Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-99.11
Administration of assets. The investment program developed by an LPS shall take into account the safety of the company's assets, investment yield and return, stability in the value of the investment, and liquidity necessary to meet the company's expected business needs and investment diversification. The assets of an LPS shall be preserved and administered by or on behalf of the LPS to satisfy the liabilities and obligations of the LPS incident to the reinsurance contract, the insurance securitization, and other related agreements. For the purposes of this subrule, assets do not include letters of credit and guaranties of a parent. An LPS shall only invest its assets in cash and securities that are investment grade at the time of acquisition, provided, however, that an LPS may invest up to 10 percent of its assets in securities or other investments that are not investment grade at the time of acquisition and that are not:
Securitization agreements. The LPS securitization, the security-offering memorandum or other document issued to prospective investors regarding the offer and sale of a surplus note or other security shall include a disclosure that all or part of the proceeds of such insurance securitization will be used to fund the LPS's obligations to the ceding insurer
Admitted assets. Admitted assets of the LPS shall include proceeds from a securitization, premium and other amounts payable by a ceding insurer to the LPS, letters of credit, guaranties of a parent, and any other assets approved by the commissioner, which shall be deemed to be, and reported as, admitted assets of the LPS. The commissioner has the authority to reduce the amount of admitted assets previously approved by the commissioner, other than assets already covered by the Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, if the commissioner determines that the value of those assets has decreased. At least 30 days prior to reducing the amount of admitted assets previously approved, the commissioner shall notify the LPS and provide the LPS an opportunity to remedy the issues identified by the commissioner.
Loans. An LPS shall not make a loan to or an investment in any person, other than as permitted in the LPS's plan of operation, without prior written approval of the commissioner, and any such loan or investment must be evidenced by documentation approved by the commissioner Loans of minimum capital and surplus funds are prohibited.
Investments inLPS. The organizing life insurance company shall report its ownership in the LPS and value such ownership equal to the audited statutory surplus of the LPS.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-99.11