What Contract Frustration Insurance Requirements Apply in Texas?

Texas STEP supports eligible small businesses with export training, consulting, foreign trade missions and shows, subject to its current application and award conditions. Check the 2026 deadline and pre-approval rules before treating any export expense as funded. Ask your broker to name the covered contracts, political triggers, waiting periods, and loss measures before you sign.

What Is Contract Frustration Insurance?

Contract frustration may fit your business when an international contract is exposed to political disruption or government action. If your main risk is a customer who cannot pay, compare trade-credit coverage instead. Read the national Contract frustration guide.

What to Watch for With Contract Frustration in Texas

Use State Export Support for Market Entry
Texas STEP supports eligible small businesses with export training, consulting, foreign trade missions and shows, subject to its current application and award conditions. Check the 2026 deadline and pre-approval rules before treating any export expense as funded. Ask the state program which current activities qualify and whether you need approval before spending. Treat any award as help with the export project, not as payment for a disrupted contract. ¹
Check the Placement Route
Texas Insurance Code chapter 981 governs surplus-lines insurance, including documents delivered as surplus-line coverage. If the proposed contract-frustration policy is non-admitted, ask for the statutory surplus-lines notice and the eligible insurer named on the policy documents. ²
Schedule the Contract and Trigger
Before using a Texas STEP-supported sales trip to sign a foreign contract, ask the insurer to identify the exact government action and payment interruption that would trigger indemnity. ^1,²

Which Contract Frustration Providers Have Texas License Records?

No provider in our research has both a state license record and a listing for this coverage line. This does not establish that providers are unlicensed. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm availability with a provider when requesting a quote.

Who Regulates Insurance in Texas?

Texas Department of Insurance

TDI licenses agents and insurers, reviews company rate filings, and investigates complaints against insurance companies and people it regulates. Its complaint page states limits on what it can resolve, including disputes outside its regulatory authority. ^3,^4,⁵

Website: Regulator website
License lookup: Search licensed producers
Complaints: File a complaint

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Texas

Reported tax rate. 4.85% of gross premium plus 0.04% SLTX stamping fee ^6,^7,⁸

When Texas is the insured’s home state, the state tax is 4.85% of gross premium; absent a compact allocation agreement, a multistate policy can be taxed on its entire premium. Policies effective on or after Jan. 1, 2024 also carry a 0.04% stamping fee; SLTX invoices the broker and says the insured pays it, and the surplus-lines insurer is not covered by the Texas guaranty association.

Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas

Questions to Ask Before You Buy Contract Frustration in Texas

Which Texas export office or program applies to my target market, and must it approve the expense before I incur it?
Will you place this contract-frustration coverage with an admitted insurer or through Texas surplus lines, and what filing, disclosure, tax, or fee applies?
Which named contracts, government actions, payment interruptions, or blocked transfers trigger the policy, and when does the waiting period start?
Does the policy cover pre-shipment costs, an unpaid post-shipment invoice, or both, and how does it calculate the covered loss?

Contract Frustration Insurance in Texas: Frequently Asked Questions

What export help can a small business get in Texas?

What should I check if my Texas contract-frustration policy is surplus lines?

Texas Insurance Code chapter 981 governs surplus-lines insurance, including documents delivered as surplus-line coverage. If the proposed contract-frustration policy is non-admitted, ask for the statutory surplus-lines notice and the eligible insurer named on the policy documents. ²

Sources for Contract Frustration Insurance in Texas

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Texas Department of Agriculture. Texas State Trade Expansion Program; STEP. Accessed 2026-09-29.
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Texas Insurance Code ch. 981. Texas Legislature; Surplus lines insurance. Accessed 2026-09-29.
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texas insurance regulator. State insurance regulator; TDI regulator page outlines licensing, financial oversight, compliance/enforcement, and rate review. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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How to Find a Licensed Insurance Agent or Adjuster. State insurance regulator; TDI says search by agent name or license number and links to the state license search. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Get Help with an Insurance Complaint. State insurance regulator; Direct complaint page explains covered entities, exclusions and online filing; Help Line 800-252-3439. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Texas Insurance Code §§225.002–225.004. Texas Legislature; §225.002 limits chapter to Texas-home-state insured; §225.004(a) 4.85%; (a-1) NRRA home-state limitation; (c) entire premium where Texas is home state and no compact agreement. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Stamping Fees & Taxes. Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas; Current policy-date table lists 0.04% for inception 1/1/2024 and after; stamping fee invoices go to brokers; site says fee is paid by insured. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Texas Surplus Lines Companies. Texas Department of Insurance; TDI says surplus-lines insurers are not licensed in Texas and its guaranty association member; eligibility/disclaimer and broker financial-responsibility details. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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Licenses and Carriers. Coalition; Licenses and Carriers, re-read 22 September 2026: Insurance Licenses table for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc., national producer number 18419475, with producer and surplus-lines numbers for all 50 states and DC including California 0L76155, Georgia 196479, Texas 2199630 and 2205589, Pennsylvania 815731 and 817452, Colorado 539028 and Wisconsin 3000108852. Insurance Carriers table naming, with NAIC numbers, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company 36420, Arch Specialty Insurance Company 21199, Ascot Specialty Insurance Company 45055, Ascot Insurance Company 23752, Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 10717, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC, Coalition Insurance Company 29530, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation 11380, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company 16823, Lloyd's of London, MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. 34886, MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company 41807, Steadfast Insurance Company 26387, Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company 16275 and Zurich American Insurance Company 16535. Accessed 2026-09-22.
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Insurance Producer Licenses. Corgi Insurance; Current complete Insurance Producer Licenses table for Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.; 50 rows covering 49 states and DC (DC 3003091619); no New Mexico row; no NPN or as-of date shown. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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About Hiscox US Insurance. Hiscox; Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder for Syndicates 33 and 3624; surplus-lines placements through licensed surplus-lines brokers; A.M. Best rating statement. Accessed 2026-09-16.
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Licenses. ERGO NEXT Insurance; Current entity-by-state license table reopened 28 September 2026: 50 rows under Next First Insurance Agency, Inc., including Washington, DC; New York rows instead list Next Insurance Services PC-1423070 and AP Intego BR-1198885. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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About Risklytics. Risklytics; What we do; Who we insure; Licensing; Agency licenses table dated 2026-09-10. Accessed 2026-09-16.
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Insurance Licenses by State. TechInsurance; Current state table; identifies TechInsurance as a division of Specialty Program Group LLC d/b/a SPG Insurance Solutions; lists DC 3000041536 and labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses,” without an agency license number. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. Vouch; Effective 16 January 2025: Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, NPN 19926463; P&C table (50 states and DC); surplus-lines table includes Idaho 870820; footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses; Idaho retained as producer-only due to conflict. Accessed 2026-09-15.

What Contract Frustration Insurance Requirements Apply in Texas?

What Is Contract Frustration Insurance?

What to Watch for With Contract Frustration in Texas

Use State Export Support for Market Entry

Check the Placement Route

Schedule the Contract and Trigger