Texas § IN.841.302 - LIMITS ON LIFE OR ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE
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§ IN.841.302. LIMITS ON LIFE OR ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE
LIMITS ON LIFE OR ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE. (a) Until the amount of the capital and surplus of a domestic insurance company is at least $100,000, the company may not insure any one life for more than $20,000 in the event of death from natural causes or more than $40,000 in the event of death from accidental causes. (b) If the net capital and surplus of a domestic insurance company is at least $75,001 but less than $100,000, the company, for any policy issued by the company, shall reinsure the amount of the benefit that exceeds $4,000 in the event of death from natural causes and the amount of the benefit that exceeds $8,000 in the event of death from accidental causes. (c) If the net capital and surplus of a domestic insurance company is at least $50,001 but less than $75,001, the company, for any policy issued by the company, shall reinsure the amount of the benefit that exceeds $3,000 in the event of death from natural causes and the amount of the benefit that exceeds $6,000 in the event of death from accidental causes. (d) If the net capital and surplus of a domestic insurance company is at least $35,001 but less than $50,001, the company, for any policy issued by the company, shall reinsure the amount of the benefit that exceeds $2,000 in the event of death from natural causes and the amount of the benefit that exceeds $4,000 in the event of death from accidental causes. (e) If the net capital and surplus of a domestic insurance company is $35,000 or less, the company, for any policy issued by the company, shall reinsure the amount of the benefit that exceeds $1,000 in the event of death from natural causes and the amount of the benefit that exceeds $2,000 in the event of death from accidental causes. (f) Benefits under this section must be reinsured with a legal reserve company that is authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
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