Montana § 33-12-303 - Rated Credit Instruments

§ 33-12-303. Rated Credit Instruments

Rated credit instruments. (1) Subject to the limitations of subsection (2), an insurer may acquire rated credit instruments in accordance with the following: (a) Subject to the limitations of 33-12-302 (2), but not to the limitations of 33-12-302 (1), an insurer may acquire rated credit instruments issued, assumed, insured, or guaranteed by: (i) the United States; or (ii) a government-sponsored enterprise of the United States, if the instruments of the government-sponsored enterprise are assumed, guaranteed, or insured by the United States or are otherwise backed or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. (b) (i) Subject to the limitations of 33-12-302 (2), but not to the limitations of 33-12-302 (1), an insurer may acquire rated credit instruments issued, assumed, insured, or guaranteed by: (A) Canada; or (B) a government-sponsored enterprise of Canada, if the instruments of the government-sponsored enterprise are assumed, guaranteed, or insured by Canada or are otherwise backed or supported by the full faith and credit of Canada. (ii) However, an insurer may not acquire an instrument under this subsection (1)(b) if, as a result of and after giving effect to the investment, the aggregate amount of investments then held by the insurer under this subsection (1)(b) would exceed 40% of its admitted assets. (c) (i) Subject to the limitations of 33-12-302 (2), but not to the limitations of 33-12-302 (1), an insurer may acquire rated credit instruments, excluding asset-backed securities: (A) issued by a government money market mutual fund, a class one money market mutual fund, or a class one bond mutual fund; (B) issued, assumed, insured, or guaranteed by a government-sponsored enterprise of the United States other than those eligible under subsection (1)(a); (C) issued, assumed, insured, or guaranteed by a state if the instruments are general obligations of the state; or (D) issued by a multilateral development bank. (ii) However, an insurer may not acquire an instrument of any one fund, any one enterprise or entity, or any one state under this subsection (1)(c) if, as a result of and after giving effect to the investment, the aggregate amount of investments then held in any one fund, enterprise, entity, or state under this subsection (1)(c) would exceed 10% of its admitted assets. (d) Subject to the limitations of 33-12-302 , an insurer may acquire preferred stocks that are not foreign investments and that meet the requirements of rated credit instruments if, as a result of and after giving effect to the investment: (i) the aggregate amount of preferred stocks then held by the insurer under this subsection (1)(d) does not exceed 20% of its admitted assets; and (ii) the aggregate amount of preferred stocks then held by the insurer under this subsection (1)(d) that are not sinking fund stocks or rated P-1 or P-2 by the SVO does not exceed 10% of its admitted assets. (e) Subject to the limitations of 33-12-302 , in addition to those investments eligible under subsections (1)(a) through (1)(d), an insurer may acquire rated credit instruments that are not foreign investments. (2) An insurer may not acquire special rated credit instruments under this section if, as a result of and after giving effect to the investment, the aggregate amount of special rated credit instruments then held by the insurer would exceed 5% of its admitted assets.