Texas § 493.001 DEFINITIONS.

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§ 493.001 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 493.001

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 493.001 (2026).

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Sec. 493.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1)"Assuming insurer" means an insurer that, under a reinsurance contract, incurs an obligation to a ceding insurer, the performance of which is contingent on the ceding insurer incurring liability or loss under the ceding insurer's insurance contract with a third person.

(2)"Qualified United States financial institution" means an institution that:

(A)is organized or, in the case of a United States branch or agency office of a foreign banking organization, licensed, under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States; and

(B)is regulated, supervised, and examined by a federal or state authority that has regulatory authority over banks and trust companies.

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Sec. 493.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Assuming insurer" means an insurer that, under a reinsurance contract, incurs an obligation to a ceding insurer, the performance of which is contingent on the ceding insurer incurring liability or loss under the ceding insurer's insurance contract with a third person.
(2) "Qualified United States financial institution" means an institution that:
(A) is organized or, in the case of a United States branch or agency office of a foreign banking organization, licensed, under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States; and
(B) is regulated, supervised, and examined by a federal or state authority that has regulatory authority over banks and trust companies.