Tex. Insurance Code § 462.155
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 462.155, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 462.155. DEFERMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The association may defer wholly or partly an assessment of a member insurer that would cause the insurer's financial statement to show amounts of capital or surplus less than the minimum amounts required for a certificate of authority in any jurisdiction in which the insurer is authorized to engage in the business of insurance.
(b) The member insurer shall pay the deferred assessment at the time payment will not reduce capital or surplus below required minimums. The payment shall be refunded to or credited against future assessments of any member insurer receiving a larger assessment because of the deferment, as elected by that insurer.
(c) During a period of deferment, the member insurer may not pay a dividend to shareholders or policyholders.
(b) The member insurer shall pay the deferred assessment at the time payment will not reduce capital or surplus below required minimums. The payment shall be refunded to or credited against future assessments of any member insurer receiving a larger assessment because of the deferment, as elected by that insurer.
(c) During a period of deferment, the member insurer may not pay a dividend to shareholders or policyholders.
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