{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-542.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 542.052","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.","body":"This subchapter applies to any insurer authorized to engage in business as an insurance company or to provide insurance in this state, including:\n(1) a stock life, health, or accident insurance company;\n(2) a mutual life, health, or accident insurance company;\n(3) a stock fire or casualty insurance company;\n(4) a mutual fire or casualty insurance company;\n(5) a Mexican casualty insurance company;\n(6) a Lloyd's plan;\n(7) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;\n(8) a fraternal benefit society;\n(9) a stipulated premium company;\n(10) a nonprofit legal services corporation;\n(11) a statewide mutual assessment company;\n(12) a local mutual aid association;\n(13) a local mutual burial association;\n(14) an association exempt under Section 887.102;\n(15) a nonprofit hospital, medical, or dental service corporation, including a corporation subject to Chapter 842;\n(16) a county mutual insurance company;\n(17) a farm mutual insurance company;\n(18) a risk retention group;\n(19) a purchasing group;\n(20) an eligible surplus lines insurer; and\n(21) except as provided by Section 542.053(b), a guaranty association operating under Chapter 462 or 463.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2D.007, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 542. PROCESSING AND SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS","SUBCHAPTER B. PROMPT PAYMENT OF CLAIMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.542.htm#542.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"f9b47762cdd215f945c7cd848b448331413001dd6a6084c87989346a8c39dfe3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-542.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-542.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}