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Texas Insurance Code - INS § 425.151. Authorized Investments: Foreign Countries and United States Territories

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In addition to the investments within Canada authorized by this subchapter and subject to this section, an insurance company may make investments within another foreign country or a commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.

(b) An investment made under this section must be substantially the same type as an investment authorized to be made within the United States or Canada by this subchapter.

(c) The sum of the amount of investments made under this section and the amount of similar investments made within the United States and Canada may not exceed any limitation imposed by Sections 425.109-425.121, 425.124-425.132, and 425.152.

(d) The aggregate amount of an insurance company's investments under this section may not exceed the sum of:

(1) the amount of the company's reserves attributable to insurance business in force in foreign countries, if any, and any additional investments required by a foreign country as a condition of engaging in business in that country; and

(2) 20 percent of the company's assets.

(e) An insurance company may not invest more than 10 percent of the company's assets in investments denominated in foreign currency that are not hedged under Sections 425.124-425.132.

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