(a) If the commissioner makes a determination favorable to the applicants on all issues under § 884.059(a), the department, on compliance with the requirements of § 884.101, shall promptly issue to the company a temporary certificate of authority. The temporary certificate must limit the activities of the company solely to negotiating and obtaining a direct reinsurance agreement, as described by Subchapter L, with a company that on August 28, 1961, was chartered and doing business under former Chapter 14 of this code.
(b) A temporary certificate of authority expires on the first anniversary of its date of issuance unless the department renews it for an additional one-year period.
(c) On the expiration of a temporary certificate of authority the incorporators of the stipulated premium company to which the certificate was issued shall promptly surrender the company’s charter to the department for cancellation.