§ 38-21-30 — Authority of insurers to invest in securities of subsidiaries.

In addition to investment in common stock, preferred stock, debt obligations, and other securities permitted under this title, a domestic insurer may also: (1) invest, in common stock, preferred stock, debt obligations, and other securities of one or more subsidiaries, amounts which do not exceed the lesser of ten percent of the insurer's assets or fifty percent of the insurer's surplus as regards policyholders if, after these investments, the insurer's surplus as regards policyholders must be reasonable in relation to the insurer's outstanding liabilities and adequate to meet its financial needs. In calculating the amount of the investments, investments in domestic or foreign insurance subsidiaries and health maintenance organizations must be excluded, and there must be included (a) total net monies or other consideration expended and obligations assumed in the acquisition or formation of a subsidiary, including all organizational expenses and contributions to capital and surplus of the subsidiary whether or not represented by the purchase of capital stock or issuance of other securities, and (b) all amounts expended in acquiring additional common stock, preferred stock, debt obligations, and other securities and all contributions to the capital or surplus of a subsidiary after its acquisition or formation; (2) invest any amount in common stock, preferred stock, debt obligations, and other securities of one or more subsidiaries engaged or organized to engage exclusively in the ownership and management of assets authorized as investments for the insurer if each subsidiary agrees to limit its investments in any asset so that the investments will not cause the total investment of the insurer to exceed any of the investment limitations specified in item (1) or in the investment laws or regulations of this State. For the purpose of this item, "the total investment of the insurer" includes (a) any direct investment by the insurer in an asset, and (b) the insurer's proportionate share of any investment in an asset by a subsidiary of the insurer, which must be calculated by multiplying the amount of the subsidiary's investment by the percentage of the ownership of the subsidiary; (3) with the approval of the director or his designee, invest any greater amount in common stock, preferred stock, debt obligations, or other securities of one or more subsidiaries if after such investment the insurer's surplus as regards policyholders will be reasonable in relation to the insurer's outstanding liabilities and adequate to its financial needs.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-21-30 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-853; 1962 Code SECTION 37-853] recodified as SECTION 38-37-30 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-29-30 [1962 Code SECTION 37-1402; 1971 (57) 351; 1986 Act No. 426, SECTION 2] recodified as SECTION 38-21-30 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 563; 2025 Act No. 17 (S.220), SECTION 2, eff May 8, 2025. Effect of Amendment 2025 Act No. 17, SECTION 2, in (1), in the second sentence, inserted "and health maintenance organizations" following subsidiaries; and made other nonsubstantive changes.