Sec. 982.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Accident insurance company," "health insurance company," "life insurance company," and "United States branch" have the meanings assigned by Section 841.001.

(2) "Alien insurance company" means an insurance company organized under the laws of a foreign country. The term includes an unincorporated insurance company (other than an unincorporated life insurance company, accident insurance company, life and accident insurance company, health and accident insurance company, or life, health, and accident insurance company) that is organized under the laws of a foreign country in a form recognized by the department.

(3) "Domestic insurance company" has, in the context of a life insurance company, accident insurance company, life and accident insurance company, health and accident insurance company, or life, health, and accident insurance company, the meaning assigned by Section 841.001.

(4) "Foreign insurance company" means an insurance company organized under the laws of another state of the United States.

(5) "Insurance company" means a company engaged as a principal in the business of insurance.

(6) "Policyholder" has, in the context of a life insurance company, accident insurance company, life and accident insurance company, health and accident insurance company, or life, health, and accident insurance company, the meaning assigned by Section 841.001.

(7) "Trusteed asset" means an asset that an authorized alien insurance company is required or permitted by this chapter to deposit with one or more trustees for the security of the company's policyholders in the United States.

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