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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) A foreign insurer that is authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state and that is domiciled in a jurisdiction that has not adopted, by statute or regulation, controls considered by the commissioner to be substantially similar to those provided by this chapter:
(1) is subject to this chapter to the same extent as a domestic insurer; and
(2) on failure to comply with this chapter, is subject to all remedies, penalties, and sanctions authorized by this code in the same manner as a domestic insurer, including, after notice and hearing, the suspension or revocation of the insurer's certificate of authority to engage in the business of insurance in this state.
(b) If a jurisdiction adopts controls considered by the commissioner to be substantially similar to those provided by this chapter, the commissioner after that adoption may exempt an insurer domiciled in that jurisdiction from the application of this section.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a foreign or alien insurer is not subject to this chapter if the commissioner has approved a withdrawal plan for the insurer under Chapter 827.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Insurance Code - INS § 823.014. Applicability of Chapter to Foreign or Alien Insurer - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/insurance-code/ins-sect-823-014/
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