Sec. 982.253. IMPAIRMENT OF TRUSTEED SURPLUS. (a) If the commissioner determines from a statement filed under Section 982.252 or any report that an alien insurance company's trusteed surplus is less than the greater of the minimum capital required of, or the minimum surplus required to be maintained by, a domestic insurance company authorized to engage in the same kinds of insurance, the commissioner shall:
(1) determine the amount of the impairment; and
(2) order the company, through its United States manager or attorney, to eliminate the impairment within the period designated by the commissioner.
(b) The period for eliminating an impairment under Subsection (a) must end not later than the 90th day after the date the order is served.
(c) The commissioner may also by order revoke or suspend an alien insurance company's certificate of authority or prohibit the company from issuing new policies in the United States while an impairment under Subsection (a) exists.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities
Subtitle I - Surplus Lines Insurers; Companies Not Organized in Texas
Chapter 982 - Foreign and Alien Insurance Companies
Subchapter E. Trusteed Surplus of Alien Insurance Companies
Section 982.251. Trusteed Surplus of Alien Insurance Company
Section 982.252. Form and Contents of Financial Statement of Alien Insurance Company
Section 982.253. Impairment of Trusteed Surplus
Section 982.254. Failure to Eliminate Impairment of Trusteed Surplus