Texas Insurance Code 493.103 – Accredited Reinsurer
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 493.103
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
For purposes of § 493.102(a)(2), an insurer is accredited as a reinsurer in this state if the insurer:
(1) submits to this state’s jurisdiction;
(2) submits to this state’s authority to examine the insurer’s books and records;
(3) is domiciled and authorized to engage in the business of insurance or reinsurance in at least one state or, if the insurer is a United States branch of an alien assuming insurer, is entered through and authorized to engage in the business of insurance or reinsurance in at least one state;
(4) annually files with the department a copy of the annual statement the insurer files with the insurance department of the insurer’s state of domicile; and
(5) maintains a surplus as regards policyholders in an amount of at least $20 million.