California Insurance Code

§ 1198

INS § 1198Div. 1 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4

Statute text

Excess funds investments shall not be made in purchases of or loans upon shares of the capital stock of any one corporation in an amount exceeding 10 percent of the excess of the admitted assets of the investing insurer over the liabilities and required reserves of such insurer. Nor shall the excess amount of any such investment over and above 25 percent of the excess of the admitted assets of the owner thereof over the liabilities and required reserves of such owner be retained. The commissioner may determine the retention of such excess amount over said 25 percent to be a violation of the provisions of this article within the meaning of and subject to all the provisions of Section 1202. No investment which is permitted under Section 1199 shall be prohibited or its retention limited by this section.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1974.