33-2-109. Capital or surplus funds required. (1) To qualify for authority to transact any one kind of insurance, as defined in 33-1-205 through 33-1-212, or combinations of kinds of insurance as shown below, an insurer shall possess and thereafter maintain unimpaired paid-in capital stock (if a stock insurer) or surplus (if a mutual or foreign reciprocal insurer) in amount not less than as applicable under the schedule below, and shall possess when first so authorized such additional funds as surplus as required under 33-2-110:
     Kind or kinds          Minimum capital or
     of insurance          surplus required
     Life ...... $200,000
     Disability ...... 200,000
     Life and disability ...... 300,000
     Credit life and disability ...... 50,000
     Property ...... 400,000
     Marine ...... 400,000
     Casualty          
      All lines except workers' compensation ...... 400,000
      All lines, including workers' compensation ...... 600,000
     Surety ...... 500,000
     Title ...... 200,000
     Multiple lines (two or more: property, marine,          
      casualty, or surety) ...... 800,000
     (2) As to surplus required for qualification to transact one or more kinds of insurance and thereafter to be maintained, domestic mutual insurers shall be governed by chapter 3, and domestic reciprocal insurers shall be governed by chapter 5.
     (3) Capital and surplus requirements shall be based upon all the kinds of insurance actually transacted or to be transacted by the insurer in any and all areas in which it operates, whether or not only a portion of such kinds are to be transacted in this state.
     (4) A life insurer may also grant annuities without additional capital or additional surplus.
     (5) For a credit life and disability insurer that is not a resident domestic insurer as defined in 33-1-201 and 33-1-202, the capital or surplus required by this section is an amount equal to four times the minimum capital or surplus required for credit life and disability pursuant to subsection (1).

     History: En. Sec. 52, Ch. 286, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 319, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 40-2807(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 303, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 202, L. 1983.