Sec. 443.001. CONSTRUCTION AND PURPOSE. (a) This chapter may be cited as the Insurer Receivership Act.

(b) This chapter may not be interpreted to limit the powers granted the commissioner under other provisions of law.

(c) This chapter shall be liberally construed to support the purpose stated in Subsection (e).

(d) All powers and authority of a receiver under this chapter are cumulative and are in addition to all powers and authority that are available to a receiver under law other than this chapter.

(e) The purpose of this chapter is to protect the interests of insureds, claimants, creditors, and the public generally, through:

(1) early detection of any potentially hazardous condition in an insurer and prompt application of appropriate corrective measures;

(2) improved methods for conserving and rehabilitating insurers;

(3) enhanced efficiency and economy of liquidation, through clarification of the law, to minimize legal uncertainty and litigation;

(4) apportionment of any unavoidable loss in accordance with the statutory priorities set out in this chapter;

(5) lessening the problems of interstate receivership by:

(A) facilitating cooperation between states in delinquency proceedings; and

(B) extending the scope of personal jurisdiction over debtors of the insurer located outside this state;

(6) regulation of the business of insurance by the impact of the law relating to delinquency procedures and related substantive rules; and

(7) providing for a comprehensive scheme for the receivership of insurers and those subject to this chapter as part of the regulation of the business of insurance in this state because proceedings in cases of insurer insolvency and delinquency are deemed an integral aspect of the business of insurance and are of vital public interest and concern.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 995 (H.B. 2157), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Redesignated from Insurance Code - Not Codified, Art/Sec 21A.001 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.004(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.

Redesignated from Insurance Code - Not Codified, Art/Sec 21A.001 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.004(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.