Insurance Code § 2210.642

Sec. 2210.642. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2210.006, this subchapter applies to an insurer that is: (1) an insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state that is required to be a member of the association, including a farm mutual insurance company that is a fronting insurer as defined by Section 221.001(c); (2) a farm mutual insurance company that is not a fronting insurer as defined by Section 221.001(c) only for purposes of the collection of surcharges authorized by this subchapter; (3) an unaffiliated eligible surplus lines insurer writing the lines of business subject to a premium surcharge under this subchapter; (4) the association; and (5) the FAIR Plan Association. (b) A premium surcharge under this subchapter applies to: (1) a policy written under the following lines of insurance: (A) fire and allied lines; (B) farm and ranch owners; and (C) residential property insurance; and (2) the property insurance portion of a commercial multiple peril insurance policy. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3689), Sec. 1.15, eff. September 1, 2025.