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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 33. Insurance » Article 8. Investments

§33-8-28. Same – Mortgage Loans and Real Estate

(a) Subject to the limitations of section twenty-three of this article, an insurer may acquire, either directly, indirectly through limited partnership interests and general partnership interests not otherwise prohibited by subdivision (4), section five of this article, joint ventures, stock of an investment subsidiary or membership interests in a limited liability company, trust certificates, or […]

§33-8-3. General Investment Qualifications

(a) Insurers shall acquire, hold or invest in investments or engage in investment practices as set forth in this article. Investments not conforming to this article will not be admitted assets. (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, an insurer may not acquire or hold an investment as an admitted asset unless at the […]

§33-8-30. Same – Foreign Investments and Foreign Currency Exposure

(a) Subject to the limitations of section twenty-three of this article, an insurer may acquire foreign investments, or engage in investment practices with persons of or in foreign jurisdictions, of substantially the same types as those that an insurer is permitted to acquire under this article, other than of the type permitted under section twenty-five […]

§33-8-31. Same – Derivative Transactions

(a) An insurer may, directly or indirectly through an investment subsidiary, engage in derivative transactions under this section under the following conditions: (1) An insurer may use derivative instruments under this section to engage in hedging transactions and certain income generation transactions, as these terms may be further defined in rules promulgated by the commissioner.

§33-8-32. Same – Additional Investment Authority

(a) An insurer may acquire under this section investments, or engage in investment practices, of any kind that are not specifically prohibited by this article, or engage in investment practices, without regard to any limitation in sections twenty-three through thirty of this article, but an insurer may not acquire an investment or engage in an […]

§33-8-4. Authorization of Investments by the Board of Directors

(a) An insurer's board of directors shall adopt a written plan for acquiring and holding investments and for engaging in investment practices that specifies guidelines as to the quality, maturity and diversification of investments and other specifications including investment strategies intended to assure that the investments and investment practices are appropriate for the business conducted […]

§33-8-5. Prohibited Investments

An insurer may not, directly or indirectly: (a) Invest in an obligation or security or make a guarantee for the benefit of or in favor of an officer or director of the insurer, except as provided in section six of this article; (b) Invest in an obligation or security, make a guarantee for the benefit […]

§33-8-6. Loans to Officers and Directors

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an insurer may not, without the prior written approval of the commissioner, directly or indirectly: (1) Make a loan to or other investment in an officer or director of the insurer or a person in which the officer or director has any direct or indirect […]

§33-8-7. Valuation of Investments

For the purposes of this article, the value or amount of an investment acquired or held, or an investment practice engaged in, under this article, unless otherwise specified in this code, is the value at which assets of an insurer are required to be reported for statutory accounting purposes as determined in accordance with procedures […]

§33-8-8. Rules

The commissioner may, in accordance with article one, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, promulgate rules implementing the provisions of this article.

§33-8-9. Life and Health Insurers – Applicability

Sections ten through twenty, inclusive, of this article apply to the investments and investment practices of life and health insurers, subject to the provisions of subsection (b), section one of this article.