{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1251.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.004","heading":"CERTAIN PAYMENTS BY INSURERS PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) Except as reimbursement for the cost of services that otherwise would have been provided by the insurer, an insurer may not pay to any individual, firm, corporation, or group entity a fee or allowance for services related to:\n(1) a group accident and health insurance policy; or\n(2) a blanket accident and health insurance policy.\n(b) Subsection (a) does not limit an insurer's right to:\n(1) pay dividends;\n(2) return a premium to a group or a combination of groups;\n(3) provide for a rate stabilization fund with combinations of groups; or\n(4) pay compensation, including a commission, to a licensed agent.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE B. GROUP HEALTH COVERAGE","CHAPTER 1251. GROUP AND BLANKET HEALTH INSURANCE","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1251.htm#1251.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"55a7732c00576789dedb3d81129ac475b2371131ae67b1f89ca088fc94c669d5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1251.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1251.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}