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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) An insurer or health maintenance organization that is organized under the laws of another state and authorized to engage in the business of insurance or the business of a health maintenance organization in this state may redomesticate to another foreign state without interruption of its authority to engage in business in this state as a foreign insurer or health maintenance organization, as applicable, if:
(1) the entity:
(A) amends or restates its articles of incorporation as required by law; and
(B) provides proper notice to the commissioner; and
(2) the commissioner:
(A) determines that:
(i) the proposed redomestication would not, on the effective date of redomestication, result in a reduction in the amount of the entity's capital or surplus below the amount required for authorization as a foreign insurer or health maintenance organization, as applicable;
(ii) there would not be a material change in the lines of insurance to be written or health care plan provided by the entity;
(iii) the proposed redomestication has been approved by the supervising regulatory officials of both the current and proposed state of domicile;
(iv) the proposed redomestication would not be detrimental to the interest of the insurer's policyholders or the health maintenance organization's enrollees in this state; and
(v) the proposed redomestication is not related to a change in the control of the entity, unless the commissioner has given prior approval to the change in control; and
(B) approves the redomestication.
(b) Subsection (a)(2)(A)(v) does not apply if the redomesticating insurer or health maintenance organization is to become a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of a qualified insurer or health maintenance organization, as applicable, that has held a certificate of authority in this state for at least seven years before the date of the redomestication.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Insurance Code - INS § 983.053. Redomestication: Foreign to Foreign - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/insurance-code/ins-sect-983-053/
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