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§ 10-3-220. Real Estate for Production of Income – Definition

A domestic insurance company may invest in real estate for the production of income, subject to the following provisions: The aggregate investments by a company which may be admitted assets under this section shall not exceed ten percent of the company’s admitted assets. The investment in any single parcel of real estate which may be […]

§ 10-3-225. Transportation Equipment Interests

Domestic insurance companies may invest in equipment trust obligations or certificates which are adequately secured, or in other adequately secured instruments evidencing an interest in transportation equipment wholly or in part within the United States, and the right to receive determined portions of rental, purchase, or other fixed obligatory payments for the use or purchase […]

§ 10-3-226. Equity Interests – Definition

A domestic insurance company may invest in equity interests in business entities created under the laws of the United States, of a state of the United States or the District of Columbia, or of Canada or any province of Canada, but the aggregate value of all equity interests that may be admitted assets under this […]

§ 10-3-227. Stock for Purpose of Reinsurance, Consolidation, or Merger

Domestic insurance companies may invest in stock in any other insurance company authorized to do a similar business to that of the investing company, subject to the following provisions: No greater amount shall be applied to the acquisition of such stock than the investing company’s capital and surplus in excess of the minimum required by […]

§ 10-3-228. Collateral Loans

Domestic insurance companies may invest in collateral loans secured by the pledge of any one or more investments allowed for collateral loans, as provided by nationally recognized insurance statutory accounting principles, subject to the following provisions: The collateral pledged shall be legally assignable and validly assigned to the lending company. As at date made, no […]

§ 10-3-230. Additional Investments

A domestic insurance company may invest in any additional investments, except items specifically defined as nonadmitted assets in this title 10, other than article 15 of this title 10, and article 14 of title 24, without regard to any limitation, condition, restriction, or exclusion set forth in sections 10-3-215 to 10-3-229 and 10-3-242, and regardless […]

§ 10-3-231. Valuation of Investments

Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this subsection (1), all obligations having a fixed term and rate may, if not in default as to principal or interest, be valued as follows: If purchased at par, at the par value; if purchased above or below par, on the basis of the […]

§ 10-3-232. Liens for Certain Purposes Permitted

For the purposes of section 10-3-216, the existence of any lien existing by law, for the payment of any bonds, indebtedness, or assessments of, or created by a levy of, any special improvement district, any tunnel district, any conservation district, any irrigation district, any other district or territory, any municipality or quasi-municipality, or any state […]

§ 10-3-233. Disposition of Certain Real Estate

Any parcel of real estate qualifying as an admitted asset under section 10-3-218 or 10-3-219 at the time of its acquisition by the company and which has not been transferred to qualification as an admitted asset under any other section of this part 2 shall be sold within five years after such acquisition or within […]

§ 10-3-234. Approval and Record of Investments

No investment, loan, or sale thereof shall, except as to loans on a life insurance company’s policies or annuity and supplementary contracts, be made by any domestic insurance company: Without the advance approval of its board of directors or of a committee appointed by such board and charged with the duty of making such investments, […]

§ 10-3-235. Certain Admitted Assets Deemed Securities for Deposit Purposes

For purposes of the minimum capital or guaranty fund deposit required by section 10-3-201, the following admitted assets shall be deemed to be securities eligible for such deposit: Any asset qualified as an admitted asset under sections 10-3-215 to 10-3-217 and 10-3-225. For purposes of optional reserve deposits permitted by section 10-7-101 (3) or other […]

§ 10-3-236. Assets Acquired Through Merger, Consolidation, or Reinsurance

Any investments acquired through merger, consolidation, or reinsurance that are not admitted assets under this title 10, other than article 15 of this title 10, and article 14 of title 24 are not deemed admitted assets by reason of their acquisition through merger, consolidation, or reinsurance. Source: L. 69: p. 499, § 5. C.R.S. 1963: […]

§ 10-3-237. Assets Acquired Under Prior Law

Notwithstanding any condition, restriction, or exclusion set forth in sections 10-3-215 to 10-3-229, any asset held by a domestic insurance company on May 31, 1969, that met the requirements of the law in effect immediately prior to that date for an investment of the company’s reserves, paid-up capital stock, and other liabilities is an admitted […]

§ 10-3-238. Refunds

Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the commissioner that, because of some mistake of fact, error in calculation, or erroneous interpretation of a statute of this or any other state, any insurer or other person engaged in the business of insurance in this state has paid to the commissioner or to the state of […]

§ 10-3-239. Subordinated Indebtedness

Domestic insurance companies may borrow and thereby assume a liability for the repayment of a sum of money upon a written agreement that the loan or advance with interest shall be repaid only out of surplus of the company in excess of such minimum surplus as is stipulated in and by the agreement. The agreement […]

§ 10-3-240. Approval of Investments

Except for investments made under sections 10-3-802 and 10-7-402, a domestic insurance company shall not, directly or indirectly, invest more than two percent of the company’s admitted assets in stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities of its affiliates, as defined in section 10-3-801, without the prior approval of the commissioner. Notwithstanding the provisions of […]

§ 10-3-242. Qualified Money Market Funds – Definition

As used in this section, “qualified money market fund” means a mutual fund that complies with 17 CFR 270.2a-7, as amended, and that is registered under the federal “Investment Company Act of 1940”, 15 U.S.C. sec. 80a-1 et seq., as amended. A domestic insurance company may invest in the shares of any one or more […]

§ 10-3-243. Derivative Transactions – Definitions – Restrictions – Rules

For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Counter-party exposure amount” means: The net amount of credit risk attributable to a derivative instrument entered into with a business entity other than through a qualified exchange or qualified foreign exchange, or cleared through a qualified clearinghouse as an over-the-counter derivative instrument. The net […]