Insurance Code § 463.301

Sec. 463.301. ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF POLICIES FOLLOWING CONSERVATORSHIP OR RECEIVERSHIP. (a) If an assessment has been made under this chapter for the insurer or guaranty fees have been provided for the insurer, an impaired insurer placed in conservatorship or receivership may not issue a new or renewal insurance policy on release from the conservatorship or receivership until the insurer has repaid in full the amount of guaranty fees provided by the association. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), on application of the association and after hearing, the commissioner may permit the insurer to issue new policies as provided by a plan of operation by the insurer for repayment. In approving the plan, the commissioner may restrict the issuance of new or renewal policies as necessary to implement the plan. (c) The commissioner shall give 10 days' notice of the hearing to the association. The association and the member insurers that paid assessments in relation to the impaired insurer are entitled to appear at and participate in the hearing. (d) Money recovered against an impaired insurer under this section shall be repaid to the member insurers that paid assessments in relation to the impaired insurer on return of the member insurers' certificates of contribution. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.