58-7-178. Foreign or territorial investments.
(a) An insurer authorized to transact insurance in a foreign country or any U.S. territory may have funds invested in securities that may be required for that authority and for the transaction of that business, provided the funds and securities are substantially of the same kinds, classes, and investment grades as those otherwise eligible for investment under this Chapter. The aggregate amount of investments under this subsection shall not exceed the amount that the insurer is required by law to invest in the foreign country or United States territory, or one and one-half times the amount of reserves and other obligations under the contracts, whichever is greater.
(b) An insurer, whether or not it is authorized to do business or has outstanding insurance contracts on lives or risks in any foreign country, may invest in bonds, notes, or stocks of any foreign country or alien corporation that are substantially of the same kinds, classes, and investment grades as those otherwise eligible for investment under this Chapter. The aggregate cost of investments under this subsection shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the insurer's admitted assets, provided that the cost of investments in any one foreign country under this subsection shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the insurer's admitted assets.
(c) Canadian securities eligible for investment under other provisions of this Chapter are not subject to this section. (1991, c. 681, s. 29; 2001-223, s. 8.11; 2001-487, s. 103(b); 2002-187, s. 2.6; 2005-215, s. 10.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 7 - General Domestic Companies.
§ 58-7-1 - Application of this Chapter and general laws.
§ 58-7-5 - Extension of existing charters.
§ 58-7-10 - Certificate required before issuing policies.
§ 58-7-15 - Kinds of insurance authorized.
§ 58-7-16 - Funding agreements authorized.
§ 58-7-21 - Credit allowed a domestic ceding insurer.
§ 58-7-22 - Term and universal life insurance reserve financing.
§ 58-7-30 - Insolvent ceding insurer.
§ 58-7-31 - Life and health reinsurance agreements.
§ 58-7-33 - Minimum policyholders' surplus to assume property or casualty reinsurance.
§ 58-7-35 - Manner of creating such corporations.
§ 58-7-37 - Background of incorporators and proposed management personnel.
§ 58-7-40 - First meeting; organization; license.
§ 58-7-45 - Bylaws; classification and election of directors; amendments.
§ 58-7-46 - Notification to Commissioner for president or chief executive officer changes.
§ 58-7-50 - Maintenance and removal of records and assets.
§ 58-7-55 - Exceptions to requirements of G.S58-7-50.
§ 58-7-60 - Approval as a domestic insurer.
§ 58-7-65 - Conversion to foreign insurer.
§ 58-7-70 - Effects of redomestication.
§ 58-7-73 - Dissolutions of insurers.
§ 58-7-75 - Amount of capital and/or surplus required; impairment of capital or surplus.
§ 58-7-80 - Capital stock fully paid in cash.
§ 58-7-95 - Establishment of separate accounts by life insurance companies.
§ 58-7-105 - Authority to increase or reduce capital stock.
§ 58-7-110 - Assessment of shares; revocation of license.
§ 58-7-115 - Increase of capital stock.
§ 58-7-120 - Reduction of capital stock.
§ 58-7-130 - Dividends and distributions to stockholders.
§ 58-7-140 - Certain officers debarred from commissions.
§ 58-7-145 - Restrictions on purchase and sale of equity securities of domestic companies.
§ 58-7-160 - Investments unlawfully acquired.
§ 58-7-162 - Allowable or admitted assets.
§ 58-7-163 - Assets not allowed.
§ 58-7-165 - Eligible investments.
§ 58-7-167 - General qualifications.
§ 58-7-168 - Authorization of investment.
§ 58-7-172 - Cash and deposits.
§ 58-7-173 - Permitted insurer investments.
§ 58-7-178 - Foreign or territorial investments.
§ 58-7-180 - Chattel mortgages.
§ 58-7-182 - Special investments by title insurers.
§ 58-7-183 - Special consent investments.
§ 58-7-185 - Prohibited investments and investment underwriting.
§ 58-7-187 - Real estate, in general.
§ 58-7-192 - Valuation of securities and investments.
§ 58-7-193 - Valuation of property.
§ 58-7-197 - Replacing certain assets; reporting certain liabilities.
§ 58-7-198 - Assets of foreign or alien insurers.