(a) Without prior written approval of the Insurance Commissioner, no security or investment, other than real and personal property acquired under § 23-63-828, concerning real estate, shall be eligible for acquisition unless it is interest-bearing, with the accrued interest being paid annually or more frequently than annually, or dividend or income-paying, or is held for income purposes, is not then in default in any respect, and the insurer is entitled to receive for its exclusive account and benefit the interest or income accruing thereon.
(b) No provision of this subchapter shall prohibit the acquisition by an insurer of other or additional securities or property if received as a dividend or as a lawful distribution of assets, or under a lawful and bona fide agreement of bulk reinsurance, merger, or consolidation. Any investment so acquired which is not otherwise eligible under this subchapter shall be disposed of pursuant to § 23-63-830 if personal property or securities, or pursuant to § 23-63-829 if real property.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Chapter 63 - Insurance Companies Generally
§ 23-63-802. Eligible investments
§ 23-63-803. General qualifications
§ 23-63-804. Authorization of investment
§ 23-63-805. Diversification of investments
§ 23-63-806. United States Government obligations
§ 23-63-807. Loans guaranteed by United States
§ 23-63-808. Investments in public obligations
§ 23-63-809. Municipal or county utilities
§ 23-63-810. Improvement district obligations
§ 23-63-811. Local industrial development bonds
§ 23-63-812. Obligations or stock of certain federal agencies
§ 23-63-813. International banks
§ 23-63-814. Corporate bonds and debentures
§ 23-63-815. Preferred or guaranteed stock
§ 23-63-818. Stocks of subsidiaries
§ 23-63-819. Equipment trust certificates
§ 23-63-820. Investment trust securities
§ 23-63-823. Savings and loan associations
§ 23-63-824. Foreign securities
§ 23-63-825. Additional investment authority
§ 23-63-826. Real estate mortgages
§ 23-63-827. Chattel mortgages
§ 23-63-829. Time limit for disposal of real estate
§ 23-63-830. Time limit for disposal of other ineligible property and securities
§ 23-63-831. Failure to dispose of real estate, property, or securities
§ 23-63-832. Special investments by title insurer
§ 23-63-833. Prohibited investments
§ 23-63-834. Cancellation of treasury stock
§ 23-63-835. Investments of foreign insurers
§ 23-63-836. Certificates of deposit
§ 23-63-837. Property and facilities for fossil or synthetic fuel production
§ 23-63-839. Negotiable bills of exchange or time drafts
§ 23-63-840. Mortgage-backed securities