Section 1252 Of Article 7. Valuation Of Investments From California Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 7.
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. All bonds or other evidences of debt held by an admitted
incorporated insurer if amply secured and if not in default as to
principal or interest may, in the discretion of the commissioner, be
valued as follows:
(a) If purchased at par, at the par value.
(b) If purchased above or below par, on the basis of the purchase
price adjusted so as to bring the value to par at maturity and so as
to yield the effective rate of interest on the price at which the
purchase was made.
(c) In such valuation, the purchase price shall in no case be
taken at a higher figure than the actual market value at the time of
purchase.
The commissioner shall have full discretion in determining the
method of calculating values according to the foregoing rule, the
values found by him in accordance with such method being final and
binding.