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§ 23-63-821. Policy loans

(a) A life insurer may lend to its policyholder upon pledge of the policy as collateral security any sum not exceeding the cash surrender value of the policy or may lend against pledge or assignment of any of its supplementary contracts or its other contracts or obligations, so long as the loan is adequately secured […]

§ 23-63-822. Collateral loans

(a) An insurer may lend and invest its funds upon the pledge of securities eligible for investment under this subchapter. (b) As at date made, no loan shall exceed in amount ninety percent (90%) of the market value of such collateral pledged. (c) The amount so loaned shall be included pro rata in determining the […]

§ 23-63-823. Savings and loan associations

To the extent that an account does not exceed an amount equal to the sum of all reserve accounts, except specific or valuation reserves, undivided profits, surplus, and capital stock, but not including the proceeds of capital notes, debentures, or similar obligations, an insurer may invest in share or savings accounts of savings or building […]

§ 23-63-824. Foreign securities

(a) An insurer may acquire investments or engage in investment practices with entities or institutions of or in foreign jurisdictions of substantially the same type that an insurer may acquire under this subchapter for investments in the United States if, as a result of and after giving effect to the investment: (1) The aggregate amount […]

§ 23-63-825. Additional investment authority

(a) (1) An insurer may acquire under this section investments, or engage in investment practices, of any kind that are not specifically prohibited by this subsection or elsewhere in the Arkansas Insurance Code, or engage in investment practices, without regard to any aggregate limitation in this subchapter, but an insurer shall not admit an investment […]

§ 23-63-826. Real estate mortgages

(a) (1) An insurer may invest any of its funds in bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness which are secured by first mortgages or deeds of trust upon improved real property located in the United States or which are secured by first mortgages or deeds of trust upon leasehold estates having an unexpired term […]

§ 23-63-827. Chattel mortgages

(a) In connection with a mortgage loan on the security of real estate designed and used primarily for residential purposes only, which mortgage loan was acquired pursuant to § 23-63-826, an insurer may lend or invest an amount not exceeding twenty percent (20%) of the amount loaned on or invested in the real estate mortgage […]

§ 23-63-828. Real estate

An insurer may invest in real estate only if used for the purposes or acquired in the manner and within the limits as follows: (1) The land and the buildings thereon in which it has its principal office and such other real estate as shall be requisite for its convenient accommodation in the transaction of […]

§ 23-63-829. Time limit for disposal of real estate

(a) Except as stated in subsection (c) of this section, the insurer shall dispose of real estate acquired under § 23-63-828(1) within five (5) years after it has ceased to be necessary for the convenient accommodation of the insurer in the transaction of its business. (b) Except as stated in subsection (c) of this section, […]

§ 23-63-830. Time limit for disposal of other ineligible property and securities

(a) Any personal property or securities lawfully acquired by an insurer which it could not otherwise have invested in or loaned its funds upon at the time of the acquisition shall be disposed of within three (3) years from the date of acquisition, unless within that period the security has attained the status of eligibility. […]

§ 23-63-831. Failure to dispose of real estate, property, or securities

(a) Any real estate, personal property, or securities lawfully acquired and held by an insurer after expiration of the period for disposal thereof, or any extension of the period granted by the Insurance Commissioner as provided in § 23-63-829 or § 23-63-830, or any investments otherwise lawful which are in excess of the aggregate amount […]

§ 23-63-832. Special investments by title insurer

(a) (1) In addition to other investments eligible under this subchapter, a title insurer may invest and have invested an amount not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of its paid-in capital stock in its abstract plant and equipment and, with the Insurance Commissioner’s consent, in stocks of abstract companies. (2) If the insurer transacts kinds of […]

§ 23-63-833. Prohibited investments

In addition to investments excluded pursuant to other provisions of the Arkansas Insurance Code, an insurer shall not directly or indirectly invest in or lend its funds upon the security of: (1) Issued shares of its own capital stock, except for the purpose of mutualization under § 23-69-140 or with the advance consent of the […]

§ 23-63-834. Cancellation of treasury stock

(a) By resolution of its board of directors, any legal reserve life insurance company may cancel at any time all or any part of its treasury shares. (b) (1) In such an event, a statement of cancellation shall be filed as provided in this section. (2) Any statement of cancellation shall be executed and filed […]

§ 23-63-835. Investments of foreign insurers

(a) The investments of a foreign or alien insurer shall be as permitted by the laws of its domicile but shall be of a quality substantially as high as those required under this subchapter for similar funds of like domestic insurers. (b) For the purposes of this section, the domicile of an alien insurer shall […]

§ 23-63-836. Certificates of deposit

An insurer may invest in certificates of deposit or similar depository instruments issued by any bank, bank and trust company, savings bank, national bank association, savings and loan association incorporated under the laws of a state, or federal savings and loan association incorporated under the laws of the United States.

§ 23-63-837. Property and facilities for fossil or synthetic fuel production

(a) An insurer may invest in property and facilities, and any interests and rights in properties and facilities, for the development and production of fossil or synthetic fuel or other minerals, including, but not limited to, investments relating to: (1) The exploration for and development and production of those fuels and minerals; and (2) Ownership […]

§ 23-63-839. Negotiable bills of exchange or time drafts

An insurer may invest in negotiable bills of exchange or time drafts issued and unconditionally guaranteed by any bank, bank and trust company, national bank association, or domestic branch or agency of a foreign bank subject to reserve requirements under section 7 of the International Banking Act of 1978, as amended, provided that: (1) The […]

§ 23-63-840. Mortgage-backed securities

(a) An insurer may invest in mortgage-backed securities, including without limitation collateralized mortgage obligations and other obligations for the payment of money secured by participation certificates or loans secured, directly or indirectly, by real estate mortgages or deeds of trust if, at the time the investment is made: (1) The entity issuing the obligation is […]

§ 23-63-841. Derivative transactions

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Cap” means an agreement obligating the seller to make payments to the buyer with each payment based on the amount by which a reference price or level or the performance or value of one (1) or more underlying interests exceeds a predetermined number, sometimes called the strike rate […]