{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-981.210","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 981.210","heading":"PLACEMENT OF COVERAGE.","body":"A surplus lines agent may not place surplus lines coverage with an insurer unless:\n(1) the insurer meets the eligibility requirements of Subchapter B or B-1; and\n(2) the stamping office provides evidence to the department that the insurer meets those requirements.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 854 (H.B. 2492), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2018.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE I. SURPLUS LINES INSURERS; COMPANIES NOT ORGANIZED IN TEXAS","CHAPTER 981. SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE","SUBCHAPTER E. SURPLUS LINES AGENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.981.htm#981.210","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"8036913d53cd59bb2584b3cf2e5629b10cf09120b68eb4e683d956a84f0ce5a7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-981.204","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-981.211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}