Tex. Insurance Code § 493.103
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 493.103, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 493.103. ACCREDITED REINSURER.
Official statutory text
For purposes of Section 493.102(a)(2), an insurer is accredited as a reinsurer in this state if the insurer:
(1) submits to this state's jurisdiction;
(2) submits to this state's authority to examine the insurer's books and records;
(3) is domiciled and authorized to engage in the business of insurance or reinsurance in at least one state or, if the insurer is a United States branch of an alien assuming insurer, is entered through and authorized to engage in the business of insurance or reinsurance in at least one state;
(4) annually files with the department a copy of the annual statement the insurer files with the insurance department of the insurer's state of domicile; and
(5) maintains a surplus as regards policyholders in an amount of at least $20 million.
(1) submits to this state's jurisdiction;
(2) submits to this state's authority to examine the insurer's books and records;
(3) is domiciled and authorized to engage in the business of insurance or reinsurance in at least one state or, if the insurer is a United States branch of an alien assuming insurer, is entered through and authorized to engage in the business of insurance or reinsurance in at least one state;
(4) annually files with the department a copy of the annual statement the insurer files with the insurance department of the insurer's state of domicile; and
(5) maintains a surplus as regards policyholders in an amount of at least $20 million.
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