Texas Statutes
Chapter 406 - Special Deposits Required Under Potentially Hazardous Conditions
Section 406.006. Substitution or Withdrawal of Deposit

Sec. 406.006. SUBSTITUTION OR WITHDRAWAL OF DEPOSIT. (a) An insurer may file a written application with the commissioner requesting:
(1) withdrawal of all or part of the deposit held by the comptroller under this chapter; or
(2) substitution of all or part of the deposited securities held by the comptroller under this chapter.
(b) The application must state the basis for the request to withdraw the deposit or to substitute the deposited security.
(c) An insurer's application for the substitution of a deposited security must provide specific information regarding the security to be deposited as a substitute for the security held by the comptroller.
(d) The commissioner shall issue a letter approving or an order denying an application under this section not later than the 30th day after the date the department receives the application. If the commissioner does not approve or deny the application within that period, the application is denied.
(e) The commissioner may, in the commissioner's sole discretion, approve an application to withdraw a deposit or substitute a deposited security if the commissioner determines that the withdrawal or substitution will not be hazardous to the insurer's policyholders, enrollees, or creditors, or to the public.
(f) The comptroller may not release a deposit made under this chapter, or any part of the deposit, and may not accept a substitute for a deposited security unless the commissioner issues a letter approving the withdrawal or substitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1C.001, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 553 (S.B. 631), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

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