{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 885.005","heading":"FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES THAT PROVIDE BENEFITS RESULTING FROM ACCIDENTS ONLY.","body":"(a) A fraternal benefit society that provides benefits for death or disability resulting from accidents only and does not provide death benefits or benefits for sickness may hold a certificate of authority under this chapter if the society:\n(1) was organized and incorporated before July 1, 1913; and\n(2) operates as provided by Sections 885.051-885.054 and 885.062.\n(b) A fraternal benefit society that holds a certificate of authority as provided by Subsection (a) may exercise all the privileges provided by and is subject to this chapter other than:\n(1) provisions requiring medical examination;\n(2) provisions requiring that a benefit certificate specify the amount of benefits; and\n(3) provisions relating to the valuation of benefit certificates.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE E. MUTUAL AND FRATERNAL COMPANIES AND RELATED ENTITIES","CHAPTER 885. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.885.htm#885.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"315bebc7cb45843a6d27a1fb3867472a35376bbb5aef9df71c7b33f02a4056be","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}