Tex. Ins. Code Section 443.151
Liquidation Orders


(a)

An order to liquidate the business of an insurer shall appoint the commissioner and any successor in office as the liquidator and shall direct the liquidator to take possession of the property of the insurer and to administer it subject to this chapter. The liquidator is entitled to request the receivership court to appoint a single judge to supervise the liquidation and to hear any cases or controversies arising out of or related to the liquidation. Liquidation proceedings are exempt from any dormancy or similar program maintained by the receivership court for the early closure of civil actions. As of the entry of the final order of liquidation, the liquidator is vested by operation of law with the title to all of the property, contracts, rights of action, and books and records of the insurer ordered liquidated, wherever located. The filing or recording of the order with the clerk of the court and the recorder of deeds of the county in which the insurer’s principal office or place of business is located or, in the case of real estate, the county where the property is located, imparts the same notice as a deed, bill of sale, or other evidence of title filed or recorded with that recorder of deeds would impart.

(b)

Upon issuance of the order of liquidation, the rights and liabilities of the insurer and of its creditors, policyholders, shareholders, members, and all other persons interested in its estate become fixed as of the date of entry of the order of liquidation, except as provided by Sections 443.152 and 443.255, unless otherwise fixed by the court.

(c)

An order to liquidate the business of an alien insurer in this state must be in the same terms and has the same legal effect as an order to liquidate a domestic insurer.

(d)

At the time of petitioning for an order of liquidation, or at any time after petitioning, the commissioner may petition the receivership court for a judicial declaration of insolvency. After providing the notice and hearing as it deems proper, the receivership court may make the declaration of insolvency.

(e)

In the event an order of liquidation is set aside on appeal, the company may not be released from delinquency proceedings except in accordance with Section 443.351.
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.151 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.004(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.004(p), eff. September 1, 2007.
Redesignated from Insurance Code - Not Codified, Art/Sec 21A.151 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.004(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.004(p), eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 443.151 — Liquidation Orders, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­443.­htm#443.­151 (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

§ 443.151’s source at texas​.gov