HB189 Alabama 2012 Session

Under existing law, a domestic insurer may not be pecuniarily interested in certain investment activities, and may maintain its principal place of business outside of this state if it maintains a complete duplicate set of records and keeps an office in this state managed by one or more officers of the insurer in this state

This bill would provide certain exemptions from pecuniary interests to certain officers or directors, or members of a committee or employees of a domestic insurer who are charged with the duty of investing or handling the funds of the insurer

This bill would require a domestic insurer to maintain its assets in a financial institution conducting business in this state

This bill would allow domestic insurers to deposit assets of the insurer outside this state for purposes of safekeeping or for the convenient operation of the insurer

This bill would allow securities of an insurer to be segregated or commingled with securities owned by other insurers if the arrangement is approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance

This bill would allow a domestic insurer to invest in securities or other investments located in countries other than the United States or Canada

This bill would limit investments or loans relating to an insurer's admitted assets

To amend Sections 27-27-26, 27-27-29, 27-41-5, and 27-41-27, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide certain exemptions to certain officers or directors, members of a committee, or employees of a domestic insurer who are charged with the duty of handling the funds of the insurer; to require domestic insurers to maintain its assets in financial institutions conducting business in this state; to allow domestic insurers to deposit assets outside this state for purposes of safekeeping or for the convenient operation of the insurer; to allow securities of an insurer to be segregated or commingled with securities owned by other insurers if the arrangement is approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance; to allow a domestic insurer to invest in securities or other investments located in countries other than the United States or Canada; and to limit investments or loans relating to an insurer's admitted assets.