Sec. 942.051. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY IN FACT; APPROVAL BY DEPARTMENT OF POWER OF ATTORNEY OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED. (a) A reciprocal or interinsurance contract may be executed by an attorney in fact appointed by the subscribers of an exchange.
(b) A corporation may be organized in this state to act as attorney in fact for an exchange. The general laws regarding incorporation supplement this chapter to the extent consistent with this chapter. A corporation organized in this state to act as attorney in fact for an exchange may be organized under the Texas Business Corporation Act, notwithstanding any conflicting provision of that Act.
(c) The form of the power of attorney or other document granting authority to the attorney in fact and under which the insurance is to be exchanged is subject to approval by the department. This subsection may not be construed to permit the department to require the filing or use of uniform forms of those documents except as otherwise provided by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
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