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Tex. Ins. Code § 2551.053

STOCK AND SURPLUS REQUIREMENTS

Known as the Texas Title Insurance Act

The act spans §§ 2501.001 to 2751.104 (197 sections).

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 6, eff

(a) A title insurance company must have a paid-up capital of at least $1 million and a surplus of at least $1 million.

(b) The capital stock and minimum surplus requirements of a title insurance company must be maintained intact over and above all outstanding liabilities, except contingent liabilities on title insurance policies.

(c) If a title insurance company suffers the impairment of its capital stock or minimum surplus requirements, the company shall immediately report the impairment to the department.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.