Sec. 2201.255. NOTICE TO COMMISSIONER; FILING FEE. (a) Before engaging in business in this state, a purchasing group must provide notice to the commissioner. The notice must:
(1) identify the state in which the group is domiciled;
(2) specify the lines and classifications of liability insurance the group intends to purchase;
(3) specify the method by which and the persons, if any, through whom insurance will be offered to group members whose risks are located in this state;
(4) identify the insurer from which the group intends to purchase group insurance and the domicile of that insurer;
(5) identify the group's principal place of business and, if ascertainable at the time of filing, the group's location; and
(6) provide other information the commissioner requires to verify that the group qualifies as a purchasing group under Section 2201.251.
(b) The commissioner by rule shall impose a filing fee in an amount not to exceed $100 for filing notice under this section. Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance
Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance
Chapter 2201 - Risk Retention Groups and Purchasing Groups
Subchapter F. Purchasing Groups
Section 2201.251. General Qualifications of Purchasing Group
Section 2201.252. Determination of Location
Section 2201.253. Limitations on Authority
Section 2201.254. Application of State Law
Section 2201.255. Notice to Commissioner; Filing Fee
Section 2201.256. Registration Requirement; Fees
Section 2201.257. Payment of Premium Taxes
Section 2201.258. Purchasing Group Participation in Insolvency Guaranty Fund Prohibited; Exception