                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OBLIGATIONS OF DOMESTIC GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES (§ 38.2-1415)

A. United States obligations. A domestic insurer may invest in any bonds, notes,
warrants, and other evidences of indebtedness which are direct obligations of
the United States or for which the full faith and credit of the United States
are pledged for the payment of principal and interest.

B. United States agencies obligations. A domestic insurer may invest in any
bonds, notes, warrants and other evidence of indebtedness which are direct
obligations for the payment of money, issued by an agency or instrumentality of
the United States, or obligations for the payment of money to the extent
guaranteed or insured as to the payment of principal and interest by an agency
or instrumentality of the United States.

C. State government obligations. A domestic insurer may invest in direct,
general obligations of any state of the United States for the payment of money,
or obligations for the payment of money to the extent guaranteed or insured as
to the payment of principal and interest by any state of the United States, on
the following conditions:

   1. The state has the power to levy taxes for the prompt payment of the
   principal and interest of its obligations;

   2. The state is not in default in the payment of principal or interest on any
   of its direct, guaranteed or insured obligations as of the date of investment;

   3. An insurer shall not invest under this subsection more than five percent of
   its admitted assets in obligations issued or guaranteed by any one state; and

   4. An insurer shall not invest under this subsection more than thirty percent
   of its admitted assets.

D. Local government obligations. A domestic insurer may invest in direct,
general obligations of any political subdivision, of any state of the United
States, for the payment of money, or obligations for the payment of money, to
the extent guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest, by any such
political subdivision, on the following conditions:

   1. The obligations are payable or guaranteed from ad valorem taxes;

   2. Such political subdivision is not in default in the payment of principal or
   interest on any of its direct or guaranteed obligations;

   3. No investment shall be made under this subsection in obligations which are
   secured only by special assessments for local improvements;

   4. An insurer shall not invest more than five percent of its admitted assets
   in obligations issued or guaranteed by any one such political subdivision; and

   5. An insurer shall not invest more than thirty percent of its admitted assets
   under this subsection.

E. Anticipation obligations. An insurer may invest in the anticipation
obligations of any political subdivision of any state, all within the United
States, including but not limited to bond anticipation notes, tax anticipation
notes, preliminary loan anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes and
construction anticipation notes, for the payment of money within twelve months
from the issuance of the obligation, on the following conditions:

   1. The anticipation notes must be a direct obligation of the issuer under
   conditions set forth in subsection D of &#xA7; 38.2-1415;

   2. The political subdivision is not in default in the payment of the principal
   or interest on any of its direct general obligations or any obligation
   guaranteed by such political subdivision;

   3. The anticipation funds shall be specifically pledged to secure the
   obligation;

   4. An insurer shall not invest more than two percent of its admitted assets in
   the anticipation obligations issued by any one such political subdivision; and

   5. An insurer shall not invest more than ten percent of its admitted assets
   under this subsection.

F. State or municipal revenue obligations. A domestic insurer may invest in
obligations of any state of the United States, a political subdivision thereof,
or a public instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing, for the payment
of money, on the following conditions:

   1. The obligations are payable from revenues or earnings of a public utility
   of such state, political subdivision, or public instrumentality which are
   specifically pledged therefor;

   2. The law under which the obligations are issued requires that rates for
   service shall be charged and collected at all times such that they will
   produce sufficient revenue or earnings which, together with any other revenues
   or moneys pledged, are sufficient to pay all operating and maintenance charges
   of the public utility and all principal and interest on such obligations;

   3. No prior or parity obligations payable from the revenues or earnings of
   that public utility are in default as of the date of the investment;

   4. An insurer shall not invest under this subsection more than two percent of
   its admitted assets in the revenue obligations issued in connection with any
   one facility;

   5. An insurer shall not invest under this subsection more than two percent of
   its admitted assets in revenue obligations payable from revenue or earning
   sources which are the contractual responsibility of any one single credit
   risk; and

   6. An insurer shall not invest under this subsection more than twenty-five
   percent of its admitted assets.

G. Other revenue obligations of state and local governments. A domestic insurer
may invest in other state and local government revenue obligations of any state
of the United States, a political subdivision thereof, or a public
instrumentality of any of the foregoing, for the payment of money, on the
following conditions:

   1. The obligations are payable from revenues or earnings, excluding revenues
   or earnings from public utilities, specifically pledged therefor by such
   state, political subdivision, or public instrumentality;

   2. An insurer shall not invest under this subsection more than two percent of
   its admitted assets in the revenue obligations issued in connection with any
   one facility;

   3. No prior or parity obligation of the same issuer payable from revenues or
   earnings from the same source has been in default as to principal or interest
   during the five years next preceding the date of such investment, but the
   issuer need not have been in existence for that period, and obligations
   acquired under this subsection may have been newly issued;

   4. An insurer shall not invest under this subsection more than two percent of
   its admitted assets in revenue obligations payable from sources which are the
   contractual responsibility of any one single credit risk; and

   5. An insurer shall not invest under this subsection more than twenty-five
   percent of its admitted assets.

HISTORY: 1983, c. 457, § 38.1-217.18; 1986, c. 562; 1992, c. 588; 1998, c. 414.