{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1601.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.005","heading":"DEFINITION OF CARRIER.","body":"In this chapter, \"carrier\" means:\n(1) an insurance company that is authorized by the department to provide under this code any of the types of insurance coverages, benefits, or services provided for in this chapter, and that:\n(A) has an adequate surplus;\n(B) has a successful operating history; and\n(C) has had successful experience, as determined by the department, in providing and servicing any of the types of group coverage provided for in this chapter;\n(2) a corporation operating under Chapter 842 that provides any of the types of coverage, benefits, or services provided for in this chapter and that:\n(A) has a successful operating history; and\n(B) has had successful experience, as determined by the department, in providing and servicing any of the types of group coverage provided for in this chapter; or\n(3) any combination of carriers described by Subdivisions (1) and (2) on terms the system prescribes.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE H. HEALTH BENEFITS AND OTHER COVERAGES FOR GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 1601. UNIFORM INSURANCE BENEFITS ACT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM AND THE TEXAS A\u0026M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1601.htm#1601.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"6c3de397eac8402fe3c698b4ee041ba118e8782eddbedccf01a23a33157310b2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1601.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1601.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}