Sec. 1131.051. EMPLOYERS. (a) A group life insurance policy may be issued to an employer or to trustees of a fund established by an employer to insure the employer's employees for the benefit of persons other than the employer.
(b) A policy to which this section applies may provide that "employee" includes:
(1) an individual proprietor or partner, if the employer is an individual proprietorship or partnership;
(2) an employee of a subsidiary corporation of the employer;
(3) an employee, individual proprietor, or partner of an affiliated corporation, proprietorship, or partnership, if the business of the employer and the affiliated corporation, proprietorship, or partnership is under common control through stock ownership, contract, or otherwise; or
(4) a retired employee.
(c) The employer or the trustees of a fund established by an employer are the policyholder under a policy to which this section applies.
(d) A policy to which this section applies is subject to Subchapter E.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Life Insurance and Annuities
Subtitle B - Group Life Insurance
Chapter 1131 - Group Life Insurance and Wholesale, Franchise, or Employee Life Insurance
Subchapter B. Group and Wholesale, Franchise, or Employee Life Insurance: Eligible Policyholders
Section 1131.052. Labor Unions
Section 1131.053. Funds Established by Employers or Labor Unions
Section 1131.054. Governmental Entities or Associations of Public Employees
Section 1131.055. Spouses and Children of Employees of United States Government
Section 1131.058. Veterans' Land Board
Section 1131.059. Associations or Trusts for Payment of Funeral Expenses
Section 1131.060. Nonprofit Organizations or Associations
Section 1131.064. Other Groups
Section 1131.065. Wholesale, Franchise, or Employee Life Insurance