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California · Through 2026-09-13

INS § 1242

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  1. Insurance Code - INS
  2. DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE [100. - 1879.8.]
  3. PART 2. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE [680. - 1879.8.]
  4. CHAPTER 2. Incorporated Insurers [1140. - 1260.]
  5. ARTICLE 6. Foreign Investments [1240. - 1242.]

(a) (1) Except as otherwise specified in Section 1241, a domestic insurer shall not acquire directly or indirectly through an investment subsidiary, an investment under Section 1241 if, as a result of and after giving effect to the investment, the insurer would hold more than 3 percent of its admitted assets in investments of all kinds issued, assumed, accepted, insured, or guaranteed by a single person, or 5 percent of its admitted assets in investments in the voting securities of a depository institution or any company that controls the institution.

(2) The 3 percent limitation in paragraph (1) shall not apply to the aggregate amounts insured by a single financial guaranty insurer with the highest generic rating issued by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.

(b) A domestic insurer shall not acquire, directly or indirectly through an investment subsidiary, an investment under Section 1241 if, as a result of and after giving effect to the investment, the insurer’s aggregate medium and lower grade investments do not comply with the limitations of Section 1196.1.

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