INSURANCE CODE
TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS
SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES
CHAPTER 544. PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROHIBITIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION BY AN INSURER OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION
Sec. 544.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to:
(1) any legal entity engaged in the business of insurance in this state, including:
(A) a capital stock insurance company;
(B) a mutual insurance company;
(C) a title insurance company;
(D) a fraternal benefit society;
(E) a local mutual aid association;
(F) a statewide mutual assessment company;
(G) a county mutual insurance company;
(H) a Lloyd's plan;
(I) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;
(J) a stipulated premium company;
(K) a group hospital service corporation;
(L) a farm mutual insurance company;
(M) a risk retention group;
(N) an eligible surplus lines insurer; and
(O) an agent, broker, or adjuster; and
(2) a health maintenance organization.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 4030), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.