Texas Insurance Code Title 6, Chapter 801 - Certificate Of Authority

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 801.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Control" has the meaning described by Section 823. 005. (2) "Insurer" means the issuer of an insurance policy that is issued...

SUBCHAPTER B CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY

• Texas Section 801.002 - Exemption For Certain Fraternal Benefit Societies
  This chapter does not apply to a fraternal benefit society that: (1) sells insurance policies only as an incidental benefit to its members; and (2)...
• Texas Section 801.051 - Approval, Denial, Or Disapproval Of Application For Certificate; Eligibility; Hearing
  (a) The department shall approve, deny, or disapprove an application for a certificate of authority to act as an insurer. (b) If the department determines...
• Texas Section 801.052 - Effect And Contents Of Certificate
  A certificate of authority issued to an insurer under this chapter authorizes the insurer to engage in the business of insurance. The certificate of authority...
• Texas Section 801.053 - Duration Of Certificate
  A certificate of authority issued to an insurer under this chapter is effective until it is suspended or revoked. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 801.054 - Preference For Domestic Company
  In issuing a certificate of authority to an applicant under this chapter, the department shall give preference to an application submitted by a domestic company....
• Texas Section 801.055 - Deposit Of Fees
  A fee collected by the department under this chapter for a certificate of authority shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of...
• Texas Section 801.056 - Failure To Provide Complete Set Of Fingerprints: Ground For Denial Of Application
  (a) In this section, "authorization" means any authorization issued by the department to engage in an activity regulated under this code, including: (1) a certificate...

SUBCHAPTER C COMPETENCE, FITNESS, OR REPUTATION

• Texas Section 801.057 - Failure To File Annual Statement: Ground For Revocation Or Suspension
  A certificate of authority of an insurer that fails to file an annual statement required by law is subject to being suspended or revoked by...
• Texas Section 801.101 - Department Inquiry
  The department may inquire into the competence, fitness, or reputation of: (1) an officer or director of an insurer; or (2) a person having control...

SUBCHAPTER D FELONY CONVICTION

• Texas Section 801.102 - Denial Of Application Or Revocation Of Certificate
  (a) If after conducting an inquiry under Section 801.101 the department determines that the person who is the subject of the inquiry is not worthy...
• Texas Section 801.151 - Issuance Of Certificate Prohibited
  Except as provided by Sections 801.153 and 801.154, the department may not issue a certificate of authority to an applicant if a corporate officer or...
• Texas Section 801.152 - Revocation Of Certificate
  After notice and hearing, the department may revoke the certificate of authority of an insurer if a corporate officer or member of the board of...
• Texas Section 801.153 - Petition For Issuance Or Reinstatement Of Certificate
  A company may petition the commissioner for issuance or reinstatement of a certificate of authority of the company that is denied or revoked under this...
• Texas Section 801.154 - Grant Of Petition
  The commissioner shall grant a petition for issuance or reinstatement of a certificate of authority under this subchapter if the petitioner demonstrates that granting the...
• Texas Section 801.155 - Rules Relating To Contents Of Petition
  The department may adopt rules under this subchapter prescribing the contents of a petition for issuance or reinstatement of a certificate of authority. Added by...

Last modified: September 28, 2016