Tex. Ins. Code Section 912.151
Kinds of Insurance Authorized


(a)

A county mutual insurance company that qualifies to write casualty lines for statewide operation may write all lines of automobile insurance. The company may not assume a risk on any one hazard that is greater than five percent of its assets, unless the company promptly reinsures the excess amount of risk.

(b)

A county mutual insurance company may insure property against loss or damage by:

(1)

fire, lightning, gas explosion, theft, windstorm, and hail or for any combination of these hazards; or

(2)

any other hazard against which any other fire or windstorm insurance company operating in this state may write insurance on property described by Subsection (c).

(c)

Unless restricted by its charter, the company may write insurance against the hazards described by Subsection (b) on:

(1)

a rural or urban dwelling and attendant outhouses and yard buildings;

(2)

the contents, for home and personal use, of a rural or urban dwelling, an attendant outhouse, or a yard building, including a family vehicle, musical instrument, and library;

(3)

a barn or other farm, dairy, truck garden, hennery, or ranch building and any other improvement;

(4)

a vehicle, harness, implement, tool, or machinery of any description used on and about a farm, truck garden, dairy, hennery, or ranch;

(5)

fruit and products, other than growing crops, and any fowl, livestock, or domestic animals that are produced, raised, grown, kept, or used on a farm, truck garden, dairy, hennery, or ranch;

(6)

a church house, country school house, country lodge room, or country recreation hall, other than a road house or public dance hall; and

(7)

the contents of a church house, country school house, country lodge room, or country recreation hall.

(d)

An insurance policy written by a county mutual insurance company against loss or damage by windstorm or hail, as described by Subsection (a), may include coverage for:

(1)

a building or other structure that is built wholly or partially over water; and

(2)

the corporeal movable property contained in a building or structure described by Subdivision (1).

(e)

The county mutual insurance company may impose appropriate limits of coverage and deductibles for coverage described by Subsection (d).
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1153 (H.B. 3048), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Section 912.151 — Kinds of Insurance Authorized, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­912.­htm#912.­151 (accessed May 11, 2024).

912.001
Definitions
912.002
Limited Exemption from Insurance Laws
912.003
Fees
912.004
Formation of New County Mutual Company Prohibited
912.005
Limitation on Transfer of Business to County Mutual Insurance Company
912.051
Applicability of Texas Non-profit Corporation Act
912.052
Eligibility of Board of Directors
912.053
General Powers of Board of Directors
912.054
Authority to Borrow Money
912.055
Charter and Articles of Incorporation
912.056
Creation of Local Chapters and Districts
912.057
Policyholder Meetings
912.058
Voting by Policyholders
912.059
Amendment to Bylaws
912.060
Authority to Prohibit Waiver of Bylaws
912.061
Application for Extension of Charter
912.101
Operation Under Certificate of Authority
912.102
Authority to Engage in Business
912.151
Kinds of Insurance Authorized
912.152
Policy Forms
912.153
Contract Terms: Incorporation of Bylaws
912.154
Amount of Insurance Under Multiple Hazards Policy
912.155
Repair or Replacement of Insured Property
912.156
Contesting Claim for Certain Purposes Prohibited
912.157
Denial of Claim: Notice Required
912.201
Schedule of Charges
912.202
Payment of Premium or Assessment
912.203
Nonpayment of Premium or Assessment: Filing of Action
912.204
Policyholder Liability
912.251
Licensing and Appointment of Agents
912.301
Report Regarding Condition of Company
912.302
Annual Statement Fee
912.303
Books and Records
912.304
Reinsurance
912.305
Security Deposit
912.306
Required Bonds
912.307
Reserve Requirements
912.308
Amount and Investment of Surplus
912.309
Policyholder Loans to Company
912.310
Certain Companies Exempt
912.701
Hazardous Financial Condition, Supervision, Conservatorship, and Liquidation
912.751
Officer or Director Unworthy of Trust: Removal and Revocation of Certificate of Authority
912.752
Fraudulent Operation or Improper Contests: Revocation of Certificate of Authority
912.753
Time Limit to Appeal
912.801
Violation of Chapter
912.802
Conversion
912.803
Unlawful Diversion of Funds
912.804
False Affidavit

Accessed:
May 11, 2024

§ 912.151’s source at texas​.gov