Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Authorized Investments and Transactions for Capital Stock Life, Health, and Accident Insurers
Section 425.152. Authorized Investments: Investments Not Otherwise Specified or Prohibited; Investments Authorized by Other Law

Sec. 425.152. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: INVESTMENTS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED OR PROHIBITED; INVESTMENTS AUTHORIZED BY OTHER LAW. (a) Subject to this section, an insurance company may make an investment that is not otherwise authorized by this subchapter and that is not specifically prohibited by statute, including any portion of an investment that exceeds the limits imposed by Sections 425.109-425.121, 425.124-425.132, and 425.151.
(b) If any aggregate or individual investment limitation imposed by Sections 425.109-425.121, 425.124-425.132, and 425.151 is exceeded, the excess portion of the investment is considered to be an investment under Subsection (a).
(c) The insurance company has the burden of establishing the value of an investment made under Subsection (a).
(d) The amount of a single investment made by an insurance company under Subsection (a) may not exceed 10 percent of the company's capital and surplus in excess of the statutory minimum capital and surplus applicable to that company.
(e) The aggregate amount of an insurance company's investments under Subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser of:
(1) five percent of the company's assets; or
(2) the amount of the company's capital and surplus that exceeds the amount of statutory minimum capital and surplus applicable to that company.
(f) An insurance company may invest in any investment authorized for an insurance company that is subject to this subchapter by a provision of this code other than this subchapter or by another law of this state.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.

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