Admissions
- Read "How to Admit an Insurance Company in Texas".
- Name Application FIN300
- UCAA Expansion Application
Transactions:
- Add/Delete Lines of Business
- Attorney-for-Service
- Cancel License
- Amended By-Laws
- Amended Articles of Incorporation
- Home Office Change
- Lost Original Certificate of Authority
- Market Exit Guidelines (aka Withdrawal)
- Merger Involving Two Foreign Insurers
- Officers and Directors
- Disciplinary Actions Taken in Other States
- Redomestication from One Foreign State to Another Foreign State
- Resume Writing Lines
- Total and Partial Assumption Reinsurance Agreements
Resources:
- Download Company List
- Electronic Filing Guidelines
- Fingerprint and Biographical Affidavit Requirements
- Request Certified Certificates of Authority
- Send Filing Fees
- State Retaliatory Fees and Requirements
Add/Delete Lines of Business
Attorney-for-Service
Also known as Consent for Service of Process. Foreign companies must designate a Texas Service of Process per Texas Insurance Code 804.
Cancel License
Amended By-Laws
Only required for these company types:
- County Mutuals
- Fraternal Benefit Societies
- Health Maintenance Organizations
- Joint Underwriting Associations
- Local Mutual Aid Companies
- Local Mutual Burial Companies
- Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements
- Workers’ Compensation Self Insurance Groups
Amended Articles of Incorporation
If changing the company name, include Name Application FIN300
Home Office Change
- For Statutory Home Office changes, use UCAA Corporate Amendments
Mailing Address Changes
- Visit the Company Address Change Portal Information for details on which addresses can be updated via the Company Address Change Portal
Market Exit Guidelines (aka Withdrawal)
- FIN349 (Withdrawal Guidelines) - submit to clrfilings@tdi.texas.gov
Merger Involving Two Foreign Insurers
- UCAA Corporate Amendments
- Life and Health companies must also submit a policy endorsement to the Life and Health Division via the Systems for Electronic Rates and Forms Filing (SERFF)
Officers and Directors
Foreign insurers are required to submit Biographical Affidavits and fingerprint receipts for the President, Secretary, and Treasurer, ONLY. Documentation must be submitted with Admissions application, and when changes occur. Submit to clrbioupdate@tdi.texas.gov
- UCAA Form 11 (Biographical Affidavit)
- TDI Form FIN306 (Officers and Directors Page)
Disciplinary Actions Taken in Other States
Texas Insurance Code Sec 81.003(b) requires delivery of a copy of any applicable order or judgment to the commissioner not later than the 30th day. Submit to clrfilings@tdi.texas.gov
Redomestication from One Foreign State to Another Foreign State
Resume Writing Lines
- TDI form FIN350 (Checklist for Companies Re-entering the Texas Insurance Market, Subsequent to an Orderly Withdrawal) - submit to clrfilings@tdi.texas.gov
Total and Partial Assumption Reinsurance Agreements
- TDI form FIN346 (Checklist for Total and Partial Assumption Reinsurance Agreements involving two Foreign Insurance Companies) - submit to clrfilings@tdi.texas.gov
- Life and Health companies must submit a policy endorsement to the Life and Health Division via SERFF
Send Filing Fees to the Company Licensing and Registration Office
To ensure that your check is properly accounted for, send the Company Licensing Fee Transmittal Form (FIN321) and your cover letter, with the filing fee attached to the address on the form. Be sure that your check can be easily seen by our Mail Center staff. Send your filing to Company Licensing and Registration via email at CLRFilings@tdi.texas.gov
Request Certified Copies of Certificates of Authority
TDI form FIN321 via email to CLRRequests@tdi.texas.gov