§ 36-2503. Certificate of authority to do business; deposit of securities with state treasurer.

No such corporation, company or association shall commence the business of insurance until the Insurance Commissioner shall have certified that it has complied with the provisions of this article, and is authorized to transact the business of insurance; provided, however, that every corporation incorporating or reincorporating under the provisions of this article shall deposit with the State Treasurer securities in which insurance companies are allowed by law to invest, subject to the approval of the Insurance Commissioner, a sum not less than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), before it shall commence business.  Said sum shall be a part of the insurance fund and an asset of the corporation.  The securities deposited with the State Treasurer pursuant to this section shall be held in trust as an emergency fund for the benefit and protection of and as security for the policyholders of such corporation, their legal representatives and beneficiaries.

Laws 1957, p. 324, § 2503.