Tex. Codes » Insurance Code · TITLE 10. PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE · SUBTITLE G. POOLS, GROUPS, PLANS, AND SELF-INSURANCE · CHAPTER 2201. RISK RETENTION GROUPS AND PURCHASING GROUPS
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Tex. Ins. Code § 2201.004 (2026)

Agent License Required

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Sec. 2201.004. AGENT LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person, firm, partnership, or corporation may not act or offer to act as an agent for, or aid in any manner in the solicitation, negotiation, or placement of insurance on behalf of, a risk retention group or purchasing group operating in this state or a group member in this state without first obtaining a license as an agent under:

(1) Chapter 4051, if a resident of this state; or

(2) Chapter 4056, if a nonresident of this state.

(b) A person, firm, partnership, or corporation must comply with Chapter 981 before the person, firm, partnership, or corporation, on behalf of a purchasing group or a group member in this state:

(1) acts or offers to act as an agent for an insurer not authorized to engage in business in this state; or

(2) aids in any manner in the solicitation, negotiation, or placement of insurance with an insurer not authorized to engage in business in this state.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: YRIG Risk Retention Grp., Inc. v. Texas Dep't of Ins., et al. (M.D. Ala. 2026).
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YRIG Risk Retention Grp., Inc. v. Texas Dep't of Ins., et al. (M.D. Ala. 2026). “TEX. INS. CODE § 2201.004(a) (“A person, firm, partnership, or corporation may not act or offer to act as an agent for, or aid in any manner in the solicitation, negotiation, or placement of insurance on behalf of, a[n RRG] or purchasing group operating in this state or a group…”
— Tex. Ins. Code § 2201.004(a) — 1 case
YRIG Risk Retention Grp., Inc. v. Texas Dep't of Ins., et al. (M.D. Ala. 2026). “TEX. INS. CODE § 2201.004(a) (“A person, firm, partnership, or corporation may not act or offer to act as an agent for, or aid in any manner in the solicitation, negotiation, or placement of insurance on behalf of, a[n RRG] or purchasing group operating in this state or a group…”
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