§ 48.13.260. Required investments for capital and reserves
(1) An insurer shall invest and keep invested its funds aggregating in amount, if a stock insurer, not less than one hundred percent of its minimum required capital, or if a mutual or reciprocal insurer, not less than one hundred percent of its required minimum surplus, in cash or investments eligible in accordance with RCW 48.13.040 (public obligations), and in mortgage loans on real property located within this state, pursuant to RCW 48.13.110.
(2) In addition to the investments required by subsection (1) of this section, an insurer shall invest and keep invested its funds aggregating not less than one hundred percent of its reserves required by this code in cash or premiums in course of collection or in investments eligible in accordance with the following sections: RCW 48.13.040 (public obligations), 48.13.050 (corporate obligations), 48.13.080 (preferred or guaranteed stocks), 48.13.090 (trustees' or receivers' obligations), 48.13.100 (equipment trust certificates), 48.13.110 (mortgages, loans and contracts), 48.13.150 (auxiliary chattel mortgages), 48.13.160 (real property, home office building, etc.), 48.13.180 (foreign securities), 48.13.190 (policy loans), 48.13.200 (savings and share accounts), 48.13.220 (common stocks), 48.13.230 (collateral loans), 48.13.250 (special consent investments).
(3) This section shall not apply to title insurers nor to mutual insurers on the assessment premium plan.
[1971 ex.s. c 13 § 16; 1947 c 79 § .13.26; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 45.13.26.]
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