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Texas Insurance Code - INS § 885.153. Filing of Articles of Incorporation or Association

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

A corporation, society, order, or voluntary association eligible under Section 885.152 may qualify as a fraternal benefit society by filing with the department:

(1) certified articles of incorporation or association that set out:

(A) the name of the society;

(B) the purpose for which the society is formed;  and

(C) the manner in which the society's corporate powers are to be exercised;

(2) certified copies of the fraternal benefit society's laws and rules;

(3) copies of all proposed forms of benefit certificates, applications for benefit certificates, and circulars to be issued by the society;

(4) a surety bond as required by Section 885.156;  and

(5) additional information that the commissioner considers necessary.

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