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§ 570. Savings and share accounts

An insurer may invest or deposit any of its funds in share or savings accounts of savings and loan associations, or in savings accounts of banks, and in any one such institution only to the extent that such an account is insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation or the Federal Deposit Insurance […]

§ 571. Insurance stocks

(a) An insurer other than a life insurer may invest a portion of its surplus funds in an aggregate amount not exceeding 50 percent of its surplus over its capital stock and other liabilities, or 35 percent of its capital funds, whichever is greater, in the stocks of other insurers organized and existing under the […]

§ 572. Common stocks

(a) After satisfying the requirements of section 576 of this title, an insurer may invest any of its funds in common shares of stock in solvent United States corporations that qualify as a sound investment, except, that as to life insurers such investments shall further not aggregate an amount in excess of 50 percent of […]

§ 573. Collateral loans

An insurer may loan its funds upon the pledge of securities or evidences of debt eligible for investment under this chapter. As at date made, no such loan shall exceed in amount 90 percent of the market value of such collateral pledged, except that loans upon pledges of United States government bonds may be equal […]

§ 565. Auxiliary chattel mortgages

(a) In connection with a mortgage loan on the security of real property designed and used primarily for residential purposes only, acquired pursuant to section 561 of this title, an insurer may loan or invest an amount not exceeding 20 percent of the amount loaned on or invested in such real property mortgage, on the […]

§ 566. Real property owned; home office building, etc.

(a) An insurer may own and invest or have invested in its home office and branch office buildings any of its funds in aggregate amount not to exceed 10 percent of its assets unless approved by the Commissioner, or if a mutual insurer not to exceed 10 percent of its assets nor such amount as […]

§ 567. Disposal of real property, time limit

(a) Real property acquired by an insurer pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 566 of this title shall be disposed of within five years after it has ceased being necessary for the use of the insurer in the transaction of its business. Real property acquired by an insurer pursuant to such loans, […]

§ 568. Foreign securities

(a) An insurer authorized to transact insurance in a foreign country may invest any of its funds, in aggregate amount not exceeding its deposit and reserve obligations incurred in such country, in securities of or in such country possessing characteristics and of a quality similar to those required pursuant to this chapter for investments in […]

§ 569. Policy loans

A life insurer may loan to its policyholder upon the pledge of the policy as collateral security, any sum not exceeding the legal reserve maintained on the policy.

§ 558. Preferred or guaranteed stocks

(a) An insurer may invest any of its funds, in an aggregate amount not exceeding 10 percent of its assets, if a life insurer, or not exceeding 15 percent of such assets if other than a life insurer, in preferred or guaranteed stocks or shares, other than common stocks, of solvent institutions existing under the […]