Terms Used In Alabama Code 27-41-16

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • preceding: means next before. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

An insurer may invest in the preferred or guaranteed stocks or shares of any solvent corporation engaged in any lawful business and existing under the laws of the United States or any state thereof if the prior obligations of the issuing company or the guarantor, if any, would be eligible for investment under the provisions of Section 27-41-15 and if the company has continuously paid the dividends provided for by outstanding preferred stock, if any, during the five years preceding the acquisition of the investment.