Texas Insurance Code - INS § 229.001. Definitions

(A) a surplus lines agent, as defined by Section 981.002;

(B) a person licensed as a surplus lines agent by another state; and

(C) any other person who performs the acts of an agent, whether through an oral, written, electronic, or other form of communication, by soliciting, negotiating, procuring, or collecting a premium on an insurance contract.

(A) an insurer that does not hold a certificate of authority in this state;

(B) an eligible surplus lines insurer; and

(C) an insurer that holds a certificate of authority in this state but performs acts outside the scope of its authority under the certificate.

(A) any consideration for insurance, including:

(B) any other meaning of the term adopted in a cooperative agreement.