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(a)An insurer's board of directors shall adopt a written plan for acquiring and holding investments and for engaging in investment practices that specifies guidelines as to the quality, maturity, and diversification of investments and other specifications, including investment strategies intended to assure that the investments and investment practices are appropriate for the business conducted by the insurer, its liquidity needs, and its capital and surplus. The board shall review and assess the insurer's technical investment and administrative capabilities and expertise before adopting a written plan concerning an investment strategy or investment practice.
(b)Investments acquired and held under this article shall be acquired and held under the supervision and direction of the board of
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(a) An insurer's board of directors shall adopt a written plan for acquiring and holding investments and for engaging in investment practices that specifies guidelines as to the quality, maturity, and diversification of investments and other specifications, including investment strategies intended to assure that the investments and investment practices are appropriate for the business conducted by the insurer, its liquidity needs, and its capital and surplus. The board shall review and assess the insurer's technical investment and administrative capabilities and expertise before adopting a written plan concerning an investment strategy or investment practice. (b) Investments acquired and held under this article shall be acquired and held under the supervision and direction of the board of directors of the insurer. The board of directors shall evidence by formal resolution, at least annually, that it has determined whether all investments have been made in accordance with delegations, standards, limitations, and investment objectives prescribed by the board or a committee of the board charged with the responsibility to direct its investments. (c) On no less than a quarterly basis, and more often if deemed appropriate, an insurer's board of directors or committee of the board of directors shall: (1) Receive and review a summary report on the insurer's investment portfolio, its investment activities, and investment practices engaged in under delegated authority, in order to determine whether the investment activity of the insurer is consistent with its written plan; and (2) Review and revise, as appropriate, the written plan. (d) In discharging its duties under this Code section, the board of directors shall require that records of any authorizations or approvals, other documentation as the board may require, and reports of any action taken under authority delegated under the plan referred to in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be made available on a regular basis to the board of directors. (e) If an insurer does not have a board of directors, all references to the board of directors in this article shall be deemed to be references to the governing body of the insurer having authority equivalent to that of a board of directors. (f) In discharging their duties under this Code section, the directors of an insurer shall perform their duties to the same degree required by Code Section 14-2-830 .