Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 38.2. Insurance |
CHAPTER 14. Investments |
ARTICLE 2. Category 1 Investments |
SECTION 38.2-1437.1. Mortgage pass-through securities |
A domestic insurer may invest in mortgage pass-through securities backed by a pool of mortgages of the kind, class and investment quality as those eligible for investment under §§ 38.2-1434 through 38.2-1434 , under the following conditions: 1. The servicer of the pool of mortgages shall be a business entity created under the laws of the United States or any state; 2. The pool of mortgages is assigned to a business entity, other than a sole proprietorship, having a net worth of at least five million dollars, as trustee for the benefit of the holders of the securities; 3. A domestic insurer shall not invest under this section more than two percent of its admitted assets in securities backed by any single mortgage pass-through pool; 4. All mortgage pass-through securities acquired by a domestic insurer under this section shall provide for flow-through of both principal and interest payments payable on the underlying mortgage loan assets; mortgage pass-through securities promising principal-only, interest-only or residual interests-only in the underlying mortgage assets shall not be acquired; and 5. The securities on the date of investment shall be high grade obligations. 1992, c. 588; 1999, c. 38.2-1434 . |