Sec. 861.201.  KINDS OF INSURANCE AUTHORIZED.  (a)  A general casualty company may:
(1)  insure a person against:
(A)  bodily injury, disability, or death that results from an accident;  or
(B)  disability that results from disease;
(2)  insure against loss or damage that results from an accident or injury sustained by an employee or other person, for which accident or injury the insured is liable;
(3)  insure against loss or damage that results from an accident to or injury sustained by a person, for which loss the insured is liable, other than employers liability insurance under Subdivision (2);
(4)  insure against loss or damage by burglary, theft, or housebreaking;
(5)  insure glass against breakage;
(6)  insure a steam boiler, elevator, electrical device, or engine and any machinery or appliance used or operated in connection with a steam boiler, elevator, electrical device, or engine;
(7)  insure against loss or damage from injury to a person or property that results accidentally from an item described by Subdivision (6);
(8)  insure against loss or damage by water to goods or premises that arises from the breakage or leakage of a sprinkler or water pipe;
(9)  insure against loss that:
(A)  results from accidental damage to an automobile;  or
(B)  is caused accidentally by an automobile;
(10)  insure a person, association, or corporation against loss or damage that results from giving or extending credit;
(11)  insure against loss that results from the nonpayment of the principal of or interest on a bond, mortgage, or other evidence of indebtedness;
(12)  write marine insurance, which may include insurance against the hazards and perils incident to war;  or
(13)  insure against any other casualty or insurance risk, other than fire or life insurance, specified in the company's articles of incorporation that:
(A)  may be lawfully made the subject of insurance;  and
(B)  is not otherwise provided for by this chapter.
(b)  A general casualty company may engage in one or more of the activities specified by Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.