RSA 411-A:4 General Qualifications.

I. Unless specifically authorized by a provision of this chapter, no security investment shall be eligible for acquisition, unless it is interest bearing or interest accruing or entitled to dividends or is otherwise income earning, is not then in default in any respect, and the insurer is entitled to receive for its exclusive account and benefit the interest or income accruing thereon. A debt security will be considered to be income earning where, although bearing no fixed or contingent interest, it is issued at a discount and contains a specific maturity date on which redemption is to be made at a stated value. Stocks will be considered income earning although dividends are currently not being paid. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the acquisition by an insurer of warrants, o