North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 58. Insurance § 58-59-1. Deposits to secure registered policies

Any life insurance company, incorporated under the laws of this State, may deposit with the Commissioner securities of the kind authorized for the investment of the funds of life insurance companies, which shall be legally transferred by it to him as Commissioner and his successors for the common benefit of all the holders of its “registered” policies and annuity bonds issued under the provisions of this Article; and these securities shall be held by him and his successors in office in trust for the purposes and objects specified herein.

All securities offered to the Commissioner for deposit under this section shall be received and held pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commissioner.