Texas Insurance Code 885.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 885.001
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Benefit certificate” means a document issued as written evidence of a benefit contract.
(2) “Benefit contract” means an agreement for provision of benefits authorized by Section 885.301, as that agreement is described by Section 885.306.
(3) “Benefit member” means an adult designated by the laws or rules of a fraternal benefit society as a benefit member under a benefit contract.
(4) “Fraternal benefit society’s laws” means a fraternal benefit society’s articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws, however designated.
(5) “Lodge” means a subordinate member unit of a fraternal benefit society. The term includes a camp, court, council, or branch.
(6) “Premium” means a premium, a rate, dues, or another required contribution that is payable under a benefit certificate or benefit contract.
(7) “Rule” means a rule, regulation, or resolution adopted by the supreme governing body or board of directors that has general application to the members of a fraternal benefit society.