(a) Notwithstanding Section 2210.006, this subchapter applies to an insurer that is:
(1) an insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state that is required to be a member of the association, including a farm mutual insurance company that is a fronting insurer as defined by Section 221.001(c);
(2) a farm mutual insurance company that is not a fronting insurer as defined by Section 221.001(c) only for purposes of the collection of surcharges authorized by this subchapter;
(3) an unaffiliated eligible surplus lines insurer writing the lines of business subject to a premium surcharge under this subchapter;
(4) the association; and
(5) the FAIR Plan Association.
(b) A premium surcharge under this subchapter applies to:
(1) a policy written under the following lines of insurance:
(A) fire and allied lines;
(B) farm and ranch owners; and
(C) residential property insurance; and
(2) the property insurance portion of a commercial multiple peril insurance policy.