Sec. 33.002. INSURANCE BUSINESS INTEREST; SERVICE AS COMMISSIONER. (a) A person is not eligible for appointment as commissioner if the person, the person's spouse, or any other person who resides in the same household as the person:

(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by the department;

(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving funds from the department;

(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving funds from the department; or

(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the department, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law.

(b) A person is not eligible for appointment as commissioner if the person:

(1) is a stockholder, director, officer, attorney, agent, or employee of an insurance company, insurance agent, insurance broker, or insurance adjuster; or

(2) is directly or indirectly interested in a business described by Subdivision (1).

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to:

(1) a person solely because the person is insured by an insurer or is the beneficiary of insurance; or

(2) a person who:

(A) is appointed as a receiver, liquidator, supervisor, or conservator of an insurer; or

(B) is an employee of a receiver, liquidator, supervisor, or conservator of an insurer with respect to duties under that employment.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.