{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-962.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 962.051","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.","body":"An insurer may not be issued a certificate of authority to operate under this chapter unless:\n(1) it or a predecessor was writing the insurance coverages authorized by Section 962.101 on or before January 1, 1920, in at least one state; and\n(2) it had policyholders in this state on August 29, 1983, and provides proof of that fact to the department.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 16, eff. April 1, 2007.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE H. OTHER ENTITIES","CHAPTER 962. JOB PROTECTION INSURANCE","SUBCHAPTER B. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.962.htm#962.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"0478d1ace1344fc492d83170884b66f4241b932c7caefcad3f4813dbc053d563","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-962.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-962.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}