(a) Subject to this section, an insurance company may invest in a collateral loan secured by:
(1) a first lien on an asset; or
(2) a valid and perfected first security interest in an asset.
(b) The amount of a loan invested in under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the value of the collateral asset at any time during the duration of the loan.

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Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 425.117

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

(c) The asset used as collateral for a loan under this section must be an asset, other than real property described by § 425.119, in which the insurance company is authorized by this subchapter to directly invest.