Organization and Powers
Cal. INS § 11797
California Statutes
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a) The board of directors shall cause all moneys in the State Compensation Insurance Fund that are in excess of current requirements to be invested and reinvested, from time to time, in the same manner as provided for private insurance carriers pursuant to
Article 3 (commencing with
Section 1170) and
Article 4 (commencing with
Section 1190) of
Chapter of Part of Division 1, but excluding Sections 1191, 1191.1, 1191.5, 1192.2, 1192.4, 1192.6, 1192.7, 1192.95, 1192.10, 1194.7, 1194.8, 1194.81, 1194.82, 1194.85, 1198, and 1199, and excluding
Section 1192.9, except as provided in subdivision (d). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the State Compensation Insurance Fund may invest or reinvest an aggregated maximum of percent of moneys that are in excess of the admitted assets over the liabilities and required reserves in the investments allowed pursuant to Sections 1191, 1192.4, 1192.6, 1192.10, 1194.7, and 1198. (b) (1) (
A) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Compensation Insurance Fund may purchase general obligation bonds or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the state, including, but not limited to, warrants issued pursuant to
Part 4 (commencing with
Section 17000) of Division of Title of the Government Code or notes issued pursuant to
Part 5 (commencing with
Section 17300) of Division of Title of the Government Code, in any amount and to enter into purchase contracts with the state for this purpose. (
B) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Compensation Insurance Fund may purchase Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) bonds, as defined in
Section of the Public Resources Code.
(2) The bonds or other evidence of indebtedness specified in paragraph (1), upon delivery to the State Compensation Insurance Fund, shall, for all purposes, be valid and binding obligations of the issuer thereof, be validly issued and outstanding in accordance with their stated terms, and not be deemed to be owned by or on behalf of the issuer thereof. (
c) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Compensation Insurance Fund may invest in the discretionary investments authorized pursuant to
Section 1210, but those investments shall not exceed the lesser of 2.5 percent of its admitted assets or percent of moneys that are in excess of the admitted assets over the liabilities and required reserves. (
d) Notwithstanding subdivision (
a) or any other law, the State Compensation Insurance Fund may invest in money market mutual funds that comply with
Section 1192.9, but shall not invest in a money market mutual fund that holds any assets in foreign investments, as defined in
Section 1240. Investments in money market mutual funds made by the State Compensation Insurance Fund shall not exceed the lesser of 2.5 percent of its admitted assets or percent of moneys that are in excess of the admitted assets over the liabilities and required reserves. The commissioner shall retain all remedies available, including the remedies in subdivision (
d) of
Section 1192.9, to enforce compliance by the State Compensation Insurance Fund with the money market mutual fund investment authority granted by this subdivision.