Indiana Code 27-1-12-2. Investments; categories, conditions, limitations, and standards

Sec. 2. (a) The following definitions apply to this section:

(1) “Acceptable collateral” means, as to securities lending transactions:

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Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
articles of incorporation: includes both the original articles of incorporation and any and all amendments thereto, except where the original articles of incorporation only are expressly referred to, and includes articles of merger, consolidation and reinsurance, and in case of corporations, heretofore organized, articles of reorganization filed in the office of the secretary of state, and all amendments thereto. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
capital: means the aggregate amount paid in on the shares of capital stock of a corporation issued and outstanding. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
capital stock: means the aggregate amount of the par value of all shares of capital stock. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
Commissioner: means the "insurance commissioner" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
corporation: means an insurance company and includes all persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, orders or societies engaged in or proposing to engage in making any kind of insurance authorized by the laws of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Department: means "the department of insurance" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
employees: as used in this chapter refers to officers, managers, employees, and retired employees of the employer and the individual proprietor or partners if the employer is an individual or partnership. See Indiana Code 27-1-12-34.1
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. ^{Source: OCC}
Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. ^{Source: OCC}
in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Insurance: means a contract of insurance or an agreement by which one (1) party, for a consideration, promises to pay money or its equivalent or to do an act valuable to the insured upon the destruction, loss or injury of something in which the other party has a pecuniary interest, or in consideration of a price paid, adequate to the risk, becomes security to the other against loss by certain specified risks; to grant indemnity or security against loss for a consideration. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
insurer: means a company, firm, partnership, association, order, society or system making any kind or kinds of insurance and shall include associations operating as Lloyds, reciprocal or inter-insurers, or individual underwriters. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
life insurance company: means any company making one or more of the kinds of insurance set out and defined in class 1(a) of IC 27-1-5-1. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
member: means one who holds a contract of insurance or is insured in an insurance company other than a stock corporation. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, and partnerships; personal pronoun includes all genders; the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
Personal property: All property that is not real property.
Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. ^{Source: FDIC}
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5

(A) cash;

(B) cash equivalents;

(D) direct obligations of, or securities that are fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the government of the United States or any agency of the United States, including the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

(2) “Acceptable collateral” means, as to lending foreign securities, sovereign debt that is rated:

(A) A- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Corporation;

(B) A3 or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.;

(D) 1 by the Securities Valuation Office.

(3) “Acceptable collateral” means, as to repurchase transactions:

(A) cash;

(B) cash equivalents; and

(C) direct obligations of, or securities that are fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the government of the United States or any agency of the United States, including the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

(4) “Acceptable collateral” means, as to reverse repurchase transactions:

(A) cash; and

(B) cash equivalents.

(5) “Admitted assets” means assets permitted to be reported as admitted assets on the statutory financial statement of the life insurance company most recently required to be filed with the commissioner.

(6) “Business entity” means:

(A) a sole proprietorship;

(B) a corporation;

(D) an association;

(E) a partnership;

(F) a joint stock company;

(G) a joint venture;

(H) a mutual fund;

(I) a trust;

(J) a joint tenancy; or

(K) other, similar form of business organization;

whether organized for-profit or not-for-profit.

(7) “Cash” means any of the following:

(A) United States denominated paper currency and coins.

(B) Negotiable money orders and checks.

(C) Funds held in any time or demand deposit in any depository institution, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(8) “Cash equivalent” means any of the following:

(A) A certificate of deposit issued by a depository institution, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(B) A banker’s acceptance issued by a depository institution, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(D) A class one money market mutual fund.

(9) “Class one money market mutual fund” means a money market mutual fund that at all times qualifies for investment pursuant to the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the NAIC Investment Analysis Office either using the bond class one reserve factor or because it is exempt from asset valuation reserve requirements.

(10) “Dollar roll transaction” means two (2) simultaneous transactions that have settlement dates not more than ninety-six (96) days apart and that meet the following description:

(A) In one (1) transaction, a life insurance company sells to a business entity one (1) or both of the following:

(i) Asset-backed securities that are issued, assumed, or guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

(ii) Other asset-backed securities referred to in Section 106 of Title I of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77r–1).

(B) In the other transaction, the life insurance company is obligated to purchase from the same business entity securities that are substantially similar to the securities sold under clause (A).

(11) “Domestic jurisdiction” means:

(A) the United States;

(B) any state, territory, or possession of the United States;

(D) Canada; or

(E) any province of Canada.

(12) “Earnings available for fixed charges” means income, after deducting:

(A) operating and maintenance expenses other than expenses that are fixed charges;

(B) taxes other than federal and state income taxes;

(D) depletion;

but excluding extraordinary nonrecurring items of income or expense appearing in the regular financial statements of a business entity.

(13) “Fixed charges” includes:

(A) interest on funded and unfunded debt;

(B) amortization of debt discount; and

(14) “Foreign currency” means a currency of a foreign jurisdiction.

(15) “Foreign jurisdiction” means a jurisdiction other than a domestic jurisdiction.

(16) “Government money market mutual fund” means a money market mutual fund that at all times:

(A) invests only in:

(i) obligations that are issued, guaranteed, or insured by the United States; or

(ii) collateralized repurchase agreements composed of obligations that are issued, guaranteed, or insured by the United States; and

(B) qualifies for investment without a reserve pursuant to the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the NAIC Investment Analysis Office.

(17) “Guaranteed or insured,” when used in reference to an obligation acquired under this section, means that the guarantor or insurer has agreed to:

(A) perform or insure the obligation of the obligor or purchase the obligation; or

(B) be unconditionally obligated, until the obligation is repaid, to maintain in the obligor a minimum net worth, fixed charge coverage, stockholders’ equity, or sufficient liquidity to enable the obligor to pay the obligation in full.

(18) “Investment company” means:

(A) an investment company as defined in Section 3(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. §§ 80a-1 et seq.); or

(B) a person described in Section 3(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. §§ 80a-1 et seq.).

(19) “Investment company series” means an investment portfolio of an investment company that is organized as a series company to which assets of the investment company have been specifically allocated.

(20) “Letter of credit” means a clean, irrevocable, and unconditional letter of credit that is:

(A) issued or confirmed by; and

(B) payable and presentable at;

a financial institution on the list of financial institutions meeting the standards for issuing letters of credit under the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the NAIC Investment Analysis Office. To constitute acceptable collateral for the purposes of paragraph 29 of subsection (b), a letter of credit must have an expiration date beyond the term of the subject transaction.

(21) “Market value” means the following:

(A) As to cash, the amount of the cash.

(B) As to cash equivalents, the amount of the cash equivalents.

(D) As to a security as of any date:

(i) the price for the security on that date obtained from a generally recognized source, or the most recent quotation from such a source; or

(ii) if no generally recognized source exists, the price for the security as determined in good faith by the parties to a transaction;

plus accrued but unpaid income on the security to the extent not included in the price as of that date.

(22) “Money market mutual fund” means a mutual fund that meets the conditions of 17 C.F.R. § 270.2a-7, under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. §§ 80a-1 et seq.).

(23) “Multilateral development bank” means an international development organization of which the United States is a member.

(24) “Mutual fund” means:

(A) an investment company; or

(B) in the case of an investment company that is organized as a series company, an investment company series;

that is registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. §§ 80a-1 et seq.).

(25) “Obligation” means any of the following:

(A) A bond.

(B) A note.

(D) Any other form of evidence of debt.

(26) “Person” means:

(A) an individual;

(B) a business entity;

(D) a government or quasi-governmental body, such as a political subdivision or a government sponsored enterprise.

(27) “Repurchase transaction” means a transaction in which a life insurance company purchases securities from a business entity that is obligated to repurchase the purchased securities or equivalent securities from the life insurance company at a specified price, either within a specified period of time or upon demand.

(28) “Reverse repurchase transaction” means a transaction in which a life insurance company sells securities to a business entity and is obligated to repurchase the sold securities or equivalent securities from the business entity at a specified price, either within a specified period of time or upon demand.

(29) “Securities lending transaction” means a transaction in which securities are loaned by a life insurance company to a business entity that is obligated to return the loaned securities or equivalent securities to the life insurance company, either within a specified period of time or upon demand.

(30) “Securities Valuation Office” refers to the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC.

(31) “Series company” means an investment company that is organized as a series company (as defined in Rule 18f-2(a) adopted under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. §§ 80a-1 et seq.)).

(32) “Supported”, when used in reference to an obligation, by whomever issued or made, means that:

(A) repayment of the obligation by:

(i) a domestic jurisdiction or by an administration, agency, authority, or instrumentality of a domestic jurisdiction; or

(ii) a business entity;

as the case may be, is secured by real or personal property of value at least equal to the principal amount of the obligation by means of mortgage, assignment of vendor’s interest in one (1) or more conditional sales contracts, other title retention device, or by means of other security interest in such property for the benefit of the holder of the obligation; and

(B) the:

(i) domestic jurisdiction or administration, agency, authority, or instrumentality of the domestic jurisdiction; or

(ii) business entity;

as the case may be, has entered into a firm agreement to rent or use the property pursuant to which it is obligated to pay money as rental or for the use of such property in amounts and at times which shall be sufficient, after provision for taxes upon and other expenses of use of the property, to repay in full the obligation with interest and when such agreement and the money obligated to be paid thereunder are assigned, pledged, or secured for the benefit of the holder of the obligation. However, where the security for the repayment of the obligation consists of a first mortgage lien or deed of trust on a fee interest in real property, the obligation may provide for the amortization, during the initial, fixed period of the lease or contract, of less than one hundred percent (100%) of the obligation if there is pledged or assigned, as additional security for the obligation, sufficient rentals payable under the lease, or of contract payments, to secure the amortized obligation payments required during the initial, fixed period of the lease or contract, including but not limited to payments of principal, interest, and taxes other than the income taxes of the borrower, and if there is to be left unamortized at the end of such period an amount not greater than the original appraised value of the land only, exclusive of all improvements, as prescribed by law.

(b) Investments of domestic life insurance companies at the time they are made shall conform to the following categories, conditions, limitations, and standards:

1. Obligations of a domestic jurisdiction or of any administration, agency, authority, or instrumentality of a domestic jurisdiction.

2. Obligations guaranteed, supported, or insured as to principal and interest by a domestic jurisdiction or by an administration, agency, authority, or instrumentality of a domestic jurisdiction.

3. Obligations issued under or pursuant to the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. § 2001 through 2279aa-14) as in effect on December 31, 1990, or the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. § 1421 through 1449) as in effect on December 31, 1990, interest bearing obligations of the FSLIC Resolution Fund or shares of any institution whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to the extent that such shares are insured, obligations issued or guaranteed by a multilateral development bank, and obligations issued or guaranteed by the African Development Bank.

4. Obligations issued, guaranteed, or insured as to principal and interest by a city, county, drainage district, road district, school district, tax district, town, township, village, or other civil administration, agency, authority, instrumentality, or subdivision of a domestic jurisdiction, providing such obligations are authorized by law and are:

(a) direct and general obligations of the issuing, guaranteeing or insuring governmental unit, administration, agency, authority, district, subdivision, or instrumentality;

(b) payable from designated revenues pledged to the payment of the principal and interest thereof; or

(c) improvement bonds or other obligations constituting a first lien, except for tax liens, against all of the real estate within the improvement district or on that part of such real estate not discharged from such lien through payment of the assessment. The area to which such improvement bonds or other obligations relate shall be situated within the limits of a town or city and at least fifty percent (50%) of the properties within such area shall be improved with business buildings or residences.

5. Loans evidenced by obligations secured by first mortgage liens on otherwise unencumbered real estate or otherwise unencumbered leaseholds having at least fifty (50) years of unexpired term, such real estate, or leaseholds to be located in a domestic jurisdiction. Such loans shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the fair value of the security determined in a manner satisfactory to the department, except that the percentage stated may be exceeded if and to the extent such excess is guaranteed or insured by:

(a) a domestic jurisdiction or by an administration, agency, authority, or instrumentality of any domestic jurisdiction; or

(b) a private mortgage insurance corporation approved by the department.

If improvements constitute a part of the value of the real estate or leaseholds, such improvements shall be insured against fire for the benefit of the mortgagee in an amount not less than the difference between the value of the land and the unpaid balance of the loan.

For the purpose of this section, real estate or a leasehold shall not be deemed to be encumbered by reason of the existence in relation thereto of:

(1) liens inferior to the lien securing the loan made by the life insurance company;

(2) taxes or assessment liens not delinquent;

(3) instruments creating or reserving mineral, oil, water or timber rights, rights-of-way, common or joint driveways, sewers, walls, or utility connections;

(4) building restrictions or other restrictive covenants; or

(5) an unassigned lease reserving rents or profits to the owner.

A loan that is authorized by this paragraph remains qualified under this paragraph notwithstanding any refinancing, modification, or extension of the loan. Investments authorized by this paragraph shall not in the aggregate exceed forty-five percent (45%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets.

6. Loans evidenced by obligations guaranteed or insured, but only to the extent guaranteed or insured, by a domestic jurisdiction or by any agency, administration, authority, or instrumentality of any domestic jurisdiction, and secured by second or subsequent mortgages or deeds of trust on real estate or leaseholds, provided the terms of the leasehold mortgages or deeds of trust shall not exceed four-fifths (4/5) of the unexpired lease term, including enforceable renewable options remaining at the time of the loan.

7. Real estate contracts involving otherwise unencumbered real estate situated in a domestic jurisdiction, to be secured by the title to such real estate, which shall be transferred to the life insurance company or to a trustee or nominee of its choosing. For statement and deposit purposes, the value of a contract acquired pursuant to this paragraph shall be whichever of the following amounts is the least:

(a) eighty percent (80%) of the contract price of the real estate;

(b) eighty percent (80%) of the fair value of the real estate at the time the contract is purchased, such value to be determined in a manner satisfactory to the department; or

For the purpose of this paragraph, real estate shall not be deemed encumbered by reason of the existence in relation thereto of: (1) taxes or assessment liens not delinquent; (2) instruments creating or reserving mineral, oil, water or timber rights, rights-of-way, common or joint driveways, sewers, walls or utility connections; (3) building restrictions or other restrictive covenants; or (4) an unassigned lease reserving rents or profits to the owner. Fire insurance upon improvements constituting a part of the real estate described in the contract shall be maintained in an amount at least equal to the unpaid balance due under the contract or the fair value of improvements, whichever is the lesser.

8. Improved or unimproved real property, whether encumbered or unencumbered, or any interest therein, held directly or evidenced by joint venture interests, general or limited partnership interests, trust certificates, or any other instruments, and acquired by the life insurance company as an investment, which real property, if unimproved, is developed within five (5) years. Real property acquired for investment under this paragraph, whether leased or intended to be developed for commercial or residential purposes or otherwise lawfully held, is subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(a) The real estate shall be located in a domestic jurisdiction.

(b) The admitted assets of the life insurance company must exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000).

(c) The life insurance company shall have the right to expend from time to time whatever amount or amounts may be necessary to conform the real estate to the needs and purposes of the lessee and the amount so expended shall be added to and become a part of the investment in such real estate.

(d) The value for statement and deposit purposes of an investment under this paragraph shall be reduced annually by amortization of the costs of improvement and development, less land costs, over the expected life of the property, which value and amortization shall for statement and deposit purposes be determined in a manner satisfactory to the commissioner. In determining such value with respect to the calendar years in which an investment begins or ends with respect to a point in time other than the beginning or end of a calendar year, the amortization provided above shall be made on a proportional basis.

(e) Fire insurance shall be maintained in an amount at least equal to the insurable value of the improvements or the difference between the value of the land and the value at which such real estate is carried for statement and deposit purposes, whichever amount is smaller.

(f) Real estate acquired in any of the manners described and sanctioned under section 3 of this chapter, or otherwise lawfully held, except paragraph 5 of that section which specifically relates to the acquisition of real estate under this paragraph, shall not be affected in any respect by this paragraph unless such real estate at or subsequent to its acquisition fulfills the conditions and limitations of this paragraph, and is declared by the life insurance company in a writing filed with the department to be an investment under this paragraph. The value of real estate acquired under section 3 of this chapter, or otherwise lawfully held, and invested under this paragraph shall be initially that at which it was carried for statement and deposit purposes under that section.

(g) Neither the cost of each parcel of improved real property nor the aggregate cost of all unimproved real property acquired under the authority of this paragraph may exceed two percent (2%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets. For purposes of this paragraph, “unimproved real property” means land containing no structures intended for commercial, industrial, or residential occupancy, and “improved real property” consists of all land containing any such structure. When applying the limitations of subparagraph (d) of this paragraph, unimproved real property becomes improved real property as soon as construction of any commercial, industrial, or residential structure is so completed as to be capable of producing income. In the event the real property is mortgaged with recourse to the life insurance company or the life insurance company commences a plan of construction upon real property at its own expense or guarantees payment of borrowed funds to be used for such construction, the total project cost of the real property will be used in applying the two percent (2%) test. Further, no more than ten percent (10%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets may be invested in all property, measured by the property value for statement and deposit purposes as defined in this paragraph, held under this paragraph at the same time.

9. Deposits of cash in a depository institution, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or certificates of deposit issued by a depository institution, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

10. Bank and bankers’ acceptances and other bills of exchange of kinds and maturities eligible for purchase or rediscount by federal reserve banks.

11. Obligations that are issued, guaranteed, assumed, or supported by a business entity organized under the laws of a domestic jurisdiction and that are rated:

(a) BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (or A-2 or higher in the case of commercial paper);

(b) Baa 3 or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or P-2 or higher in the case of commercial paper);

(d) 1 or 2 by the Securities Valuation Office.

Investments may also be made under this paragraph in obligations that have not received a rating if the earnings available for fixed charges of the business entity for the period of its five (5) fiscal years next preceding the date of purchase shall have averaged per year not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) times its average annual fixed charges applicable to such period and if during either of the last two (2) years of such period such earnings available for fixed charges shall have been not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) times its fixed charges for such year. However, if the business entity is a finance company or other lending institution at least eighty percent (80%) of the assets of which are cash and receivables representing loans or discounts made or purchased by it, the multiple shall be one and one-quarter (1 1/4) instead of one and one-half (1 1/2).

11.(A) Obligations issued, guaranteed, or assumed by a business entity organized under the laws of a domestic jurisdiction, which obligations have not received a rating or, if rated, have not received a rating that would qualify the obligations for investment under paragraph 11 of this section. Investments authorized by this paragraph may not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets.

12. Preferred stock of, or common or preferred stock guaranteed as to dividends by, any corporation organized under the laws of a domestic jurisdiction, which over the period of the seven (7) fiscal years immediately preceding the date of purchase earned an average amount per annum at least equal to five percent (5%) of the par value of its common and preferred stock (or, in the case of stocks having no par value, of its issued or stated value) outstanding at date of purchase, or which over such period earned an average amount per annum at least equal to two (2) times the total of its annual interest charges, preferred dividends and dividends guaranteed by it, determined with reference to the date of purchase. No investment shall be made under this paragraph in a stock upon which any dividend is in arrears or has been in arrears for ninety (90) days within the immediately preceding five (5) year period.

13. Common stock of any solvent corporation organized under the laws of a domestic jurisdiction which over the seven (7) fiscal years immediately preceding purchase earned an average amount per annum at least equal to six percent (6%) of the par value of its capital stock (or, in the case of stock having no par value, of the issued or stated value of such stock) outstanding at date of purchase, but the conditions and limitations of this paragraph shall not apply to the special area of investment to which paragraph 23 of this section pertains.

13.(A) Stock or shares of any mutual fund that:

(a) has been in existence for a period of at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of purchase, has assets of not less than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) at the date of purchase, and invests substantially all of its assets in investments permitted under this section; or

(b) is a class one money market mutual fund or a class one bond mutual fund.

Investments authorized by this paragraph 13(A) in mutual funds having the same or affiliated investment advisers shall not at any one (1) time exceed in the aggregate ten percent (10%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets. The limitations contained in paragraph 22 of this subsection apply to investments in the types of mutual funds described in subparagraph (a). For the purposes of this paragraph, “class one bond mutual fund” means a mutual fund that at all times qualifies for investment using the bond class one reserve factor under the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the NAIC Investment Analysis Office.

The aggregate amount of investments under this paragraph may be limited by the commissioner if the commissioner finds that investments under this paragraph may render the operation of the life insurance company hazardous to the company’s policyholders or creditors or to the general public.

14. Loans upon the pledge of any of the investments described in this section other than real estate and those qualifying solely under paragraph 20 of this subsection, but the amount of such a loan shall not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the value of the investment pledged.

15. Real estate acquired or otherwise lawfully held under the provisions of IC 27-1, except under paragraph 7 or 8 of this subsection, which real estate as an investment shall also include the value of improvements or betterments made thereon subsequent to its acquisition. The value of such real estate for deposit and statement purposes is to be determined in a manner satisfactory to the department.

15.(A) Tangible personal property, equipment trust obligations, or other instruments evidencing an ownership interest or other interest in tangible personal property when the life insurance company purchasing such property has admitted assets in excess of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), and where there is a right to receive determined portions of rental, purchase, or other fixed obligatory payments for the use of such personal property from a corporation whose obligations would be eligible for investment under the provisions of paragraph 11 of this subsection, provided that the aggregate of such payments together with the estimated salvage value of such property at the end of its minimum useful life, to be determined in a manner acceptable to the insurance commissioner, and the estimated tax benefits to the insurer resulting from ownership of such property, is adequate to return the cost of the investment in such property, and provided further, that each net investment in tangible personal property for which any single private corporation is obligated to pay rental, purchase, or other obligatory payments thereon does not exceed one-half of one percent (1/2%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets, and the aggregate net investments made under the provisions of this paragraph do not exceed five percent (5%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets.

16. Loans to policyholders of the life insurance company in amounts not exceeding in any case the reserve value of the policy at the time the loan is made.

17. A life insurance company doing business in a foreign jurisdiction may, if permitted or required by the laws of such jurisdiction, invest funds equal to its obligations in such jurisdiction in investments legal for life insurance companies domiciled in such jurisdiction or doing business therein as alien companies.

17.(A) Investments in (i) obligations issued, guaranteed, assumed, or supported by a foreign jurisdiction or by a business entity organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction and (ii) preferred stock and common stock issued by any such business entity, if the obligations of such foreign jurisdiction or business entity, as appropriate, are rated:

(a) BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (or A-2 or higher in the case of commercial paper);

(b) Baa 3 or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or P-2 or higher in the case of commercial paper);

(d) 1 or 2 by the Securities Valuation Office.

If the obligations issued by a business entity organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction have not received a rating, investments may nevertheless be made under this paragraph in such obligations and in the preferred and common stock of the business entity if the earnings available for fixed charges of the business entity for a period of five (5) fiscal years preceding the date of purchase have averaged at least three (3) times its average fixed charges applicable to such period, and if during either of the last two (2) years of such period, the earnings available for fixed charges were at least three (3) times its fixed charges for such year. Investments authorized by this paragraph in a single foreign jurisdiction shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets. Subject to section 2.2(g) of this chapter, investments authorized by this paragraph denominated in foreign currencies shall not in the aggregate exceed ten percent (10%) of a life insurance company’s admitted assets, and investments in any one (1) foreign currency shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets. Investments authorized by this paragraph and paragraph 17(B) shall not in the aggregate exceed twenty percent (20%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets. This paragraph in no way limits or restricts investments which are otherwise specifically eligible for deposit under this section.

17.(B) Investments in:

(a) obligations issued, guaranteed, or assumed by a foreign jurisdiction or by a business entity organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction; and

(b) preferred stock and common stock issued by a business entity organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction;

which investments are not eligible for investment under paragraph 17.(A).

Investments authorized by this paragraph 17(B) shall not in the aggregate exceed five percent (5%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets. Subject to section 2.2(g) of this chapter, if investments authorized by this paragraph 17(B) are denominated in a foreign currency, the investments shall not, as to such currency, exceed two percent (2%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets. Investments authorized by this paragraph 17(B) in any one (1) foreign jurisdiction shall not exceed two percent (2%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets.

Investments authorized by paragraph 17(A) of this subsection and this paragraph 17(B) shall not in the aggregate exceed twenty percent (20%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets.

18. To protect itself against loss, a company may in good faith receive in payment of or as security for debts due or to become due, investments or property which do not conform to the categories, conditions, limitations, and standards set out above.

19. A life insurance company may purchase for its own benefit any of its outstanding annuity or insurance contracts or other obligations and the claims of holders thereof.

20. A life insurance company may make investments although not conforming to the categories, conditions, limitations, and standards contained in paragraphs 1 through 11, 12 through 19, and 29 through 31 of this subsection, but limited in aggregate amount to the greater of:

(a) ten percent (10%) of the company’s admitted assets; or

(b) seventy-five percent (75%) of the company’s capital and surplus reported on the statutory financial statement of the insurer most recently required to be filed with the commissioner.

This paragraph 20 does not apply to investments authorized by paragraph 11.(A) of this subsection.

20.(A) Investments under paragraphs 1 through 20 and paragraphs 29 through 31 of this subsection are subject to the general conditions, limitations, and standards contained in paragraphs 21 through 28 of this subsection.

21. Investments in obligations (other than real estate mortgage indebtedness) and capital stock of, and in real estate and tangible personal property leased to, a single corporation, shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets, taking into account the provisions of section 2.2(h) of this chapter. The conditions and limitations of this paragraph shall not apply to investments under paragraph 13(A) of this subsection or the special area of investment to which paragraph 23 of this subsection pertains.

22. Investments in:

(a) preferred stock; and

(b) common stock;

shall not, in the aggregate, exceed twenty percent (20%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets, exclusive of assets held in segregated accounts of the nature defined in class 1(c) of IC 27-1-5-1. These limitations shall not apply to investments for the special purposes described in paragraph 23 of this subsection nor to investments in connection with segregated accounts provided for in class 1(c) of IC 27-1-5-1.

23. Investments in subsidiary companies must be made in accordance with IC 27-1-23-2.6.

24. No investment, other than commercial bank deposits and loans on life insurance policies, shall be made unless authorized by the life insurance company’s board of directors or a committee designated by the board of directors and charged with the duty of supervising loans or investments.

25. No life insurance company shall subscribe to or participate in any syndicate or similar underwriting of the purchase or sale of securities or property or enter into any transaction for such purchase or sale on account of said company, jointly with any other corporation, firm, or person, or enter into any agreement to withhold from sale any of its securities or property, but the disposition of its assets shall at all times be within its control. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to invalidate or prohibit an agreement by two (2) or more companies to join and share in the purchase of investments for bona fide investment purposes.

26. No life insurance company may invest in the stocks or obligations, except investments under paragraphs 9 and 10 of this subsection, of any corporation in which an officer of such life insurance company is either an officer or director. However, this limitation shall not apply with respect to such investments in:

(a) a corporation which is a subsidiary or affiliate of such life insurance company; or

(b) a trade association, provided such investment meets the requirements of paragraph 5 of this subsection.

27. Except for the purpose of mutualization provided for in section 23 of this chapter, or for the purpose of retirement of outstanding shares of capital stock pursuant to amendment of its articles of incorporation, or in connection with a plan approved by the commissioner for purchase of such shares by the life insurance company’s officers, employees, or agents, no life insurance company shall invest in its own stock.

28. In applying the conditions, limitations, and standards prescribed in paragraphs 11, 12, and 13 of this subsection to the stocks or obligations of a corporation which in the seven (7) year period preceding purchase of such stocks or obligations acquired its property or a substantial part thereof through consolidation, merger, or purchase, the earnings of the several predecessors or constituent corporations shall be consolidated.

29. A. Before a life insurance company may engage in securities lending transactions, repurchase transactions, reverse repurchase transactions, or dollar roll transactions, the life insurance company’s board of directors must adopt a written plan that includes guidelines and objectives to be followed, including the following:

(1) A description of how cash received will be invested or used for general corporate purposes of the company.

(2) Operational procedures for managing interest rate risk, counterparty default risk, and the use of acceptable collateral in a manner that reflects the liquidity needs of the transaction.

(3) A statement of the extent to which the company may engage in securities lending transactions, repurchase transactions, reverse repurchase transactions, and dollar roll transactions.

B. A life insurance company must enter into a written agreement for all transactions authorized by this paragraph, other than dollar roll transactions. The written agreement:

(1) must require the termination of each transaction not more than one (1) year after its inception or upon the earlier demand of the company; and

(2) must be with the counterparty business entity, except that, for securities lending transactions, the agreement may be with an agent acting on behalf of the life insurance company if:

(A) the agent is:

(i) a business entity, the obligations of which are rated BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (or A-2 or higher in the case of commercial paper), Baa3 or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or P-2 or higher in the case of commercial paper), BBB- or higher by Duff and Phelps, Inc. (or D-2 or higher in the case of commercial paper), or 1 or 2 by the Securities Valuation Office;

(ii) a business entity that is a primary dealer in United States government securities, recognized by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; or

(iii) any other business entity approved by the commissioner; and

(B) the agreement requires the agent to enter into with each counterparty separate agreements that are consistent with the requirements of this paragraph.

C. Cash received in a transaction under this paragraph shall be:

(1) invested:

(A) in accordance with this section 2; and

(B) in a manner that recognizes the liquidity needs of the transaction; or

(2) used by the life insurance company for its general corporate purposes.

D. For as long as a transaction under this paragraph remains outstanding, the life insurance company or its agent or custodian shall maintain, as to acceptable collateral received in the transaction, either physically or through book entry systems of the Federal Reserve, the Depository Trust Company, the Participants Trust Company, or another securities depository approved by the commissioner:

(1) possession of the acceptable collateral;

(2) a perfected security interest in the acceptable collateral; or

(3) in the case of a jurisdiction outside the United States:

(A) title to; or

(B) rights of a secured creditor to;

the acceptable collateral.

E. The limitations set forth in paragraphs 17 and 21 of this subsection do not apply to transactions under this paragraph 29. For purposes of calculations made to determine compliance with this paragraph, no effect may be given to the future obligation of the life insurance company to:

(1) resell securities, in the case of a repurchase transaction; or

(2) repurchase securities, in the case of a reverse repurchase transaction.

F. A life insurance company shall not enter into a transaction under this paragraph if, as a result of the transaction, and after giving effect to the transaction:

(1) the aggregate amount of securities then loaned, sold to, or purchased from any one (1) business entity under this paragraph would exceed five percent (5%) of the company’s admitted assets (but in calculating the amount sold to or purchased from a business entity under repurchase or reverse repurchase transactions, effect may be given to netting provisions under a master written agreement); or

(2) the aggregate amount of all securities then loaned, sold to, or purchased from all business entities under this paragraph would exceed forty percent (40%) of the admitted assets of the company (provided, however, that this limitation does not apply to a reverse repurchase transaction if the borrowing is used to meet operational liquidity requirements resulting from an officially declared catastrophe and is subject to a plan approved by the commissioner).

G. The following collateral requirements apply to all transactions under this paragraph:

(1) In a securities lending transaction, the life insurance company must receive acceptable collateral having a market value as of the transaction date at least equal to one hundred two percent (102%) of the market value of the securities loaned by the company in the transaction as of that date. If at any time the market value of the acceptable collateral received from a particular business entity is less than the market value of all securities loaned by the company to that business entity, the business entity shall be obligated to deliver additional acceptable collateral to the company, the market value of which, together with the market value of all acceptable collateral then held in connection with all securities lending transactions with that business entity, equals at least one hundred two percent (102%) of the market value of the loaned securities.

(2) In a reverse repurchase transaction, other than a dollar roll transaction, the life insurance company must receive acceptable collateral having a market value as of the transaction date equal to at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the market value of the securities transferred by the company in the transaction as of that date. If at any time the market value of the acceptable collateral received from a particular business entity is less than ninety-five percent (95%) of the market value of all securities transferred by the company to that business entity, the business entity shall be obligated to deliver additional acceptable collateral to the company, the market value of which, together with the market value of all acceptable collateral then held in connection with all reverse repurchase transactions with that business entity, equals at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the market value of the transferred securities.

(3) In a dollar roll transaction, the life insurance company must receive cash in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities transferred by the company in the transaction as of the transaction date.

(4) In a repurchase transaction, the life insurance company must receive acceptable collateral having a market value equal to at least one hundred two percent (102%) of the purchase price paid by the company for the securities. If at any time the market value of the acceptable collateral received from a particular business entity is less than one hundred percent (100%) of the purchase price paid by the life insurance company in all repurchase transactions with that business entity, the business entity shall be obligated to provide additional acceptable collateral to the company, the market value of which, together with the market value of all acceptable collateral then held in connection with all repurchase transactions with that business entity, equals at least one hundred two percent (102%) of the purchase price. Securities acquired by a life insurance company in a repurchase transaction shall not be:

(A) sold in a reverse repurchase transaction;

(B) loaned in a securities lending transaction; or

30. A life insurance company may invest in obligations or interests in trusts or partnerships regardless of the issuer, which are secured by:

(a) investments authorized by paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, or 11 of this subsection; or

(b) collateral with the characteristics and limitations prescribed for loans under paragraph 5 of this subsection.

For the purposes of this paragraph 30, collateral may be substituted for other collateral if it is in the same amount with the same or greater interest rate and qualifies as collateral under subparagraph (a) or (b) of this paragraph.

31. A life insurance company may invest in obligations or interests in trusts or partnerships, regardless of the issuer, secured by any form of collateral other than that described in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 30 of this subsection, which obligations or interests in trusts or partnerships are rated:

(a) BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Duff and Phelps, Inc.;

(b) Baa3 or higher by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.; or

Investments authorized by this paragraph may not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the life insurance company’s admitted assets.

32. A. A life insurance company may invest in short-term pooling arrangements as provided in this paragraph.

B. The following definitions apply throughout this paragraph:

(1) “Affiliate” means, as to any person, another person that, directly or indirectly through one (1) or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the person.

(2) “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract (other than a commercial contract for goods or non-management services), or otherwise, unless the power is the result of an official position with or corporate office held by the person. Control shall be presumed to exist if a person, directly or indirectly, owns, controls, holds with the power to vote or holds proxies representing ten percent (10%) or more of the voting securities of another person. This presumption may be rebutted by a showing that control does not exist in fact. The commissioner may determine, after furnishing all interested persons notice and an opportunity to be heard and making specific findings of fact to support the determination, that control exists in fact, notwithstanding the absence of a presumption to that effect.

(3) “Qualified bank” means a national bank, state bank, or trust company that at all times is not less than adequately capitalized as determined by standards adopted by United States banking regulators and that is either regulated by state banking laws or is a member of the Federal Reserve System.

C. A life insurer may participate in investment pools qualified under this paragraph that invest only in:

(1) obligations that are rated BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (or A-2 or higher in the case of commercial paper), Baa 3 or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or P-2 or higher in the case of commercial paper), BBB- or higher by Duff and Phelps, Inc. (or D-2 or higher in the case of commercial paper), or 1 or 2 by the Securities Valuation Office, and have:

(A) a remaining maturity of three hundred ninety-seven (397) days or less or a put that entitles the holder to receive the principal amount of the obligation which put may be exercised through maturity at specified intervals not exceeding three hundred ninety-seven (397) days; or

(B) a remaining maturity of three (3) years or less and a floating interest rate that resets not less frequently than quarterly on the basis of a current short-term index (for example, federal funds, prime rate, treasury bills, London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or commercial paper) and is not subject to a maximum limit, if the obligations do not have an interest rate that varies inversely to market interest rate changes;

(2) government money market mutual funds or class one money market mutual funds; or

(3) securities lending, repurchase, and reverse repurchase and dollar roll transactions that meet the requirements of paragraph 29 of this subsection and any applicable regulations of the department;

provided that the investment pool shall not acquire investments in any one (1) business entity that exceed ten percent (10%) of the total assets of the investment pool.

D. For an investment pool to be qualified under this paragraph, the investment pool shall not:

(1) acquire securities issued, assumed, guaranteed, or insured by the life insurance company or an affiliate of the company; or

(2) borrow or incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, except for securities lending, reverse repurchase, and dollar roll transactions that meet the requirements of paragraph 29 of this subsection.

E. A life insurance company shall not participate in an investment pool qualified under this paragraph if, as a result of and after giving effect to the participation, the aggregate amount of participation then held by the company in all investment pools under this paragraph and section 2.4 of this chapter would exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of its admitted assets.

F. For an investment pool to be qualified under this paragraph:

(1) the manager of the investment pool must:

(A) be organized under the laws of the United States, a state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and designated as the pool manager in a pooling agreement; and

(B) be the life insurance company, an affiliated company, a business entity affiliated with the company, or a qualified bank or a business entity registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. §§ 80a-1 et seq.);

(2) the pool manager or an entity designated by the pool manager of the type set forth in subdivision (1) of this subparagraph F shall compile and maintain detailed accounting records setting forth:

(A) the cash receipts and disbursements reflecting each participant’s proportionate participation in the investment pool;

(B) a complete description of all underlying assets of the investment pool (including amount, interest rate, maturity date (if any) and other appropriate designations); and

(C) other records which, on a daily basis, allow third parties to verify each participant’s interest in the investment pool; and

(3) the assets of the investment pool shall be held in one (1) or more accounts, in the name of or on behalf of the investment pool, under a custody agreement or trust agreement with a qualified bank, which must:

(A) state and recognize the claims and rights of each participant;

(B) acknowledge that the underlying assets of the investment pool are held solely for the benefit of each participant in proportion to the aggregate amount of its participation in the investment pool; and

(C) contain an agreement that the underlying assets of the investment pool shall not be commingled with the general assets of the qualified bank or any other person.

G. The pooling agreement for an investment pool qualified under this paragraph must be in writing and must include the following provisions:

(1) Insurers, subsidiaries, or affiliates of insurers holding interests in the pool, or any pension or profit sharing plan of such insurers or their subsidiaries or affiliates, shall, at all times, hold one hundred percent (100%) of the interests in the investment pool.

(2) The underlying assets of the investment pool shall not be commingled with the general assets of the pool manager or any other person.

(3) In proportion to the aggregate amount of each pool participant’s interest in the investment pool:

(A) each participant owns an undivided interest in the underlying assets of the investment pool; and

(B) the underlying assets of the investment pool are held solely for the benefit of each participant.

(4) A participant or (in the event of the participant’s insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership) its trustee, receiver, or other successor-in-interest may withdraw all or any portion of its participation from the investment pool under the terms of the pooling agreement.

(5) Withdrawals may be made on demand without penalty or other assessment on any business day, but settlement of funds shall occur within a reasonable and customary period thereafter. Payments upon withdrawals under this paragraph shall be calculated in each case net of all then applicable fees and expenses of the investment pool. The pooling agreement shall provide for such payments to be made to the participants in one (1) of the following forms, at the discretion of the pool manager:

(A) in cash, the then fair market value of the participant’s pro rata share of each underlying asset of the investment pool;

(B) in kind, a pro rata share of each underlying asset; or

(6) The records of the investment pool shall be made available for inspection by the commissioner.

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.147; Acts 1937, c.288, s.1; Acts 1939, c.63, s.3; Acts 1941, c.115, s.9; Acts 1945, c.175, s.1; Acts 1947, c.43, s.1; Acts 1959, c.21, s.1; Acts 1961, c.138, s.1; Acts 1967, c.60, s.1; Acts 1969, c.184, s.1; Acts 1974, P.L.121, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.44, SEC.2; Acts 1975, P.L.279, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.236, SEC.1; P.L.267-1987, SEC.1; P.L.49-1988, SEC.2; P.L.8-1991, SEC.8; P.L.26-1991, SEC.7; P.L.1-1992, SEC.145; P.L.186-1997, SEC.1; P.L.126-2001, SEC.1; P.L.40-2004, SEC.1; P.L.89-2011, SEC.29; P.L.124-2018, SEC.12; P.L.130-2020, SEC.2.

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