Section 5-701 - Deposits of assets.
§ 5-701. Deposits of assets.
(a) In general.- When made through the Commissioner by insurers or health maintenance organizations, the Treasurer shall accept and hold in trust:
(1) deposits required under this article for a certificate of authority to engage in the insurance business in the State;
(2) deposits required under § 19-710(d)(3) of the Health - General Article for a certificate of authority to operate as a health maintenance organization;
(3) deposits of domestic insurers, foreign insurers, or alien insurers required under the laws of another state, province, or country as a prerequisite for authority to engage in the insurance business in the other state, province, or country;
(4) deposits allowed under § 5-704 of this subtitle; and
(5) deposits required under Title 6, Subtitle 3 of this article.
(b) Assets eligible for deposit.- Deposits made under subsection (a) of this section shall be in any combination of:
(1) cash; or
(2) the government securities described in § 5-510(b) or § 5-607(b)(1)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this title, as approved by the Treasurer.
(c) Registration of government securities.- Deposits of government securities shall be registered, both as to principal and interest, in the name of the Treasurer as trustee.
[An. Code 1957, art. 48A, §§ 107, 108, 110, 113; 1995, ch. 36; 1997, ch. 70, § 1.]