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Texas Insurance Code - INS § 1702.004. Applicability of Chapter:  Accident and Health

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this chapter applies to:

(1) an insurer authorized to engage in the business of accident and health insurance in this state, including:

(A) a life, health, and accident stock insurance company;

(B) a mutual insurance company, including:

(i) a mutual life insurance company;  and

(ii) a mutual assessment life insurance company;

(C) a local mutual aid association;

(D) a mutual or natural premium life or casualty insurance company;

(E) a general casualty company;

(F) a nonprofit hospital, medical, or dental service corporation, including a corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(G) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of coverage under Chapter 846;

(H) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941;

(I) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange operating under Chapter 942;  and

(J) any other type of insurer required by law to be authorized by the department to issue accident and health insurance policies;  and

(2) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843.

(b) This chapter applies to a third-party administrator acting on behalf of an accident and health insurer.

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