Tex. Insurance Code § 804.101
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 804.101, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 804.101. DOMESTIC COMPANY.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section:
(1) "Domestic company" means a company that is domiciled in and authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state.
(2) "Company" means:
(A) an insurance company, including:
(i) a casualty insurance company;
(ii) a county mutual insurance company;
(iii) an exempt association under Section 887.102;
(iv) a farm mutual insurance company;
(v) a fire insurance company;
(vi) a fraternal benefit society;
(vii) a life insurance company;
(viii) a Lloyd's plan;
(ix) a mutual assessment company;
(x) a mutual insurance company other than a mutual life insurance company;
(xi) a reciprocal exchange;
(xii) a risk retention group;
(xiii) a stipulated premium insurance company;
(xiv) a title insurance company; and
(xv) a carrier providing job protection insurance;
(B) a group hospital service corporation;
(C) a health maintenance organization;
(D) a prepaid legal services corporation; or
(E) any other company engaged in the business of insurance as a principal.
(b) A domestic company may be served with process by:
(1) serving the president, an active vice president, secretary, or attorney in fact at the home office or principal place of business of the company; or
(2) leaving a copy of the process at the home office or principal business office of the company during regular business hours.
(1) "Domestic company" means a company that is domiciled in and authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state.
(2) "Company" means:
(A) an insurance company, including:
(i) a casualty insurance company;
(ii) a county mutual insurance company;
(iii) an exempt association under Section 887.102;
(iv) a farm mutual insurance company;
(v) a fire insurance company;
(vi) a fraternal benefit society;
(vii) a life insurance company;
(viii) a Lloyd's plan;
(ix) a mutual assessment company;
(x) a mutual insurance company other than a mutual life insurance company;
(xi) a reciprocal exchange;
(xii) a risk retention group;
(xiii) a stipulated premium insurance company;
(xiv) a title insurance company; and
(xv) a carrier providing job protection insurance;
(B) a group hospital service corporation;
(C) a health maintenance organization;
(D) a prepaid legal services corporation; or
(E) any other company engaged in the business of insurance as a principal.
(b) A domestic company may be served with process by:
(1) serving the president, an active vice president, secretary, or attorney in fact at the home office or principal place of business of the company; or
(2) leaving a copy of the process at the home office or principal business office of the company during regular business hours.
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