Tex. Ins. Code Section 443.010
Cooperation of Officers, Owners, and Employees

(a)

Any present or former officer, manager, director, trustee, owner, employee, or agent of any insurer, or any other persons with authority over or in charge of any segment of the insurer’s affairs, shall cooperate with the commissioner or receiver in any proceeding under this chapter or any investigation preliminary to the proceeding. For purposes of this section:

(1)

“person” includes any person who exercises control directly or indirectly over activities of the insurer through any holding company or other affiliate of the insurer; and

(2)

“cooperate” includes:

(A)

replying promptly in writing to any inquiry from the commissioner or receiver requesting the reply; and

(B)

promptly making available to the commissioner or receiver any books, accounts, documents, or other records or information or property of or pertaining to the insurer and in the person’s possession, custody, or control.

(b)

A person may not obstruct or interfere with the commissioner or receiver in the conduct of any delinquency proceeding or any preliminary or incidental investigation.

(c)

This section may not be construed to abridge otherwise existing legal rights, including the right to resist a petition for liquidation or other delinquency proceedings, or other orders.

(d)

Any person described by Subsection (a) who fails to cooperate with the commissioner or receiver, or any person who obstructs or interferes with the commissioner or receiver in the conduct of any delinquency proceeding or any preliminary or incidental investigation, or who violates any order validly issued under this chapter:

(1)

commits an offense; and

(2)

is subject to the imposition by the commissioner of an administrative penalty not to exceed $10,000 and subject to the revocation or suspension of any licenses issued by the commissioner in accordance with Chapters 82 and 84.

(e)

An offense under Subsection (d) is punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both fine and imprisonment.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 995 (H.B. 2157), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Redesignated from Insurance Code - Not Codified, Art/Sec 21A.010 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.004(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.
Redesignated from Insurance Code - Not Codified, Art/Sec 21A.010 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.004(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 443.010 — Cooperation of Officers, Owners, and Employees, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­443.­htm#443.­010 (accessed May 4, 2024).

443.001
Construction and Purpose 443.002
Conflicts of Law 443.003
Covered Persons 443.004
Definitions 443.005
Jurisdiction and Venue 443.006
Exemption from Fees 443.007
Notice, Hearing, and Appeal on Matters Submitted by Receiver for Receivership Court Approval 443.008
Injunctions and Orders 443.009
Statutes of Limitations 443.010
Cooperation of Officers, Owners, and Employees 443.011
Actions by and Against Receiver 443.012
Unrecorded Obligations and Defenses of Affiliates 443.013
Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases 443.014
Immunity and Indemnification of Receiver and Assistants 443.015
Approval and Payment of Expenses 443.016
Financial Reporting 443.017
Records 443.051
Receivership Court’s Seizure Order 443.052
Commencement of Formal Delinquency Proceeding 443.053
Return of Summons and Summary Hearing 443.054
Proceedings for Expedited Trial: Continuances, Discovery, Evidence 443.055
Decision and Appeals 443.056
Confidentiality 443.057
Grounds for Conservation, Rehabilitation, or Liquidation 443.058
Entry of Order 443.059
Effect of Petition or Order on Contract or Lease 443.101
Rehabilitation Orders 443.102
Powers and Duties of Rehabilitator 443.103
Rehabilitation Plans 443.104
Termination of Rehabilitation 443.105
Coordination with Guaranty Associations 443.0135
Contracts for Special Deputies 443.151
Liquidation Orders 443.152
Continuance of Coverage 443.153
Sale or Dissolution of Insurer’s Corporate Entity 443.154
Powers of Liquidator 443.155
Notice to Creditors and Others 443.156
Duties of Agents 443.201
Turnover of Assets 443.202
Recovery from Affiliates 443.203
Unauthorized Post-petition Transfers 443.204
Voidable Preferences and Liens 443.205
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations 443.206
Receiver as Lien Creditor 443.207
Liability of Transferee 443.208
Claims of Holders of Void or Voidable Rights 443.209
Setoffs 443.210
Assessments 443.211
Reinsurer’s Liability 443.212
Recovery of Premiums Owed 443.213
Administration of Deductible Agreements and Policyholder Collateral 443.251
Filing of Claims 443.252
Proof of Claim 443.253
Allowance of Claims 443.254
Claims Under Occurrence Policies, Surety Bonds, and Surety Undertakings 443.255
Allowance of Contingent and Unliquidated Claims 443.256
Special Provisions for Third-party Claims 443.257
Disputed Claims 443.258
Liquidator’s Recommendations to Receivership Court 443.259
Claims of Codebtors 443.260
Secured Creditors’ Claims 443.261
Qualified Financial Contracts 443.301
Priority of Distribution 443.302
Partial and Final Distributions of Assets 443.303
Early Access Payments 443.304
Unclaimed and Withheld Funds 443.351
Condition on Release from Delinquency Proceedings 443.352
Termination of Liquidation Proceedings 443.353
Reopening Receivership 443.354
Disposition of Records During and After Termination of Receivership 443.355
External Audit of the Receiver’s Books 443.401
Ancillary Conservation of Foreign Insurers 443.402
Domiciliary Receivers Appointed in Other States
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Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 443.010’s source at texas​.gov