Sec. 885.351. AGENTS. (a) A fraternal benefit society may appoint an agent licensed by the department under Subchapter B, Chapter 4054, to sell benefits listed under Section 885.301(a) to society members.
(b) Except as provided by Section 885.352, a person may not solicit or procure benefit contracts for a fraternal benefit society unless the person is licensed as a general life, accident, and health agent or a life agent under Subchapter B, Chapter 4054.
(c) The licensing and regulation of agents for fraternal benefit societies is subject to Title 13 and other laws regulating those agents.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.222(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 548 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 2.08, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2E.093, eff. April 1, 2009.
Reenacted by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 14.011, eff. September 1, 2009.