(a) For purposes of this section, a subsidiary is a company at least 50 percent of the voting stock of which is owned by the title insurance company or by a wholly owned subsidiary of the title insurance company.
(b) This subchapter does not:
(1) prohibit a title insurance company from:
(A) appointing as its title insurance agent for a county a person who owns or leases and operates an abstract plant for that county; and
(B) arranging for a division of premiums with the agent as set by the commissioner; or
(2) affect the division of a premium between a title insurance company and its subsidiary title insurance agent when the company directly issues a title insurance policy or contract under Section 2704.002.