Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:601.17

  • Admitted assets: means assets permitted to be reported as admitted assets on the statutory financial statement of the insurer most recently required to be filed with the commissioner, but excluding assets of separate accounts, the investments of which are not subject to the provisions of this Subpart. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:601.1
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Capital and surplus: means the sum of the capital and surplus of the insurer required to be shown on the statutory financial statement of the insurer most recently required to be filed with the commissioner. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:601.1
  • NAIC: means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:601.1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

            A. Any domestic insurer, in addition to the other investments permitted by this Subpart, may invest in an amount equal to twenty-five percent of its capital and surplus if a stock company, and if a company other than stock, twenty-five percent of its surplus, or five percent of its admitted assets, whichever is the greater, in an admitted asset pursuant to this Subpart without regard to the percentage limitations.

            B. In addition to the authority provided pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, an insurer may acquire investments not otherwise permitted by this Subpart, and not specifically prohibited by statute, to the extent of not more than five percent of the first five hundred million dollars of the insurer’s admitted assets plus ten percent of the insurer’s admitted assets exceeding five hundred million dollars. No investment shall be permitted under this Section unless it meets the definition of an asset in the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual.

            Acts 2021, No. 165, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.

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