Texas Insurance Code 257.003 – Premiums and Considerations Subject to Taxation; Limit
(a) An insurer shall pay maintenance taxes under this chapter on the correctly reported:
(1) gross premiums collected from writing life, health, and accident insurance in this state, except as provided in Subsection (b); and
(2) gross considerations collected from writing annuity or endowment contracts in this state.
(b) The gross premiums on which an assessment is based under this chapter may not include:
(1) premiums received from the United States for insurance contracted for by the United States in accordance with or in furtherance of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395c et seq.) and its subsequent amendments; or
(2) premiums paid on group health, accident, and life policies in which the group covered by the policy consists of a single nonprofit trust established to provide coverage primarily for employees of:
(A) a municipality, county, or hospital district in this state; or
(B) a county or municipal hospital, without regard to whether the employees are employees of the county or municipality or of an entity operating the hospital on behalf of the county or municipality.
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 257.003
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005