A farm mutual insurance company is generally exempt from other insurance-code provisions and later laws unless the law specifically includes it; the commissioner may also adopt rules on how certain listed laws apply, and the department may enforce those rules.
Sec. 911.001. LIMITED EXEMPTION FROM INSURANCE LAWS; APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS. (a) A provision of this code, other than this chapter, does not apply to a farm mutual insurance company holding a certificate of authority under this chapter unless farm mutual insurance companies are expressly mentioned in the other law. (b) A law enacted after May 20, 1973, does not apply to a farm mutual insurance company unless the law states that it applies to a farm mutual insurance company. (c) Except to the extent of any conflict with this chapter, the following provisions apply to a farm mutual insurance company: (1) Subchapter A, Chapter 32; (2) Subchapter D, Chapter 36; (3) Sections 31.002(2), 32.021(c), 32.023, 32.041, 33.002, 38.001, 81.001-81.004, 201.005, 201.055, 401.051, 401.052, 401.054-401.062, 401.103-401.106, 401.151, 401.152, 401.155, 401.156, 421.001, 801.051-801.055, 801.057, 801.101, 801.102, 822.204, 841.004, 841.251, 841.252, 862.101, 1806.001, 1806.101, 1806.103(b), and 1806.104-1806.107; (4) Chapter 86; (5) Subchapter A, Chapter 401; (6) Subchapter B, Chapter 404; (7) Chapter 422; (8) Subchapter B, Chapter 424, other than Section 424.052, 424.072, or 424.073; (9) Chapter 441; (10) Chapter 443; (11) Chapter 462; (12) Chapter 481; (13) Chapter 541; (14) Chapter 802; (15) Subchapter A, Chapter 805; (16) Chapter 824; and (17) Article 1.09-1. (d) After hearing, the commissioner may adopt rules regarding the application of a law referred to in Subsection (c) to farm mutual insurance companies. The department may enforce rules adopted under this subsection. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 631 (H.B. 2565), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2E.106, eff. April 1, 2009.