Sec. 861.201. KINDS OF INSURANCE AUTHORIZED. (a) A general casualty company may:

(1) insure a person against:

(A) bodily injury, disability, or death that results from an accident; or

(B) disability that results from disease;

(2) insure against loss or damage that results from an accident or injury sustained by an employee or other person, for which accident or injury the insured is liable;

(3) insure against loss or damage that results from an accident to or injury sustained by a person, for which loss the insured is liable, other than employers liability insurance under Subdivision (2);

(4) insure against loss or damage by burglary, theft, or housebreaking;

(5) insure glass against breakage;

(6) insure a steam boiler, elevator, electrical device, or engine and any machinery or appliance used or operated in connection with a steam boiler, elevator, electrical device, or engine;

(7) insure against loss or damage from injury to a person or property that results accidentally from an item described by Subdivision (6);

(8) insure against loss or damage by water to goods or premises that arises from the breakage or leakage of a sprinkler or water pipe;

(9) insure against loss that:

(A) results from accidental damage to an automobile; or

(B) is caused accidentally by an automobile;

(10) insure a person, association, or corporation against loss or damage that results from giving or extending credit;

(11) insure against loss that results from the nonpayment of the principal of or interest on a bond, mortgage, or other evidence of indebtedness;

(12) write marine insurance, which may include insurance against the hazards and perils incident to war; or

(13) insure against any other casualty or insurance risk, other than fire or life insurance, specified in the company's articles of incorporation that:

(A) may be lawfully made the subject of insurance; and

(B) is not otherwise provided for by this chapter.

(b) A general casualty company may engage in one or more of the activities specified by Subsection (a).

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.