Sec. 4053.108.  REQUIRED NOTICES TO DEPARTMENT.  (a)  On forms prescribed by the department, a managing general agent shall notify the department not later than the 30th day after the date any of the following occurs:
(1)  balances due to an insurer for more than 90 days exceed:
(A)  $1 million;  or
(B)  10 percent of the insurer's policyholder surplus, as reported in the annual statement filed with the department;
(2)  balances due for more than 60 days from a property and casualty agent or managing general agent appointed by or reporting to the managing general agent exceed $500,000;
(3)  authority to settle claims for an insurer is withdrawn;
(4)  money held for an insurer for losses is greater than an amount that is $100,000 more than the amount necessary to pay the losses and loss adjustment expenses expected to be paid on the insurer's behalf within the next 60-day period;  or
(5)  the contract required under Section 4053.102 is canceled or terminated.
(b)  Notwithstanding the time limitation imposed by Subsection (a), the requirement to file under Subsections (a)(1), (2), and (4) may be met with a single annual report if:
(1)  the managing general agent routinely operates above the limits established by those subsections;  and
(2)  the department verifies that fact in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.