§2015.  Investment in securities

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of insurance may invest any monies held in any proceedings under this Chapter in the following securities:

(1)  Investments in or loans upon the security of general obligations of the government of the United States or of the state.

(2)  To the full extent of the amount insured or capable of being securitized or guaranteed in:

(a)  Bonds or notes secured by a mortgage or trust deed issued, assumed, guaranteed, or insured by the United States or by any agency of the United States.

(b)  Securities issued or mortgages guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association or other similar corporations regulated by an agency of the United States.

(c)  Conventional first mortgage loans capable of being securitized into guaranteed Federal National Mortgage Association mortgage backed securities.

(d)  Bonds issued, assured, and guaranteed by the Inter-American Development Bank or the African Development Bank.

(e)  First mortgage loans guaranteed by the administrator of veteran affairs pursuant to the provisions of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended.

Acts 1992, No. 783, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:739.1 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

NOTE:  Former R.S. 22:2015 redesignated as R.S. 22:259 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.