Tex. Insurance Code § 427.052
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 427.052, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 427.052. SUBORDINATED LIABILITY PERMITTED.
Official statutory text
(a) An insurer or health maintenance organization may assume a subordinated liability for repayment of a loan or advance described by Section 427.051 and payment of interest on the loan or advance if the insurer or health maintenance organization and the creditor execute a written agreement stating that the creditor may be paid only out of that portion of the insurer's or health maintenance organization's surplus that exceeds the greater of:
(1) a minimum surplus amount set in the agreement; or
(2) a minimum surplus amount of $500,000.
(b) The department or commissioner may not require the agreement to provide a minimum surplus amount that is different from the amount described by this section.
(1) a minimum surplus amount set in the agreement; or
(2) a minimum surplus amount of $500,000.
(b) The department or commissioner may not require the agreement to provide a minimum surplus amount that is different from the amount described by this section.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.