Sec. 2054.602. HEALTH BENEFIT COVERAGE OFFERED BY SUBSIDIARY AUTHORIZED. (a) The company may create, acquire, or otherwise own or operate one or more subsidiaries that offer accident or health insurance or another type of health benefit coverage or health benefit plan as provided by this subchapter.
(b) A subsidiary of the company may offer in this state:
(1) accident or health insurance or another type of health benefit plan authorized under this code, in accordance with a certificate of authority issued to the subsidiary under this code; or
(2) alternative health benefit coverage as described by Section 2054.601.
(c) A subsidiary of the company may not offer or issue an occupational policy for an employer or an employer's employees covering an occupational bodily injury, disease, or death that explicitly provides liability coverage to an employer that elects not to maintain workers' compensation insurance coverage under Chapter 406, Labor Code.
(d) A subsidiary of the company may not offer or issue any policy, plan, or benefit coverage under this section before September 1, 2023. This subsection expires September 1, 2023.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 3752), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance
Subtitle E - Workers' Compensation Insurance
Chapter 2054 - Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Subchapter M. Subsidiaries Authorized to Provide Health Benefit Coverage
Section 2054.602. Health Benefit Coverage Offered by Subsidiary Authorized
Section 2054.605. Exemption From Other Insurance Laws
Section 2054.606. Subsidiary Not Engaged in Business of Insurance