New Jersey Statutes Title 17. Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance 17 § 15C-6

a. Each licensee shall at all times possess a surety bond, irrevocable letter of credit or such other similar security device acceptable to the commissioner in the amount required pursuant to section 8 of this act.  1

b. Each licensee shall at all times possess permissible investments having an aggregate market value, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of not less than the aggregate face amount of all outstanding payment instruments issued or sold by the licensee in the United States. This requirement may be waived by the commissioner if the dollar volume of a licensee's outstanding payment instruments does not exceed the bond or other security devices posted by the licensee pursuant to section 8 of this act.

c. In the event of bankruptcy of the licensee, permissible investments, even if commingled with other assets of the licensee, shall be deemed to be held in trust for the benefit of the purchasers and holders of the licensee's outstanding payment instruments by operation of law.