Sec. 884.253.  DIVIDENDS.  (a)  A stipulated premium company may declare or pay a dividend to its shareholders only from the profits made by the company, not including surplus from the sale of stock.
(b)  A stipulated premium company may not pay a dividend, other than a stock dividend, unless:
(1)  any deficiency reserve under Section 884.453 has been eliminated;  and
(2)  the capital of the company is maintained in an amount of at least $100,000.
(c)  A stipulated premium company that complies with Subsection (b) may pay cash dividends in accordance with Sections 403.001 and 403.052.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2E.080, eff. April 1, 2009.