(a) To obtain a charter for a stipulated premium company under this chapter, the incorporators must pay a charter fee in an amount determined under Chapter 202 and file with the department:
(1) an application for charter on the form and containing the information prescribed by the department;
(2) the company's articles of incorporation; and
(3) an affidavit made by two or more of the incorporators that states that:
(A) the minimum capital and surplus requirements of Section 884.054 are satisfied;
(B) the capital and surplus is the bona fide property of the company; and
(C) the information in the application and articles of incorporation is true and correct.
(b) The department may require that the incorporators provide at their expense additional evidence of a matter required in the affidavit before the department takes further action on the application for the charter.