Tex. Insurance Code § 981.212
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 981.212, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 981.212. ACCEPTING SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE FROM OTHER AGENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) A surplus lines agent may originate surplus lines insurance or accept surplus lines insurance from another agent who is licensed to handle the kind of insurance being accepted.
(b) A surplus lines agent who accepts surplus lines insurance from an agent may share a commission with that agent.
(b) A surplus lines agent who accepts surplus lines insurance from an agent may share a commission with that agent.
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