(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a domestic surplus lines insurer is subject to:
(1) this chapter; and
(2) all other insurance laws, including Title 4, applicable to a property and casualty insurance company organized under Chapter 822.
(b) A domestic surplus lines insurer is not subject to:
(1) Section 38.003;
(2) Chapter 462;
(3) Chapter 463;
(4) Chapter 501;
(5) Section 981.051;
(6) Section 981.101(b);
(7) Chapter 2007;
(8) Chapter 2301;
(9) Chapter 2251; and
(10) Chapter 1006, Transportation Code.
(c) To the extent that this subchapter conflicts with any other insurance law, this subchapter controls.