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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 425. RESERVES AND INVESTMENTS FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND RELATED ENTITIES |
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Subchapter C. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS FOR CAPITAL STOCK LIFE, HEALTH, AND ACCIDENT INSURERS |
Sec. 425.128. RISK CONTROL TRANSACTIONS: OVERSIGHT BY COMMISSIONER
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(a) An insurance company must be able to demonstrate to the commissioner on request the intended hedging characteristics and continuing effectiveness of a derivative transaction or combination of transactions through:
(1) cash flow testing;
(2) duration analysis; or
(3) other appropriate analysis.
(b) Ten days before entering into an initial hedging transaction, an insurance company shall notify the commissioner in writing that:
(1) the company's board of directors has adopted an investment plan that authorizes hedging transactions; and
(2) each hedging transaction will comply with Sections 425.124-425.132.
(c) After providing the notice under Subsection (b), the insurance company may enter into a hedging transaction under Section 425.124 if as a result of and after making the transaction:
(1) the aggregate statement value of all outstanding options other than collars, and of all caps, floors, swaptions, and warrants under Sections 425.124-425.132 not attached to another financial instrument purchased by the company does not exceed 7.5 percent of the company's assets;
(2) the aggregate statement value of all outstanding options other than collars, and of all caps, floors, swaptions, and warrants written by the company under Sections 425.124-425.132 does not exceed three percent of the company's assets; and
(3) the aggregate potential exposure of all outstanding collars, swaps, forwards, and futures entered into or acquired by the company under Sections 425.124-425.132 does not exceed 6.5 percent of the company's assets.
(d) If the hedging transaction does not comply with Sections 425.124-425.132, or if continuing the transaction may create a hazardous financial condition for the insurance company that affects the company's policyholders or creditors or the public, the commissioner may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, order the company to take action reasonably necessary to:
(1) remedy a hazardous financial condition; or
(2) prevent an impending hazardous financial condition from occurring.