Section 33.002 - Insurance Business Interest; Service As Commissioner(a) A person is not eligible for appointment as commissioner if the person, the person's spouse, or any other person who resides in the same household as the person: (1) is registered, certified, or licensed by the department;(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving funds from the department;(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving funds from the department; or(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the department, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law.(b) A person is not eligible for appointment as commissioner if the person:(1) is a stockholder, director, officer, attorney, agent, or employee of an insurance company, insurance agent, insurance broker, or insurance adjuster; or(2) is directly or indirectly interested in a business described by Subdivision (1).(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to: (1) a person solely because the person is insured by an insurer or is the beneficiary of insurance; or(2) a person who: (A) is appointed as a receiver, liquidator, supervisor, or conservator of an insurer; or(B) is an employee of a receiver, liquidator, supervisor, or conservator of an insurer with respect to duties under that employment.Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.