Tex. Ins. Code Section 4051.101
License Required


(a)

Except as provided by Section 4051.052 (Authority to Write Additional Lines), a person is required to hold a limited property and casualty license if the person acts as an agent who writes:

(1)

job protection insurance as defined by Section 962.002 (Job Protection Insurance Defined);

(2)

exclusively, insurance on growing crops under Subchapter F;

(3)

any form of insurance authorized under Chapter 911 (Farm Mutual Insurance Companies) for a farm mutual insurance company;

(4)

exclusively, any form of insurance authorized to be solicited and written in this state that relates to:

(A)

the ownership, operation, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle designed for use on the public highways, including a trailer or semitrailer, and the motor vehicle’s accessories or equipment; or

(B)

the ownership, occupancy, maintenance, or use of a manufactured home classified as personal property under Section 2.001 (Manufactured Housing), Property Code;

(5)

a prepaid legal services contract under Article 5.13-1 or Chapter 961 (Nonprofit Legal Services Corporations);

(6)

exclusively, an industrial fire insurance policy:

(A)

covering dwellings, household goods, and wearing apparel;

(B)

written on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis on a continuous premium payment plan; and

(C)

written for an insurer exclusively engaged in the business as described by Section 912.310 (Certain Companies Exempt);

(7)

credit insurance, except as otherwise provided by Chapter 4055 (Specialty Agents); or

(8)

any other kind of insurance, if holding a limited property and casualty license to write that kind of insurance is determined necessary by the commissioner for the protection of the insurance consumers of this state.

(b)

Subsection (a)(2) applies to an entity chartered by the federal Farm Credit Administration, as provided by the farm credit system under 12 U.S.C. Section 2001 et seq., as amended.

(c)

This section does not apply to a person who wrote for the previous calendar year:

(1)

policies authorized by Chapter 911 (Farm Mutual Insurance Companies) for a farm mutual insurance company that generated, in the aggregate, less than $50,000 in direct premium;

(2)

industrial fire insurance policies that generated, in the aggregate, less than $20,000 in direct premium; or

(3)

policies authorized by Chapter 962 (Job Protection Insurance) for an insurer that generated, in the aggregate, less than $40,000 in direct premium.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2J.004, eff. April 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1147 (H.B. 1951), Sec. 11.001, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 4051.101 — License Required, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­4051.­htm#4051.­101 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

4051.001
Applicability of Chapter
4051.002
Requirements Applicable to Certain Agent Contracts
4051.051
License Required
4051.052
Authority to Write Additional Lines
4051.053
Authority to Write Certain Accident and Health Insurance
4051.054
Deceased, Disabled, or Insolvent Agents
4051.101
License Required
4051.102
Designation of Kinds of Insurance
4051.201
License Issuance
4051.202
Course
4051.203
Examination
4051.204
Investigation by Department
4051.205
Withdrawal of Company’s Authority
4051.206
Applicability of Limited License Laws
4051.251
Appointment of Agent
4051.252
Requirements for Appointment
4051.253
Acceptance of Certain Continuing Education
4051.254
Rules
4051.351
Applicability of Subchapter
4051.352
Suspension of Agent’s Contract
4051.353
Notice Required Before Termination or Suspension of Contract
4051.354
Automatic Termination of Contract on Withdrawal from State or Reduction of Business
4051.355
Renewal of Insurance Contracts After Notice of Termination or Suspension
4051.356
Insurer Refusal to Renew Agent’s Business Prohibited
4051.357
Insurer Approval for New Business or Increase in Liability
4051.358
Provision of Underwriting Standards to Agent Whose Contract Is Terminated or Suspended
4051.359
Payment of Money Due Insurer
4051.360
Revision of Termination Provisions of Agent’s Contract
4051.361
Administrative Penalty
4051.362
Action for Damages
4051.401
Personal Lines Property and Casualty License
4051.402
Authority to Write Additional Lines
4051.403
Personal Lines Included in General Property and Casualty License
4051.404
Fees

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 4051.101’s source at texas​.gov