La. Admin. Code tit. 37 § XIII-7301

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XIII-7301 - Sale of Stock; Stock Options
A. No new old line legal reserve life insurance company will be registered to sell stock to the public unless at least $1,000,000 is sold.
B. No new industrial life insurance company will be registered to sell stock to the public unless at least $300,000 is sold.
C. At least 100 percent of the proceeds of the sale of stock must be placed in escrow until either of the above amounts has been sold or until the expiration of one year from the date of original registration.
D. No company will be registered with a par value of less than $1 per share.
E. Stock options must comply with "Restricted Stock Options" under the Internal Revenue Code, and such options can not exceed 10 percent of the total outstanding shares after the sale to the public.
F. All officers, directors, incorporators or promoters of insurance companies must pay at least 85 percent of the public offering price into the company. No stock may be subscribed for at par by such individuals and then a public offering made at a price considerably in excess of par.
G. No stock of an insurance company, whether original or secondary, can be sold to pay off a personal loan of the holder thereof.

La. Admin. Code tit. 37, § XIII-7301

Promulgated by the Department of Insurance, Commissioner of Insurance, May 28, 1964.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 22:2.