Texas Statutes
§ 885.005 — FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES THAT PROVIDE BENEFITS RESULTING FROM ACCIDENTS ONLY.
Texas § 885.005
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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 885.005 (2026).
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Sec. 885.005. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES THAT PROVIDE BENEFITS RESULTING FROM ACCIDENTS ONLY.
(a)A fraternal benefit society that provides benefits for death or disability resulting from accidents only and does not provide death benefits or benefits for sickness may hold a certificate of authority under this chapter if the society:
(1)was organized and incorporated before July 1, 1913; and
(2)operates as provided by Sections 885.051-885.054 and 885.062 .
(b)A fraternal benefit society that holds a certificate of authority as provided by Subsection (a) may exercise all the privileges provided by and is subject to this chapter other than:
(1)provisions requiring medical examination;
(2)provisions requiring that a benefit certificate specify the amount of benefits; and
(3)provisions r
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Nearby Sections
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§ 885.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 885.003
EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.§ 885.006
TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GRAND LODGES.§ 885.051
FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY DEFINED.§ 885.053
LODGE SYSTEM DEFINED.§ 885.055
ASSEMBLY AS SUPREME GOVERNING BODY.§ 885.056
ASSEMBLY MEETINGS; DIRECTORS.§ 885.057
BOARD AS SUPREME GOVERNING BODY.§ 885.058
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