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§ 6010. Legal investments
(a) Except as may be otherwise authorized by the commissioner, association captive insurance companies and risk retention groups shall comply with the investment requirements contained in sections 3461 through 3472 of this title, as applicable. Section 3463a of this title shall apply to association captive insurance companies and risk retention groups except to the extent it is inconsistent with approved accounting standards in use by the company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the commissioner may approve the use of alternative reliable methods of valuation and rating.
(b) No pure captive insurance company or industrial insured captive insurance company shall be subject to any restrictions on allowable investments whatever, including those limitations contained in sections 3461-3472; provided, however, that the commissioner may prohibit or limit any investment that threatens the solvency or liquidity of any such company.
(c) No pure captive insurance company may make a loan to or an investment in its parent company or affiliates without prior written approval of the commissioner, and any such loan or investment must be evidenced by documentation approved by the commissioner. Loans of minimum capital and surplus funds required by section 6004 of this title are prohibited. (Added 1981, No. 28; amended 1991, No. 101, § 20; 1993, No. 40, § 6, eff. June 3, 1993; 1993, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 9h, eff. June 21, 1994; 1999, No. 38, § 12, eff. May 20, 1999; 2001, No. 71, § 13, eff. June 16, 2001; 2003, No. 55, § 7; 2005, No. 36, § 14, eff. June 1, 2005.)
