Texas Insurance Code 3503.051 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 3503.051
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this subchapter:
(1) “Claimant” means a person directly entitled to payment under a construction payment bond.
(2) “Construction payment bond” means a surety agreement or obligation issued to guarantee or assure payment by a principal obligor for work performed or materials supplied or specially fabricated for a public or private construction project.
(3) “Notice of claim” means a written notification by a claimant who makes a claim for payment from the surety company. The term does not include a routine statutory notice required by § 53.056 or 53.057, Property Code, or § 2253.047, Government Code.
(4) “Surety company” means an authorized surety or guaranty company that executes and delivers a construction payment bond as a surety for a principal obligor.