Texas Administrative Code
Title 28 - INSURANCE
Part 2 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 114 - SELF-INSURANCE
Section 114.2 - Definitions

(1) Association;

(2) Impaired employer;

(3) Incurred liabilities for compensation; and

(4) Qualified claims servicing contractor.

(1) Applicant--an employer that applies for an initial certificate of authority to self-insure or, once initially certified, any subsequent certificate of authority to self-insure.

(2) Certificate--A certificate of authority to self-insure issued by the commissioner under Texas Labor Code § 407.042, which entitles an employer to be a certified self-insurer and is valid only for the persons, firms, or corporations named on the certificate. For a certificate of authority to self-insure delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 1996, a sole proprietor, partner, or corporate executive officer of a business may be specifically excluded from coverage under Texas Labor Code § 406.097.

(3) Certified self-insurer--A private employer that has been granted a certificate of authority to self-insure for payment of compensation, either currently or for a prior period except if withdrawn with an insuring agreement under Labor Code § 407.045(a-1).

(4) Claims Contractor--A qualified claims servicing contractor.

(5) Division--The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation.

(6) Excess Insurance--Insurance that an employer purchases to pay claim costs that exceed the employer's retention amount up to a specified limit.

(7) Retention--All payments that must be paid by a certified self-insurer before an excess insurance policy will respond to a loss for claims filed under the Workers' Compensation Act including indemnity benefits, medical payments, death benefits, and all other related claims expenses not otherwise covered by insurance.

(8) Trust Fund--The Texas certified self-insurer guaranty trust fund created by the fee assessed by the Association for emergency payment of the compensation liabilities of an impaired employer.