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(a) An insurer otherwise qualified may be authorized to transact combinations of classes of insurance while having on deposit in a federally insured financial institution within the State, additional paid-up capital stock in the case of a stock insurer, or additional unimpaired surplus in the case of a mutual or reciprocal insurer, subject to subsection (c) as to domestic mutual or reciprocal insurers, and subject to section 431:3-203(a)(2). An insurer wanting to transact additional classes of insurance must:
(1) Maintain at all times, in a federally insured financial institution within the State, capital if a stock insurer, or surplus, if a mutual or reciprocal insurer, equal to the sum required of each individual class of insurance it desires to transact, as listed in Schedule “A” of section 431:3-205;
(2) Maintain a sum total not to exceed $2,500,000; and
(3) Obtain first the approval by the commissioner for any withdrawals from this deposit.
(b) An insurer while possessing in a federally insured financial institution within the State, $2,500,000 of capital in the case of a stock insurer, or of unimpaired surplus in the case of a reciprocal or mutual insurer, may be authorized to transact all classes of insurance, subject to sections 431:3-204 to 431:3-206.
(c) To qualify for authority to transact a combination of classes of insurance, a domestic mutual or reciprocal insurer shall deposit in a federally insured financial institution within the State, surplus in an amount equal to the paid-up capital stock required of stock insurers for authority to transact a like combination of classes of insurance.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 2. Business § 431:3-208 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-2-business/hi-rev-st-sect-431-3-208/
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