Texas § 1304.160 LIMITATIONS ON PROVIDER NAME.

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§ 1304.160 — LIMITATIONS ON PROVIDER NAME.

Texas § 1304.160

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1304.160 (2026).

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Sec. 1304.160. LIMITATIONS ON PROVIDER NAME.

(a)A provider may not use a name that:

(1)includes "insurance," "casualty," "surety," or "mutual" or any other word descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business; or

(2)is deceptively similar to the name or description of an insurance or surety corporation or to the name of any other provider.

(b)A provider may include in its name "guaranty" or a similar word.

(c)This section does not apply to a provider that, before September 1, 1999, included a word prohibited under this section in its name. A provider described by this subsection must include in each service contract a statement substantially similar to the following: "This agreement is not an insurance contract."

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Sec. 1304.160. LIMITATIONS ON PROVIDER NAME. (a) A provider may not use a name that:
(1) includes "insurance," "casualty," "surety," or "mutual" or any other word descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business; or
(2) is deceptively similar to the name or description of an insurance or surety corporation or to the name of any other provider.
(b) A provider may include in its name "guaranty" or a similar word.
(c) This section does not apply to a provider that, before September 1, 1999, included a word prohibited under this section in its name. A provider described by this subsection must include in each service contract a statement substantially similar to the following: "This agreement is not an insurance contract."