Sec. 38a-102. Investments.
               	 		
      Sec. 38a-102. Investments. (a) Except as otherwise limited or prohibited by sections 38a-102 to 38a-102h, inclusive, or by regulation adopted by the Insurance Commissioner pursuant hereto, a domestic insurance company may make or acquire such investments as are prudent in respect of the business of said insurance company and 
diversification considerations.
      (b) Eligibility of an investment shall be determined at the time of its making or 
acquisition. Any instrument, including any extension or modification thereof, or collateral taken by a domestic insurer as a result of adverse financial circumstances affecting 
an investment shall not be considered a new investment for purposes of sections 38a-102 to 38a-102h, inclusive.
      (c) Any investment limitation based on the amount of an insurance company's admitted assets or capital and surplus shall relate to such assets or capital and surplus as 
shown by the insurance company's annual statement as of December thirty-first next 
preceding the date of acquisition.
      (d) In the case of a domestic life insurance company, the investment limitations set 
forth in section 38a-102c shall apply to a separate account only to the extent that reserves 
for guarantees with respect to (1) benefits guaranteed as to dollar amount and duration 
or (2) funds guaranteed as to principal amount or stated rate of interest are held in a 
separate account in accordance with section 38a-433(a)(iii).
      (e) Any limitation or prohibition appearing in sections 38a-102 to 38a-102h, inclusive, shall apply only with respect to the section in which it appears and shall not constitute a general prohibition applicable to any other section unless specifically stated. The 
qualification or disqualification of an investment under one section shall not prevent its 
qualification in whole or in part under another section and an investment authorized by 
more than one section may be held under whichever authorizing section the company 
first elects.
      (f) The provisions of sections 38a-102 to 38a-102h, inclusive, shall not apply in 
whole or in part to any activity which the Insurance Commissioner shall exempt therefrom as consistent with his purpose of preserving the financial integrity of insurance 
companies for their policyholders. The Insurance Commissioner may adopt such regulations as he deems necessary in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of 
sections 38a-102 to 38a-102h, inclusive.
      (P.A. 91-262, S. 1, 19.)