Sec. 801.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Control" has the meaning described by Section 823. 005.
(2)  "Insurer" means the issuer of an insurance policy that is issued to another in consideration of a premium and that insures against a loss that may be insured against under the law.  The term includes a:
(A)  fraternal benefit society;
(B)  Lloyd's plan;
(C)  mutual company of any kind, including a:
(i)  statewide mutual assessment association;
(ii)  local mutual aid association or burial association; and
(iii)  county or farm mutual insurance company;
(D)  reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;
(E)  group hospital service corporation;
(F)  health maintenance organization;
(G)  nonprofit legal services corporation; and
(H)  stock company.
(3)  "Person" has the meaning assigned by Section 823.002.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 4291), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.