Texas Insurance Code 463.002 – Purpose
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Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 463.002
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The purpose of this chapter is to protect, subject to certain limitations, a person specified by Section 463.201 against failure in the performance of a contractual obligation under a life, accident, health, or annuity policy, plan, or contract with respect to which this chapter provides coverage as determined under Subchapter E, because of the impairment or insolvency of the member insurer that issued the policy, plan, or contract.