Tex. Ins. Code Section 443.014
Immunity and Indemnification of Receiver and Assistants


(a)

For the purposes of this section, the persons entitled to immunity and indemnification and those entitled to immunity only, as applicable, are:

(1)

all present and former receivers responsible for the conduct of a delinquency proceeding under this chapter;

(2)

all of the receiver’s present and former assistants, including:

(A)

all present and former special deputies and assistant special deputies engaged by contract or otherwise;

(B)

all persons whom the receiver, special deputies, or assistant special deputies have employed to assist in a delinquency proceeding under this chapter; and

(C)

any state employees acting with respect to a delinquency proceeding under this chapter; and

(3)

all of the receiver’s present and former contractors, including all persons with whom the receiver, special deputies, or assistant special deputies have contracted to assist in a delinquency proceeding under this chapter, including attorneys, accountants, auditors, actuaries, investment bankers, financial advisors, and any other professionals or firms who are retained or contracted with by the receiver as independent contractors and all employees of the contractors.

(b)

The receiver, the receiver’s assistants, and the receiver’s contractors have immunity under this chapter, as described by Subsections (c) and (d).

(c)

The receiver, the receiver’s assistants, and the receiver’s contractors are immune from suit and liability, both personally and in their representative capacities, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by or resulting from any alleged act, error, or omission of the receiver or any assistant or contractor that arises out of or by reason of their duties or employment or is taken at the direction of the receivership court, providing that the alleged act, error, or omission is performed in good faith.

(d)

Any immunity granted by this section is in addition to any immunity granted by other law.

(e)

The receiver and the receiver’s assistants are entitled to indemnification under this chapter, as described by Subsections (f)-(l).

(f)

If any legal action is commenced against the receiver or any assistant, whether against the receiver or assistant personally or in their official capacity, alleging property damage, property loss, personal injury, or other civil liability caused by or resulting from any alleged act, error, or omission of the receiver or any assistant arising out of or by reason of their duties or employment, the receiver and any assistant are indemnified from the assets of the insurer for all expenses, attorney’s fees, judgments, settlements, decrees, or amounts due and owing or paid in satisfaction of or incurred in the defense of the legal action, unless it is determined upon a final adjudication on the merits that the alleged act, error, or omission of the receiver or assistant giving rise to the claim:

(1)

did not arise out of or by reason of their duties or employment; or

(2)

was caused by intentional or wilful and wanton misconduct.

(g)

Attorney’s fees and any and all related expenses incurred in defending a legal action for which immunity or indemnity is available under this section must be paid from the assets of the insurer, as the fees and expenses are incurred, and in advance of the final disposition of the legal action upon receipt of an agreement by or on behalf of the receiver or assistant to repay the attorney’s fees and expenses, if it is ultimately determined upon a final adjudication on the merits that the receiver or assistant is not entitled to immunity or indemnity under this section.

(h)

Any indemnification for expense payments, judgments, settlements, decrees, attorney’s fees, surety bond premiums, or other amounts paid or to be paid from the insurer’s assets pursuant to this section are an administrative expense of the insurer.

(i)

In the event of any actual or threatened litigation against a receiver or any assistant for whom immunity or indemnity may be available under this section, a reasonable amount of funds, which in the judgment of the receiver may be needed to provide immunity or indemnity, must be segregated and reserved from the assets of the insurer as security for the payment of indemnity until:

(1)

all applicable statutes of limitation have run;

(2)

all actual or threatened actions against the receiver or any assistant have been completely and finally resolved; and

(3)

all obligations under this section have been satisfied.

(j)

Instead of segregating and reserving funds under Subsection (i), the receiver may, in the receiver’s discretion, obtain a surety bond or make other arrangements that will enable the receiver to secure fully the payment of all obligations under this section.

(k)

If any legal action against an assistant for whom indemnity may be available under this section is settled prior to final adjudication on the merits, the receiver must pay the settlement amount on behalf of the assistant, or indemnify the assistant for the settlement amount, unless the receiver determines that the claim:

(1)

did not arise out of or by reason of the assistant’s duties or employment; or

(2)

was caused by the intentional or wilful and wanton misconduct of the assistant.

(l)

In any legal action in which a claim is asserted against the receiver, that portion of any settlement relating to the alleged act, error, or omission of the receiver is subject to the approval of the receivership court. The receivership court may not approve that portion of the settlement if it determines that the claim:

(1)

did not arise out of or by reason of the receiver’s duties or employment; or

(2)

was caused by the intentional or wilful and wanton misconduct of the receiver.

(m)

Nothing contained or implied in this section may operate or be construed or applied to deprive the receiver, the receiver’s assistants, or receiver’s contractors of any immunity, indemnity, benefits of law, rights, or defense otherwise available.

(n)

The immunity and indemnification provided to the receiver’s assistants and the immunity provided to the receiver’s contractors under this section do not apply to any action by the receiver against that person.

(o)

Subsection (b) applies to any suit based in whole or in part on any alleged act, error, or omission that takes place on or after September 1, 2005.

(p)

Subsections (e)-(l) apply to any suit that is pending on or filed after September 1, 2005, without regard to when the alleged act, error, or omission took place.
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.014 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.014 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.004(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 443.014 — Immunity and Indemnification of Receiver and Assistants, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­443.­htm#443.­014 (accessed Jun. 5, 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

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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