RS 22:596 Acquisition and holding of real property by domestic insurers in foreign countries
§596. Acquisition and holding of real property by domestic insurers in foreign countries
A. An insurer authorized to transact insurance in a foreign country may acquire and hold real property such as shall be requisite for the convenient accommodation of the transacting of its own business in any such country and such property may include additional space to be rented or leased to third parties for the purpose of producing income to help defray the cost of acquisition, construction, and maintenance of the building, as well as a return on the investment in addition to that derived from the company's own use of a portion of the property. The investment in such a building shall not exceed ten percent of the company's assets in such country and must be built from funds arising from the transaction of business in such country.
B. Such property shall be considered as a foreign security within the meaning of R.S. 22:589. The investment in such property shall also be included, together with that of other real estate held under the terms of R.S. 22:588 in determining whether or not there has been compliance with the limit on investments fixed by R.S. 22:588(A)(1).
Acts 1958, No. 125; Redesignated from R.S. 22:853 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1.