PRINTER'S NO. 2163

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1738 Session of 1987


        INTRODUCED BY EVANS, CARN, TRUMAN, DONATUCCI, OLIVER, ROEBUCK,
           HUGHES, FATTAH AND RIEGER, SEPTEMBER 29, 1987

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, SEPTEMBER 29, 1987

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), entitled "An
     2     act relating to insurance; amending, revising, and
     3     consolidating the law providing for the incorporation of
     4     insurance companies, and the regulation, supervision, and
     5     protection of home and foreign insurance companies, Lloyds
     6     associations, reciprocal and inter-insurance exchanges, and
     7     fire insurance rating bureaus, and the regulation and
     8     supervision of insurance carried by such companies,
     9     associations, and exchanges, including insurance carried by
    10     the State Workmen's Insurance Fund; providing penalties; and
    11     repealing existing laws," further providing for classes of
    12     investments for certain types of insurance companies.

    13     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    14  hereby enacts as follows:
    15     Section 1.  Sections 517, 602 and 732 of the act of May 17,
    16  1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of
    17  1921, are amended by adding clauses to read:
    18     Section 517.  Investment of Capital.--Every domestic stock
    19  fire, stock marine, or stock fire and marine insurance company
    20  shall invest and keep invested all its capital in sound
    21  investments enumerated below, except such cash as may be
    22  required in the transaction of its business. Such investments


     1  shall include:
     2     * * *
     3     (q)  In bonds, notes and obligations issued, assumed or
     4  guaranteed by the African Development Bank.
     5     Section 602.  Investment of Capital.--Every domestic stock
     6  casualty insurance company shall invest and keep invested all
     7  its capital in sound investments enumerated below, except such
     8  cash as may be required in the transaction of its business. Such
     9  investments shall include:
    10     * * *
    11     (q)  In bonds, notes and obligations issued, assumed or
    12  guaranteed by the African Development Bank.
    13     Section 732.  Capital.--The capital of a title insurance
    14  company shall be invested in the following classes of
    15  investment:
    16     * * *
    17     (22)  African Development Bank Obligations. Bonds, notes or
    18  obligations issued, assumed or guaranteed by the African
    19  Development Bank.
    20     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.







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