Missouri Laws 376.295 – Additional prohibited acts — authorized actions
1. (1) Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, an insurer shall not without written approval of the director, directly or indirectly:
(a) Make a loan to or other investment in an officer or director of the insurer or a person in which the officer has any direct or indirect financial interest;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 376.295
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Director: the director of the department of commerce and insurance. See Missouri Laws 376.005
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(b) Make a guarantee for the benefit of or in favor of an officer or director of the insurer or a person in which the officer or director has any direct or indirect financial interest; or
(c) Enter into an agreement for the purchase or sale of property from or to an officer or director of the insurer or a person in which the officer or director has any direct or indirect financial interest.
(2) For purposes of this section, an officer or director shall not be deemed to have a financial interest by reason of an interest that is held directly or indirectly through the ownership of equity interests representing less than two percent of all outstanding equity interest issued by a person that is a party to the transaction or solely by reason of that individual’s position as a director or officer of a person that is a party to the transaction.
(3) This subsection shall not permit an investment that is prohibited by section 376.294.
(4) This subsection shall not apply to a transaction between an insurer and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates that is entered into in compliance with chapter 382, other than a transaction between an insurer and its officer or director.
2. An insurer may, without the prior written approval of the director make:
(1) Policy loans in accordance with the terms of the policy or contract and section 376.306;
(2) Advances to officers or directors for expenses reasonably expected to be incurred in the ordinary course of the insurer’s business or guarantees associated with credit or charge cards issued or credit extended for the purpose of financing these expenses;
(3) Loans secured by the principal residence of an existing or new officer of the insurer made in connection with the officer’s relocation at the insurer’s request if the loans comply with the requirements of section 376.302 and the terms and conditions otherwise are the same as those generally available from unaffiliated third parties;
(4) Loans and advances to officers or directors made in compliance with state or federal law specifically related to the loans and advances by a regulated noninsurance subsidiary or affiliate of the insurer in the ordinary course of business and on terms no more favorable than available to other customers of the entity; and
(5) Secured loans to an existing or new officer of the insurer made in connection with the officer’s relocation at the insurer’s request, if the loans:
(a) Do not have a term exceeding two years;
(b) Are required to finance mortgage loans outstanding at the same time on the prior and new residences of the officer;
(c) Do not exceed an amount equal to the equity of the officer in the prior residence;
(d) Are required to be fully repaid upon the earlier of the end of the two-year period or the sale of the prior residence.