Texas Insurance Code 841.054 – Capital Stock and Surplus Requirements
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(a) A domestic insurance company must have capital stock in an amount of at least $700,000 and surplus in an amount of at least $700,000.
(b) All of the capital stock required by Subsection (a) must be fully subscribed and paid up and delivered to the incorporators before the articles of incorporation are filed.
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 841.054
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) At the time of incorporation, the required capital and surplus shall consist only of:
(1) United States currency;
(2) bonds of the United States, this state, or a county or municipality of this state; or
(3) government insured mortgage loans that are authorized by this chapter or Chapter 425, with not more than 50 percent of the required capital invested in first mortgage real property loans.