Tex. Insurance Code § 884.055
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 884.055, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 884.055. SHARES OF STOCK.
Official statutory text
(a) The shares of stock of a stipulated premium company must have a par value of not less than $1 or more than $100.
(b) A stipulated premium company may issue and dispose of authorized shares for money or an instrument authorized for minimum capital under Section 884.054(d). After the company receives payment for a share of stock, the share is nonassessable.
(c) If all of the shares of stock authorized by the charter or an amendment to the charter are not subscribed and paid for when the charter is granted or the amendment is filed, respectively, the stipulated premium company shall file with the department a certificate authenticated by a majority of the directors stating the number of shares issued and the consideration received for those shares. The company shall file the certificate not later than the 90th day after the date of issuance of any of those remaining shares.
(b) A stipulated premium company may issue and dispose of authorized shares for money or an instrument authorized for minimum capital under Section 884.054(d). After the company receives payment for a share of stock, the share is nonassessable.
(c) If all of the shares of stock authorized by the charter or an amendment to the charter are not subscribed and paid for when the charter is granted or the amendment is filed, respectively, the stipulated premium company shall file with the department a certificate authenticated by a majority of the directors stating the number of shares issued and the consideration received for those shares. The company shall file the certificate not later than the 90th day after the date of issuance of any of those remaining shares.
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