# 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.1911: 28 TAC § 7.1911. Name Eligibility and Proof of Existence

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## Section

- **Citation:** 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.1911
- **Heading:** 28 TAC § 7.1911. Name Eligibility and Proof of Existence
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 28 INSURANCE / Part 1 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE / Chapter 7 CORPORATE AND FINANCIAL REGULATION / 28 TAC § 7.1911

## Text

(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA)
 licensed under this subchapter may not take any name that is the same
 as or closely resembles the name of another MEWA possessing a certificate
 of authority and doing business in this state. A MEWA must complete
 a name application form, as described in §7.1904(b)(1) of this
 title (relating to Application for Initial Certificate of Authority),
 to transact business under its own name and may not adopt any assumed
 name, except that a MEWA by amending its articles may change its name
 or take a new name with the approval of the commissioner.
(b) Whenever it is necessary in any legal proceeding
 to prove the existence of a MEWA, a certified copy of the MEWA's certificate
 of authority is prima facie evidence of the existence of the MEWA.

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