Section 304.7-461 - Equity interests in business entities(1) Subject to the limitations of KRS 304.7-455, an insurer may acquire equity interests in business entities organized under the laws of any domestic jurisdiction.(2) An insurer shall not acquire an investment under this section if, as a result of and after giving effect to the investment, the aggregate amount of investments then held by the insurer under this section would exceed the greater of twenty-five percent (25%) of its admitted assets or one hundred percent (100%) of its surplus as regards policyholders.(3) An insurer shall not acquire under this section any investments that the insurer may acquire under KRS 304.7-465.(4) An insurer shall not short sell equity investments unless the insurer covers the short sale by owning the equity investment or an unrestricted right to the equity instrument exercisable within six (6) months of the short sale.Effective:7/14/2000
Created 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 388, sec. 24, effective7/14/2000.