Sec. 882.653.  CONVERSION REQUIREMENTS.  Except as provided by Section 882. 654, a mutual assessment company or association may convert to a mutual life insurance company only if the company or association:
(1)  possesses an unencumbered surplus of at least $1.4 million;  and
(2)  complies with the requirements of this chapter, including the requirements that the company or association execute articles of incorporation and obtain a charter and a certificate of authority.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.