Texas Insurance Code 883.057 – Membership of Public or Private Entities in Company Authorized
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(a) Any public or private corporation, board, association, or estate may make an application for, enter into an agreement for, or hold a policy in a mutual insurance company. An officer, shareholder, trustee, or legal representative may act on behalf of the entity for that participation.
(b) An officer, shareholder, trustee, or legal representative of a public or private entity described by Subsection (a) may not be held personally liable on a contract of insurance executed by the person in the person’s capacity as a representative of the entity under Subsection (a).
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 883.057
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(c) The right of a corporation organized under the laws of this state to participate as a member of a mutual insurance company is:
(1) incidental to the purpose for which the corporation was organized; and
(2) in addition to the corporate rights or powers expressly conferred in the corporation’s articles of incorporation.