Texas Insurance Code 805.001 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 805.001
- 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.
In this subchapter:
(1) “Major shareholder” means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, business trust, or unincorporated organization that is directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of more than 10 percent of any class of an equity security of an insurer.
(2) “Subsidiary” means a corporation:
(A) of which at least 50 percent of any class of an equity security is owned by an insurer; or
(B) that is managed, directly or indirectly controlled, or subject to control by an insurer.