Tex. Insurance Code § 425.208
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 425.208, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 425.208.
Official statutory text
Sec. 425.208. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS FOR ALL FUNDS: BANK AND BANK HOLDING COMPANY STOCKS. (a) Subject to this section, an insurer may invest any of the insurer's funds and accumulations in:
(1) the stock of a state or national bank that is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and
(2) the stock of a bank holding company as defined by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. Section 1841 et seq.), as amended by the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 (12 U.S.C. Section 1841 et seq. and Section 1971 et seq.).
(b) An insurer's investment in the stock of a bank or bank holding company may not exceed:
(1) 20 percent of the total outstanding shares of the stock of the bank or bank holding company; or
(2) 10 percent of the insurer's admitted assets.
(1) the stock of a state or national bank that is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and
(2) the stock of a bank holding company as defined by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. Section 1841 et seq.), as amended by the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 (12 U.S.C. Section 1841 et seq. and Section 1971 et seq.).
(b) An insurer's investment in the stock of a bank or bank holding company may not exceed:
(1) 20 percent of the total outstanding shares of the stock of the bank or bank holding company; or
(2) 10 percent of the insurer's admitted assets.
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