{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-558.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 558.001","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this chapter, \"insurer\" means an insurance company or other entity authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state. The term includes:\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 farm mutual insurance company;\n(7) a county mutual insurance company;\n(8) a Lloyd's plan;\n(9) a reciprocal or insurance exchange;\n(10) a fraternal benefit society;\n(11) a stipulated premium company;\n(12) a nonprofit legal services corporation;\n(13) a statewide mutual assessment company;\n(14) a local mutual aid association;\n(15) a local mutual burial association;\n(16) an association exempt under Section 887.102;\n(17) a nonprofit hospital, medical, or dental service corporation, including a corporation subject to Chapter 842;\n(18) a risk retention group;\n(19) a purchasing group;\n(20) an eligible surplus lines insurer; and\n(21) 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.015, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 558. REFUND OF UNEARNED PREMIUM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.558.htm#558.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"7fa37090b14f30fb3da0e58dbd149c32e962ad157e35360e732c8f527e2beb5e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-557.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-558.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}