Public obligations.
1. An insurer may invest in bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, not in default as to principal or interest, which are valid and legally authorized obligations issued, assumed or guaranteed by the United States of America or by any state thereof, or by Canada or any of the provinces thereof, or by the United States of Mexico or any of the states thereof, or by any county, city, town, village, municipality or district therein or by any political subdivision thereof or by a public instrumentality of one or more of the foregoing, if, by statutory or other legal requirements applicable thereto, such obligations are payable, as to both principal and interest, from:
(a) Taxes levied or required to be levied upon all taxable property or all taxable income within the jurisdiction of such governmental unit; or
(b) Adequate special revenues pledged or otherwise appropriated or by law required to be provided for the purpose of such payment; but not including any obligation payable solely out of special assessments on properties benefited by local improvements unless adequate security is evidenced by the ratio of assessment to the value of the property or the obligation is additionally secured by an adequate guaranty fund required by law.
2. An insurer may invest in bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of political subdivisions of states of the United States of America or provinces of Canada payable from ad valorem taxes levied on all taxable property situated therein only if the total amount of such indebtedness after deducting sinking funds and all debts incurred for self-sustaining public works does not exceed 10 percent of the actual value of all taxable property therein on the basis of which the last assessment was made before the date of such investment.
Last modified: February 27, 2006