(a) A temporary license holder who is acting under the authority of that license may not:
(1) engage in an insurance solicitation, sale, or other agency transaction that the license holder knows or should know will result or is intended to result in:
(A) the purchase of a new life insurance or annuity contract; and
(B) any of the following actions with regard to an existing individual life insurance or annuity contract as a result of that purchase:
(i) termination of the contract by lapse, forfeiture, surrender, or other means;
(ii) conversion of the contract to reduced paid-up insurance, continuation of the contract as extended term insurance, or reduction in value of the contract by the use of nonforfeiture benefits or other policy values;
(iii) amendment of the contract to reduce:
(a) benefits; or
(b) the term for which coverage would otherwise remain in force or for which benefits would be paid;
(iv) reissuance of the contract with a reduction in cash value; or
(v) pledge of the contract as collateral or subjection of the contract to borrowing, whether in a single loan or under a schedule of borrowing, for amounts that in the aggregate exceed 25 percent of the loan value prescribed by the contract; or
(2) directly or indirectly receive a commission or other compensation that results or may result from a solicitation, sale, or other agency transaction described by Subdivision (1).
(b) A person who holds a permanent license may not circumvent or attempt to circumvent the intent of this section by acting for or with a person holding a temporary license.

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Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 4001.158

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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