Title IN, Insurance Code

Sec. 883.052. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. Articles of incorporation of a proposed mutual insurance company must specify: (1) the name of the company; (2) the purpose for which the company is being formed; (3) the location of the company's principal or home office; (4) the name and…

Sec. 883.053. COMPANY'S NAME. (a) The name of a mutual insurance company must contain the word "mutual." (b) A mutual insurance company's name may not be so similar to the name of any other mutual insurance company organized or engaging in business in the United States, that it i…

Sec. 883.054. LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL OR HOME OFFICE. The principal or home office of a mutual insurance company must be located in this state. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.

Sec. 883.055. BEGINNING OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE. The corporate existence of a mutual insurance company begins on the date on which the commissioner issues a certificate of authority to the company. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.

Sec. 883.056. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board of directors named in a mutual insurance company's articles of incorporation shall manage the company until the initial meeting of the members of the company. (b) After a mutual insurance company is issued a certificate of authority…

Sec. 883.057. MEMBERSHIP OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITIES IN COMPANY AUTHORIZED. (a) Any public or private corporation, board, association, or estate may make an application for, enter into an agreement for, or hold a policy in a mutual insurance company. An officer, shareholder, tr…

Sec. 883.058. MEMBERSHIP VOTES. Each member of a mutual insurance company is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote unless a different number of votes is authorized by the company's bylaws based on: (1) the insurance in force; (2) the number of policies held by t…

Sec. 883.101. MUTUAL INSURANCE BUSINESS. Mutual insurance of any kind may not be written in this state except as authorized by this chapter or any other law. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.

Sec. 883.102. CHARTER AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIRED. A domestic mutual insurance company may not engage in the business of insurance until: (1) the company obtains a charter as provided by Chapter 822; and (2) the commissioner issues to the company a certificate of author…

Sec. 883.103. AUTHORIZATION OF FOREIGN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS. (a) The department shall authorize a foreign mutual insurance company to write the kinds of insurance authorized by the company's charter or articles of incorporation in this state if the compa…

Sec. 883.151. AUTHORITY TO WRITE CERTAIN INSURANCE. A domestic mutual insurance company may write any kind of insurance that may be lawfully written in this state, other than life insurance. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.

Sec. 883.152. PRIOR AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED. This chapter does not affect any authority that existed before September 6, 1955, that allowed mutual insurance companies to write non-assessable policies in this state, subject to any prerequisite imposed by law on that authority. Adde…

Sec. 883.153. POLICY RATES. A mutual insurance company operating under this chapter shall charge the insurance rates prescribed by the commissioner and is subject to the same rate requirements as a domestic insurance company. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. …

Sec. 883.154. MAXIMUM PREMIUMS. (a) The maximum premium of an insurance policy issued by a domestic mutual insurance company must be stated in the policy. (b) A policy's maximum premium may consist only of: (1) a cash premium; or (2) a cash premium and a contingent premium in an …

Sec. 883.155. ISSUANCE OF POLICY FOR CASH PREMIUM ONLY. (a) A domestic mutual insurance company may not issue an insurance policy for a cash premium only unless: (1) the company possesses surplus above all liabilities in an amount at least equal to the minimum capital and surplus…

Sec. 883.156. ASSESSMENT ON POLICYHOLDERS. (a) A policyholder is not liable for an assessment imposed on a policy issued by a mutual insurance company with approval of the commissioner under Section 883.155(a). (b) An assessment may not be imposed on the holder of a policy descri…

Sec. 883.157. REINSURANCE OF POLICY. (a) Subject to Subsection (c), a mutual insurance company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state may enter into an agreement with an insurer to cede to or accept from the insurer all or part of an insurance risk. (b) A…

Sec. 883.158. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPANIES WRITING BONDS. A mutual insurance company qualifying to write bonds under this chapter is subject to the same legal requirements as any other insurance company writing bonds under this chapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec.…

Sec. 883.159. NECESSARY OR INCIDENTAL POWERS. A domestic mutual insurance company has such powers as are necessary or incidental to the transaction of its business. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.

Sec. 883.160. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF CERTAIN COMPANIES RETAINED. A mutual insurance company engaged in business under Chapters 5, 9, 12, 13, 14, and 15, Title 78, Revised Statutes, before their repeal by Section 18, Chapter 40, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 1st Called Session, …

Sec. 883.161. DIVIDENDS. On advance approval of the commissioner, a mutual insurance company may pay dividends to its members. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.

Sec. 883.162. LOANS TO COMPANY. (a) A person, including a director, officer, or member of a mutual insurance company, may loan to the company money necessary: (1) for the company to engage in the company's business; or (2) to enable the company to comply with a legal requirement.…

Sec. 883.163. IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION WHEN ASSETS ARE INSUFFICIENT; EXAMINATION. The president and the secretary of a mutual insurance company operating under the law providing for the incorporation of mutual fire, lightning, hail, and storm insurance companies shall immediately n…

Sec. 883.201. SURPLUS REQUIREMENTS. A domestic mutual insurance company must possess a surplus over and above all liabilities in an amount equal to the minimum capital stock and surplus required of a stock insurance company engaged in the same kinds of insurance. Added by Acts 20…

Sec. 883.202. REQUIRED DEPOSIT FOR COMPANIES WRITING BONDS. (a) A domestic mutual insurance company that writes fidelity and surety bond coverage shall maintain on deposit with the comptroller cash or securities of the kind described by a provision of Subchapter B, Chapter 424, o…

Sec. 883.203. RESERVES. (a) A domestic mutual insurance company shall maintain unearned premiums and other reserves separately for each kind of insurance. The reserves must be maintained on the same basis as those reserves are required to be maintained by a domestic stock insuran…

Sec. 883.204. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Domestic and foreign mutual insurance companies organized or operating under this chapter shall submit to the commissioner an annual report in the form required by the commissioner. (b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall adopt a for…

Sec. 883.205. EXAMINATION OF FOREIGN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. To the extent practicable, an examination of a foreign mutual insurance company must be conducted in cooperation with the insurance departments of other states in which the foreign company is authorized to transact bu…

Sec. 883.206. FEES. Each domestic or foreign mutual insurance company organized or operating under this chapter is subject to a fee imposed by law on a stock insurance company engaging in the same kinds of insurance. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2…

Sec. 883.207. PREMIUM TAX. Each domestic or foreign mutual insurance company organized or operating under this chapter is subject to taxes imposed by law on that company. The company shall pay the tax on the gross premiums received for direct insurance written on property or risk…

Sec. 883.701. VIOLATION OF CHAPTER. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a person or corporation commits an offense if the person or corporation violates this chapter. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or …

Sec. 883.702. FAILURE TO REPORT CONDITION. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is a president or secretary described by Section 883.163 and the person fails to make the report required by that section. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a f…

Sec. 883.703. FALSE STATEMENT OR MISAPPROPRIATION. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally submits a false statement or misappropriates the funds of a mutual insurance company organized under the laws providing for the incorporation of mutual fire, lightning, …

Sec. 883.704. UNAUTHORIZED MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person engages in the business of mutual fire insurance in this state in violation of the laws regulating mutual fire insurance. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable …