# Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.004: APPLICATION

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.004
- **Heading:** APPLICATION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.004

## Text

To obtain a specialty license an applicant must:

(1) submit to the commissioner:

(A) a written application:

(i) signed by the applicant;

(ii) on a form and supplements to the form prescribed by the commissioner; and

(iii) containing the information prescribed by the commissioner;

(B) a certification by an insurer authorized to engage in business in this state:

(i) signed and sworn to by an officer of the insurer;

(ii) stating that the insurer is satisfied that the applicant is trustworthy and competent to act as the insurer's agent for a limited purpose authorized by this chapter; and

(iii) stating that if the specialty license applied for is issued by the department the insurer will appoint the applicant to act as an agent for a kind of insurance that is subject to this chapter; and

(C) a nonrefundable license fee set by the department in an amount necessary to administer this chapter; and

(2) comply with the other requirements of this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.001 § 4055.001. DEFINITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.001.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.002 § 4055.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CERTAIN AGENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.002.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.003 § 4055.003. RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.003.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.004 § 4055.004. APPLICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.004.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.005 § 4055.005. LICENSE ISSUANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.005.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.006 § 4055.006. EXAMINATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION NOT REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.006.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.007 § 4055.007. APPOINTMENT AS AGENT BY INSURER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.007.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.008 § 4055.008. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.008.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.009 § 4055.009. CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.009.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.010 § 4055.010. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PREMIUMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.010.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.011 § 4055.011. AUTHORITY OF EMPLOYEE OF SPECIALTY LICENSE HOLDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.011.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.012 § 4055.012. TRAINING REQUIRED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF SPECIALTY LICENSE HOLDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.012.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.013 § 4055.013. ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER OF COMPENSATION BY CERTAIN AGENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.013.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.014 § 4055.014. DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUANCE OF INSURANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4055_S4055.014.md)

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