33-12-305. Equity interests. (1) Subject to the limitations of 33-12-302, an insurer may acquire equity interests in business entities organized under the laws of any domestic jurisdiction.
(2) An insurer may not acquire an investment under this section if, as a result of and after giving effect to the investment, the aggregate amount of investments then held by the insurer under this section would exceed the greater of 25% of its admitted assets or 100% of its surplus as regards policyholders.
(3) An insurer may not acquire under this section any investments that the insurer may acquire under 33-12-307.
(4) An insurer may not short sell equity investments unless the insurer covers the short sale by owning the equity investment or an unrestricted right to the equity instrument exercisable within 6 months of the short sale.
History: En. Sec. 29, Ch. 304, L. 1999.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies
Chapter 12. Insurer Investments
33-12-303. Rated credit instruments
33-12-304. Insurer investment pools
33-12-306. Tangible personal property under lease
33-12-308. Securities lending, repurchase, reverse repurchase, and dollar roll transactions
33-12-309. Foreign investments and foreign currency exposure
33-12-310. Derivative transactions
33-12-311. Additional investment authority
33-12-312. Reserve requirements -- authority of commissioner