All deposits required by this title shall be kept in a financial institution approved by the director. A domestic property and casualty or health insurer shall deposit an amount not less than fifty percent of the required unearned premium reserves on their outstanding policies. Domestic life insurers shall deposit an amount not less than the required reserves on their outstanding policies, including annuity and supplementary contracts, but excluding premium notes, policy loans, and other policy liens referred to in subdivision 58-26-1(3) and the net amount of uncollected and deferred premiums and annuity considerations referred to in subdivision 58-26-1(4). The financial institution shall report quarterly to the director the insurers that have deposits with it and the amounts and kinds of assets and securities. Withdrawal of securities and assets on deposit shall be pursuant to the custodial agreement.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-7-1

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 7, § 1 (1); SL 1977, ch 406; SL 1991, ch 398, § 1.