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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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INSURANCE CODE |
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Title 4. REGULATION OF SOLVENCY |
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Subtitle B. RESERVES AND INVESTMENTS |
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Chapter 424. INVESTMENTS FOR CERTAIN INSURERS |
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Subchapter B. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS IN EXCESS OF MINIMUM CAPITAL AND SURPLUS |
Sec. 424.061. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: DEPOSITS IN CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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(a) Subject to this section, an insurer may invest in any type of savings deposit, time deposit, certificate of deposit, NOW account, or money market account in a solvent bank, savings and loan association, or credit union that is organized under the laws of the United States or a state, or in a branch of one of those financial institutions.
(b) An investment under this section must be made in accordance with the laws or regulations applicable to the bank, savings and loan association, or credit union.
(c) The amount of an insurer's deposits in a single bank, savings and loan association, or credit union may not exceed the greater of:
(1) 20 percent of the insurer's capital and surplus;
(2) the amount of federal or state deposit insurance coverage that applies to the deposits; or
(3) 10 percent of the amount of capital, surplus, and undivided profits of the financial institution receiving the deposits.