A. Before license is issued the insurer shall deposit with the treasurer of the state of New Mexico through the superintendent at least twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in lawful money of the United States or in securities eligible for investment of funds of domestic casualty insurers and approved by the superintendent, which deposit shall be liable for all lawful claims and final judgments against such insurer, including taxes due New Mexico, and policy claims and other debts and obligations incurred in the course of operations as provided herein, and such deposit shall be kept replenished from time to time with like cash or approved securities to maintain a minimum total deposit of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

B. In lieu of such deposit of cash or securities, the insurer may file with the superintendent and thereafter maintain in force a surety bond in like amount and for like purposes issued by a surety insurer authorized to transact such business in this state and acceptable to the superintendent.

C. Such deposit or the unincumbered [unencumbered] balance thereof shall be returned to the insurer with approval of the superintendent, or such bond may be terminated, upon withdrawing from the business authorized hereby and upon a showing to the superintendent that all of its policies written in New Mexico hereunder have expired or have been cancelled and that all of the claims against such deposits or bond have been satisfied.

D. The superintendent, upon the approval of the court, shall pay from the deposit required herein, or require payment by the surety under such bond, any unsatisfied final judgment obtained against the insurer in any court of competent jursidiction [jurisdiction] in New Mexico based upon service of process as authorized in this article.

History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 686.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.