Section 2054.052 - Qualifications(a) Each board member must be a resident of this state.(b) An individual may not serve as a board member if the individual, another individual related to the individual within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, or another individual residing in the same household with the individual:(1) is registered or licensed under this code or is required to be registered or licensed under this code;(2) is employed by or acts as a consultant to a person registered or licensed under this code or required to be registered or licensed under this code;(3) owns, controls, has a financial interest in, or participates in the management of an organization registered or licensed under this code or required to be registered or licensed under this code;(4) receives a substantial tangible benefit from the company or the department; or(5) is an officer, employee, or consultant of an association in the field of insurance.(c) Subsection (b) does not prohibit an individual from serving as a board member if the individual is only a policyholder or a consumer of insurance or insurance products.(d) An individual who is ineligible to serve on the board under Subsection (b) may not serve as a board member until the first anniversary of the date the condition that makes the individual ineligible ends.Tex. Ins. Code § 2054.052
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727, Sec. 2, eff. 4/1/2007.