An insurer may invest in bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness which are:
(1) Guaranteed by the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Commerce acting pursuant to Title 11 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, and the Federal Ship Financing Act of 1972;
(2) Insured by the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Commerce acting pursuant to Title 11 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, and the Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance Act, as amended; provided, that such indebtedness is secured by mortgages on ships, barges, tugboats, or other shipping vessels; or
(3) Secured by mortgages on ships, barges, tugboats, or other shipping vessels which are under lease or charter to the United States government or an agency or department of the United States government or to a solvent institution whose fixed interest obligations, if any, would be eligible investments under Section 27-41-15, if such lease or charter is assigned as additional security for such bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness and requires aggregate payments sufficient to pay all fixed charges, including maintenance, upkeep and repair, insurance charges and taxes, and to pay the installments of principal and interest and any other payments required by the instrument evidencing the indebtedness.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 41 - Investments of Life, Disability and Burial Insurance Companies.
Section 27-41-1 - Applicability of Chapter.
Section 27-41-2 - Definitions.
Section 27-41-4 - General Requirements as to Eligibility of Investments.
Section 27-41-5 - Authorization of Investments by Board of Directors, Etc.
Section 27-41-6 - Limitations Upon Investments Generally.
Section 27-41-7 - Particular Investments - Bonds, Notes, etc., of United States.
Section 27-41-8 - Particular Investments - Loans Guaranteed by United States.
Section 27-41-11 - Particular Investments - Bonds, etc., of Local Public Housing Authorities.
Section 27-41-18 - Particular Investments - American Insurance Stocks.
Section 27-41-21 - Particular Investments - Obligations of Religious Institutions or Societies.
Section 27-41-25 - Particular Investments - Policy Loans.
Section 27-41-27 - Particular Investments - Securities, etc., of Foreign Countries.
Section 27-41-31 - Particular Investments - Data Processing and Accounting Systems.
Section 27-41-33 - Particular Investments - Loans on Personal Property; Chattel Mortgages.
Section 27-41-34 - Particular Investments - Real Estate.
Section 27-41-34.1 - Particular Investments - Oil and Gas Producing Properties and Facilities.
Section 27-41-35 - Miscellaneous Investments.
Section 27-41-37 - Investments of Mutual Aid Associations - Generally.
Section 27-41-39 - Investments of Foreign and Alien Insurers; Cash Equivalents.