Texas § 953.160 LIMITATIONS ON COMPANY NAME.

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§ 953.160 — LIMITATIONS ON COMPANY NAME.

Texas § 953.160

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 953.160 (2026).

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Sec. 953.160. LIMITATIONS ON COMPANY NAME.

(a)A company 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 company.

(b)This section does not apply to a company that, before September 1, 2003, included a word prohibited under this section in its name. A company described by this subsection must include in each legal service contract a statement substantially similar to the following: "This agreement is not an insurance contract."

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Sec. 953.160. LIMITATIONS ON COMPANY NAME. (a) A company 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 company.
(b) This section does not apply to a company that, before September 1, 2003, included a word prohibited under this section in its name. A company described by this subsection must include in each legal service contract a statement substantially similar to the following: "This agreement is not an insurance contract."