Texas Insurance Code 1131.051 – Employers
(a) A group life insurance policy may be issued to an employer or to trustees of a fund established by an employer to insure the employer’s employees for the benefit of persons other than the employer.
(b) A policy to which this section applies may provide that “employee” includes:
(1) an individual proprietor or partner, if the employer is an individual proprietorship or partnership;
(2) an employee of a subsidiary corporation of the employer;
(3) an employee, individual proprietor, or partner of an affiliated corporation, proprietorship, or partnership, if the business of the employer and the affiliated corporation, proprietorship, or partnership is under common control through stock ownership, contract, or otherwise; or
(4) a retired employee.
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 1131.051
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(c) The employer or the trustees of a fund established by an employer are the policyholder under a policy to which this section applies.
(d) A policy to which this section applies is subject to Subchapter E.