(a) A risk retention group must be composed of members who are engaged in similar or related businesses or activities with respect to the liability to which those members are exposed by virtue of any related, similar, or common product, trade, business, operations, premises, or services.
(b) A risk retention group must have:
(1) as members, only persons who are provided insurance by the group; or
(2) as the sole owner, an organization that has:
(A) as members, only persons who comprise the membership of the group; and
(B) as owners, only persons who comprise the membership of the group and are provided insurance by the group.

Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 2201.055

  • 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

(c) A risk retention group may not exclude a person from membership in the group solely to provide a competitive advantage for group members over that person.