Section 83-5-117 - Methods of valuation which may be used to calculate values of stocks, bonds and other sureties held by insurer(1) Securities, other than those referred to in 83-5-115, held by an insurer shall be valued, in the discretion of the Department of Insurance, at their market value or at their appraised value or at prices determined by it as representing their fair market value.(2) Preferred or guaranteed stocks or shares while paying full dividends may be carried at a fixed value in lieu of market value, at the discretion of the Department of Insurance and in accordance with the method of valuation as it may approve.(3) Stock of a subsidiary corporation of an insurer shall not be valued at an amount in excess of the net value thereof as based upon those assets only of the subsidiary which would be eligible under either Section 83-6-2 or 83-19-51 for investment of the funds of the insurer directly.(4) No valuations under this section shall be inconsistent with any applicable valuation or method formulated or approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or its successor organization.Laws, 1994, ch. 313, § 2, eff. 7/1/1994.