A. Subject to Subsection B, below, an insurer may invest in bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, not in default as to principal or interest, which are valid and legally authorized obligations issued, assumed or guaranteed by the United States government or by any state thereof, or by Canada or any of the provinces thereof; or by any county, city, town, village, municipality or district therein or political subdivision thereof, or public instrumentality of one or more of the foregoing, if by statutory or other legal requirements applicable thereto such obligations are payable as to both principal and interest, from:
(1) taxes levied or required to be levied upon all taxable property or all taxable income within the jurisdiction of such governmental unit; or
(2) adequate special revenues pledged or otherwise appropriated or by law required to be provided for the purpose of such payment; but not including any obligation payable solely out of special assessments on properties benefited by local improvements unless adequate security is evidenced by the ratio of assessment to value of the property or the obligation is additionally secured by an adequate guaranty fund or adequate source of revenue required by law.
B. No such investment shall be made in any bond or evidence of indebtedness rated lower than BAA by Moody's Investment Service, Inc. or BBB by Standard & Poors, Inc.
C. Bonds and similar obligations issued by any such governmental unit payable solely from revenues from special projects undertaken for air pollution control, exploitation of energy and other resources, transportation by pipeline or other means, and other similar projects, to be operated under lease or otherwise by one or more nongovernmental business entities, and such bonds or obligations guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by such entities, are not deemed public obligations for purposes of this section. They shall be treated as obligations of the guarantors, and as to eligibility for investment of insurer funds are governed by Section 141 [59A-9-8 NMSA 1978] of this article.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 139.
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