CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5616

Chapter 251, Laws of 2003

58th Legislature
2003 Regular Session



INSURER FOREIGN INVESTMENTS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/27/03

Passed by the Senate March 11, 2003
  YEAS 49   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 14, 2003
  YEAS 93   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5616 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

MILTON H. DOUMIT JR.
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Secretary
Approved May 12, 2003.








GARY LOCKE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 12, 2003 - 4:30 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5616
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Passed Legislature - 2003 Regular Session
State of Washington58th Legislature2003 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Financial Services, Insurance & Housing (originally sponsored by Senators Benton, Prentice, Reardon, Zarelli, Winsley, Keiser and Finkbeiner)

READ FIRST TIME 02/24/03.   



     AN ACT Relating to insurer foreign investments; and amending RCW 48.13.180.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 48.13.180 and 1947 c 79 s .13.18 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) An insurer authorized to transact insurance in a foreign country may invest any of its funds, in aggregate amount not exceeding its deposit and reserve obligations incurred in such country, in securities of or in such country possessing characteristics and of a quality similar to those required pursuant to this chapter for investments in the United States.
     (2) Subject to the limitations in this chapter, an insurer may invest any of its funds, in an aggregate amount not exceeding ((five)) ten percent of its assets, in addition to any amount permitted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, in obligations of ((the)) foreign governments ((of the Dominion of Canada or of Canadian)) including provinces ((or)), counties, municipalities, or similar entities, and in obligations and securities of ((Canadian)) foreign corporations, which have not been in default during the five years next preceding date of acquisition, and ((which are otherwise of equal quality to like United States public or corporate securities as prescribed in this chapter)) if the foreign jurisdiction has a sovereign debt rating of SVO 1. However, an investment made in any one foreign country pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed five percent of the insurer's assets.


         Passed by the Senate March 11, 2003.
         Passed by the House April 14, 2003.
         Approved by the Governor May 12, 2003.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 12, 2003.