Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-63-802. Determination of eligibility of investments

(a) Insurers shall invest in, or lend their funds on the security of, and shall hold as invested assets only eligible investments as prescribed in this subchapter.

(b) Any particular investment held by an insurer on January 1, 1960, and which was a legal investment at the time it was made, or which the insurer was legally entitled to possess immediately prior to January 1, 1960, shall be deemed to be an eligible investment.

(c) Eligibility of an investment shall be determined as of the date of its making or acquisition, except as stated in subsection (b) of this section.

(d) Any investment limitation based upon the amount of the insurer's assets or particular funds shall relate to such assets or funds as shown by the insurer's annual statement as of the December 31 next preceding the date of acquisition of the investment by the insurer, or as shown by a current financial statement filed with the Insurance Commissioner.

(e) None of the requirements, restrictions, limitations, or prohibitions for investments made under this subchapter, or contained in any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, shall be preempted by the provisions of section 106 of Title 1 of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984.  1 The provisions of this subchapter and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto that pertain to investments in the categories of securities specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the enactment of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act.