Sec. 4152.301.  GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  The department may deny an application for a license or discipline a license holder under Subchapter C, Chapter 4005, if the department determines that the applicant or license holder, or a person who would be authorized to act on behalf of the applicant or license holder under Section 4152.057, has:
(1)  wilfully violated or participated in the violation of this chapter or another insurance law of this state;
(2)  intentionally made a material misstatement in the license application;
(3)  obtained or attempted to obtain the license by fraud or misrepresentation;
(4)  misappropriated, converted to the person's own use, or illegally withheld money required to be held in a fiduciary capacity;
(5)  materially misrepresented the terms or effect of any contract of insurance or reinsurance, or engaged in any fraudulent transaction;  or
(6)  been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor of which criminal fraud is an essential element.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.