Texas Administrative Code
Title 28 - INSURANCE
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Chapter 5 - PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
Subchapter M - FILING REQUIREMENTS
Division 11 - FILINGS MADE EASY - CERTIFICATES OF PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
Section 5.9371 - Definitions

(1) Certificate holder--A person, other than a policyholder, who is designated on a certificate of insurance as a certificate holder or to whom a certificate of insurance has been issued by an insurer or agent at the request of the policyholder.

(2) Certificate of insurance--A document, instrument, or record, including an electronic record, no matter how titled or described, that is executed by an insurer or agent and issued to a third person not a party to the subject insurance contract, as a statement or summary of property or casualty insurance coverage. The term does not include an insurance binder or policy form, or any document that describes insurance coverage that is merely promised or expected to exist in the future, whether titled as an affidavit, insurance verification form, or otherwise.

(3) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Insurance.

(4) Company--The name of the entity filing the certificate of insurance form. If a third party is filing the certificate of insurance form, the company name is the name of the entity for which the third party is filing the certificate of insurance form, not the name of the third-party filer.

(5) FEIN--Federal Employer Identification Number.

(6) Insurance Code--The Texas Insurance Code.

(7) NAIC--The National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

(8) SERFF--The NAIC System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing.

(9) TDI--The Texas Department of Insurance.