Prior to issuance of certificate of authority applied for, the attorney-in-fact or underwriters shall deposit with the state treasurer through the superintendent for the benefit of all policies and insurance contracts issued covering risks in this state, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in cash or securities of like value to be approved by the superintendent; or, in lieu of deposit of cash or securities, the attorney- in-fact may file with the state treasurer through the superintendent a surety bond issued by an authorized surety insurer, in penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) and in form as prescribed by the attorney general of New Mexico, conditioned for the benefit of all such policies and insurance contracts. Any such deposit shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Article 10 [N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 59A, Article 10] (administration of deposits) of the Insurance Code.