(1) As used in this section, "government insurer" means a governmental entity that is authorized by statute or rule to provide an arrangement, contract, or plan: (a) for the transfer of a risk or risks from one or more persons to one or more other persons; or (b) for the distribution of a risk or risks among a group of persons that includes the person seeking to distribute that person's risk. (2) An insurer may not: (a) invest in: (i) an investment prohibited by a department rule or statute of this state; (ii) securities issued by a corporation if one or more of the insurer's officers or directors owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the corporation's stock with voting power; (iii) securities issued by an insolvent corporation; or (iv) any instrument or security that the commissioner finds is designed to evade a limitation or prohibition in this chapter; or (b) use a derivative instrument for: (i) replication; or (ii) any purpose other than hedging or income generation. (3) A government insurer may not invest public funds in an investment where the sole purpose of the investment is a purpose other than maximizing the risk-adjusted return on the investment. (4) The commissioner shall allow an insurer a reasonable time, not to exceed five years, to divest of prohibited investments if: (a) the insurer demonstrates the investment was not prohibited at the time the insurer made the investment; (b) the insurer made a good faith mistake in making the investment; or (c) the commissioner determines that the sale of the investment is contrary to the interests of insureds, creditors, or the general public. Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 368, 2025 General Session
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