2019 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 58 - Insurance
Chapter 27 - Loans And Investments Of Insurers
§ 58-27-104 Investment in a collateralized pool of assets other than mortgages--Requirements.
58-27-104. Investment in a collateralized pool of assets other than mortgages--Requirements. An insurer may invest in an interest in a collateralized pool whose underlying assets are not addressed or may be prohibited by chapter 58-26 or 58-27. An insurer may invest in interest-bearing obligations entitled to receive both principal and interest, or both principal and implied interest, from a pool collateralized by one or more assets other than those authorized in § 58-27-103. The collateral for the investments shall have been sold to and be currently owned by a trust or corporation established solely for the purpose of holding the assets for the benefit of the obligee. Any investment authorized under this section shall have a minimum quality rating of two by the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. If at any time thereafter the quality rating drops below a rating of two the insurer is subject to § 58-27-90.
An insurer's investments authorized under this section may not exceed forty percent of its admitted assets.
If the underlying investment of the pool is an investment set forth in chapters 58-26 and 58-27, any requirement or limitation for that investment shall apply. This section is subject to the five percent limitation of § 58-27-53.
Source: SL 1993, ch 364, § 3; SL 1994, ch 384, § 7; SL 1997, ch 294, § 26.
