{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1550.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1550.051","heading":"DEFINITION OF INSURER.","body":"In this subchapter, \"insurer\" means:\n(1) an insurance company, including a company providing stop-loss or excess loss insurance;\n(2) a health maintenance organization operating under Section 1367.053, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, Chapter 222, 251, or 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization, Chapter 843, Chapter 1271, and Chapter 1272;\n(3) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 844; or\n(4) a third-party administrator that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 4151.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1G.002, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE H. HEALTH BENEFITS AND OTHER COVERAGES FOR GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 1550. CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURERS CONTRACTING WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES","SUBCHAPTER B. CERTAIN CONTRACTS WITH MUNICIPALITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1550.htm#1550.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"6c74a6a690bf28e1230a94bef04166eb2e6bbb140fdb336252ab37ac4be147e8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1509.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1550.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}