Sec. 841.253. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY'S PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. (a) A life insurance company may declare or pay a dividend to its:
(1) policyholders only from the expense loading and profits made by the company; and
(2) shareholders only from the company's earned surplus, as defined by the commissioner.
(b) A life insurance company that is not showing a profit may pay a dividend on its participating policies from the expense loading on those policies.
(c) A life insurance company may not discriminate between policyholders in paying a dividend from the expense loading under this section.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
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