A. A domestic stock insurer shall not pay any ordinary cash dividend to stockholders except out of that part of its available surplus funds which is derived from realized net profits on its business. The restriction shall apply to all extraordinary dividends, as defined in Section 1655 of this title.
B. A stock dividend may be paid out of any available surplus funds in excess of the aggregate amount of surplus loaned to the insurer pursuant to Section 2125 of this article.
C. A dividend otherwise proper may be payable out of the insurer's earned surplus even though its total surplus is then less than the aggregate of its past contributed surplus resulting from issuance of its capital stock at a price in excess of the par value thereof.
Added by Laws 1957, p. 309, § 2122. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 148, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 2000, c. 353, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.