{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2551.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 2551.053","heading":"STOCK AND SURPLUS REQUIREMENTS.","body":"(a) A title insurance company must have a paid-up capital of at least $1 million and a surplus of at least $1 million.\n(b) The capital stock and minimum surplus requirements of a title insurance company must be maintained intact over and above all outstanding liabilities, except contingent liabilities on title insurance policies.\n(c) If a title insurance company suffers the impairment of its capital stock or minimum surplus requirements, the company shall immediately report the impairment to the department.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 6, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 5.007, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 11. TITLE INSURANCE","SUBTITLE B. ORGANIZATION OF TITLE INSURANCE COMPANIES","CHAPTER 2551. TITLE INSURERS","SUBCHAPTER B. FORMATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.2551.htm#2551.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"1f345870012b5fd730286de1e22e507b2950615059b40a56bfce776761707a1b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2551.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2551.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}