Section 424.053. Limitation as to Single Issuer or Borrower

TX Ins Code § 424.053 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 424.053. LIMITATION AS TO SINGLE ISSUER OR BORROWER. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 424.051, 424.056-424.071, and 424.074, the aggregate amount of an insurer's investments in all or any type of securities, loans, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness of a single issuer or borrower, other than investments described by Subsection (c), may not exceed five percent of the insurer's total assets.

(b) For purposes of this section, a single issuer or borrower includes:

(1) the issuer's or borrower's majority-owned subsidiaries;

(2) the issuer's or borrower's parent; or

(3) the majority-owned subsidiaries of the issuer's or borrower's parent.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) an authorized investment that:

(A) is a direct obligation of or guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state; or

(B) is insured by an agency of the United States or this state; or

(2) an investment described by Section 424.061 or 424.063.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.