Texas Insurance Code 4055.004 – Application
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 4055.004
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
To obtain a specialty license an applicant must:
(1) submit to the commissioner:
(A) a written application:
(i) signed by the applicant;
(ii) on a form and supplements to the form prescribed by the commissioner; and
(iii) containing the information prescribed by the commissioner;
(B) a certification by an insurer authorized to engage in business in this state:
(i) signed and sworn to by an officer of the insurer;
(ii) stating that the insurer is satisfied that the applicant is trustworthy and competent to act as the insurer’s agent for a limited purpose authorized by this chapter; and
(iii) stating that if the specialty license applied for is issued by the department the insurer will appoint the applicant to act as an agent for a kind of insurance that is subject to this chapter; and
(C) a nonrefundable license fee set by the department in an amount necessary to administer this chapter; and
(2) comply with the other requirements of this chapter.