Admissions
- Read "How to Admit an Insurance Company in Texas".
- TDI form FIN300 (Name Application)
- UCAA Expansion Application - Click on the Expansion App tab
Transactions:
- Add/Delete Lines of Business
- Attorney-for-Service (Consent for Service of Process)
- Cancel License
- By-Laws and 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
- Fingerprinting Requirements
- Request Certified Certificates of Authority
- Send Filing Fees
- State Retaliatory Fees and Requirements
- Submit an Open Records Request
Add/Delete Lines of Business
- UCAA Corporate Amendments Application - Click on the Corporate Amendments App tab, then scroll to Forms 3 and 8C
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.
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UCAA Form 12 (Uniform Consent to Service of Process) - Click on the Expansion App tab, then scroll to Form 12
Cancel License
- UCAA Form 17 (Statement of Withdrawal) - Click on the Corporate Amendment App tab, then scroll to Form 17
By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation
File amended By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation with the Company Licensing and Registration Office when changes occur to By-laws for the foreign companies listed below. Include the full text of the By-Laws (including amendments), certified by the corporate secretary.
UCAA Corporate Amendments - Click on the Corporate Amendment App tab, then scroll to Forms 1C and 2C
- County Mutuals (No Fee)
- Fraternal Benefit Societies (Retaliatory Fee)
- Health Maintenance Organizations ($50 Fee)
- Joint Underwriting Associations (Retaliatory Fee)
- Local Mutual Aid Companies (No Fee)
- Local Mutual Burial Companies (No Fee)
- Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (Retaliatory Fee)
- Workers’ Compensation Self Insurance Groups (No Fee)
Home Office Change
- For Statutory Home Office changes, use UCAA Corporate Amendments - Click on the Corporate Amendment App tab, then scroll to Forms 1C and 2C
- For other Changes of Address and Contact Notification Changes, use UCAA Corporate Amendments - Click on the Corporate Amendment App tab, then scroll to Form 14
Lost Original Certificate of Authority (to be used in conjunction with a required filing)
- UCAA Form 15 (Affidavit of Lost Certificate of Authority) - Click on the Corporate Amendment App tab, then scroll to Form 15
Market Exit Guidelines (aka Withdrawal)
- TDI form FIN349 (Withdrawal Guidelines) - submit to clrfilings@tdi.texas.gov
Merger Involving Two Foreign Insurers
- UCAA Corporate Amendments - Click on the Corporate Amendment App tab, then scroll to Forms 1C and 2C
- Life and Health companies must submit a policy endorsement to the Life and Health Division via 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) - Click on the Corporate Amendment App tab, then scroll to Form 11
- TDI form FIN324 (Biographical Affidavit Update)
- 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
- UCAA Corporate Amendments - Click on the Corporate Amendment App tab, then scroll to Forms 1C and 2C
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