Section 1199 Of Article 4. Property Authorized For Excess Funds Investments From California Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
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. No domestic incorporated fire, life or marine insurer shall
make excess funds investments in purchases of, or loans upon, more
than 30 percent of the total in par value or number of outstanding
shares of the capital stock of any one corporation, except:
(a) In the purchase of the stock of another admitted domestic
insurer; or
(b) With the prior authorization of the commissioner, in the
purchase of stock of any other insurance corporation organized under
the laws of any other state, or of the Dominion of Canada or of any
province of the Dominion of Canada, which is supervised by the state
or dominions or provincial insurance commissioner or similar
official, and the investments of which comply in substance with the
investment requirements and limitations imposed by this code upon
like domestic insurers; provided, that no such domestic insurer shall
have in the aggregate more than 50 percent of its capital and
surplus invested in the stocks of insurance corporations organized
under the laws of this state or other states or of the Dominion of
Canada or of any province of the Dominion of Canada.
(c) In the purchase of stock of any corporation organized under
the laws of this state for the exclusive purpose of engaging in the
business of financing insurance premiums and any and all matters
incidental thereto and engaging exclusively in such business and such
matters.
(d) Such insurer may purchase or otherwise acquire all or any
percent of the issued and outstanding stock of any corporation which
is any of the following:
(1) A corporation providing investment advisory, management, or
sales services to an investment company or separate account.
(2) A real property holding, developing, managing, or leasing
corporation.
(3) A data processing or computer service corporation.
(4) An investment company or companies as defined by the
Investment Company Act of 1940, (Title 15, U.S.C., Sec. 80a-1, et
seq.).
(5) A corporation acting as administrative agent for a
governmental instrumentality performing insurance-related functions,
or for private health and welfare plans.