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

(4) misappropriated, converted to the person's own use, or illegally withheld money required to be held in a fiduciary capacity;

(5) materially misrepresented the terms or effect of any contract of insurance or reinsurance, or engaged in any fraudulent transaction; or

(6) been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor of which criminal fraud is an essential element.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.

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