Sec. 425.158. WAIVER BY COMMISSIONER OF QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS. (a) The commissioner may waive a quantitative limitation on any investment authorized by Sections 425.109-425.132 and 425.151-425.156 if:
(1) the insurer seeks the waiver before making the investment;
(2) a hearing is held to determine whether the waiver should be granted;
(3) the applicant seeking the waiver establishes that unreasonable or unnecessary loss or harm will result to the company if the commissioner denies the waiver;
(4) the excess investment will not have a material adverse effect on the company; and
(5) the size of the investment is reasonable in relation to the company's assets, capital, surplus, and liabilities.
(b) The commissioner's waiver must be in writing and may treat the resulting excess investment as a nonadmitted asset.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Regulation of Solvency
Subtitle B - Reserves and Investments
Chapter 425 - Reserves and Investments for Life Insurance Companies and Related Entities
Section 425.102. Inapplicability of Certain Law
Section 425.103. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 425.105. Written Investment Plan
Section 425.106. Investment Records; Demonstration of Compliance
Section 425.108. Authorized Investments and Transactions in General
Section 425.109. Authorized Investments: Government Obligations
Section 425.110. Authorized Investments: Obligations of and Other Investments in Business Entities
Section 425.112. Authorized Investments: Policy Loans
Section 425.113. Authorized Investments: Deposits in Certain Financial Institutions
Section 425.114. Authorized Investments: Insurance Company Investment Pools
Section 425.115. Authorized Investments: Equity Interests
Section 425.116. Authorized Investments: Preferred Stock
Section 425.117. Authorized Investments: Collateral Loans
Section 425.118. Authorized Investments: Obligations Secured by Real Property Loans
Section 425.1185. Authorized Investments: Mezzanine Real Estate Loans
Section 425.119. Authorized Investments: Real Property
Section 425.120. Authorized Investments: Oil, Gas, and Minerals
Section 425.122. Authorized Investments: Premium Loans
Section 425.123. Authorized Investments: Money Market Funds
Section 425.124. Authorized Investments: Risk Control Transactions
Section 425.125. Risk Control Transactions: Definitions
Section 425.126. Risk Control Transactions: Derivative Use Plan
Section 425.127. Risk Control Transactions: Internal Control Procedures
Section 425.128. Risk Control Transactions: Oversight by Commissioner
Section 425.129. Risk Control Transactions: Limitations on Income Generation Transactions
Section 425.130. Risk Control Transactions: Limitations on Replication Transactions
Section 425.131. Risk Control Transactions: Trading Requirements
Section 425.132. Risk Control Transactions: Offsetting Transactions
Section 425.151. Authorized Investments: Foreign Countries and United States Territories
Section 425.153. Authorized Investments: Certain Previously Authorized Investments
Section 425.154. Applicability of Percentage Authorizations and Limitations
Section 425.155. Qualification of Investments
Section 425.156. Distributions, Reinsurance, and Merger
Section 425.157. Aggregate Diversification Requirements
Section 425.158. Waiver by Commissioner of Quantitative Limitations
Section 425.159. Accounting Provisions
Section 425.160. Investments of Ceding Insurers
Section 425.161. Acting as Real Estate Broker or Salesperson Prohibited