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Home » US Law » 2022 Iowa Code » Title XIII - COMMERCE » Chapter 511 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATIONS

Section 511.33 – Application for insurance — duty to attach to policy.

511.33 Application for insurance — duty to attach to policy. All life insurance companies or associations organized or doing business in this state under the provisions of the preceding chapters shall, upon the issue of any policy, attach to such policy, or endorse thereon, a true copy of any application or representation of the assured […]

Section 511.34 – Failure to attach — defenses — estoppel.

511.34 Failure to attach — defenses — estoppel. The omission so to do shall not render the policy invalid, but if any company or association neglects to comply with the requirements of section 511.33, the company or association shall forever be precluded from pleading, alleging, or proving such application or representations, or any part thereof, […]

Section 511.35 – Limitation on proofs of loss.

511.35 Limitation on proofs of loss. No stipulation or condition in any policy or contract of insurance or beneficiary certificate issued by any company or association mentioned or referred to in this chapter, limiting the time to a period of less than one year after knowledge by the beneficiary within which notice or proofs of […]

Section 511.36 – Interest rates on policy loans.

511.36 Interest rates on policy loans. 1. Life insurance policies issued after July 1, 1984 may provide interest rates on policy loans in accordance with either of the following: a. A maximum interest rate of not more than eight percent per annum. b. An adjustable maximum interest rate established as permitted under this section. 2. […]

Section 511.38 – Interest on delayed claims payments.

511.38 Interest on delayed claims payments. 1. When an insurance policy provides for the payment of its proceeds to a beneficiary upon the death of an individual and, without the written consent of the beneficiary, the company fails or refuses to pay the proceeds within thirty days after receipt of satisfactory proof of death, the […]

Section 511.39 – Charitable organizations — insurable interest.

511.39 Charitable organizations — insurable interest. A charitable organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 422.3, has an insurable interest in the life of a person who, when purchasing a life insurance policy, makes a donation to the charitable organization or makes the charitable organization the beneficiary of […]

Section 511.4 – Advertisements — who deemed agent.

511.4 Advertisements — who deemed agent. The provisions of section 515.105 shall apply to life insurance companies and associations. [C97, §1815; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8731; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §511.4] 2001 Acts, ch 16, §8, 37; 2001 Acts, ch 69, §12; 2007 Acts, ch 152, […]

Section 511.40 – Employer — insurable interest in employees.

511.40 Employer — insurable interest in employees. 1. As used in this section, “employees” includes officers, managers, and directors of an employer, and the shareholders, partners, members, proprietors, or other owners of the employer. 2. An employer and a trust established by the employer for the benefit of the employer or for the benefit of […]

Section 511.7 – Recovery of penalties.

511.7 Recovery of penalties. Actions brought to recover any of the penalties provided for in this chapter shall be instituted in the name of the state by the county attorney of the county, under the direction and authority of the commissioner of insurance, and may be brought in the district court of any county in […]

Section 511.8 – Investment of funds.

511.8 Investment of funds. A company organized under chapter 508 shall, at all times, have invested in the securities provided in this section, funds equivalent to its legal reserve. Legal reserve is the net present value of all outstanding policies and contracts involving life contingencies. This section does not prohibit a company or association from […]

Section 511.8A – Agricultural land.

511.8A Agricultural land. Agricultural land, as defined in section 9H.1, acquired as provided in section 511.8, subsection 10, paragraph “b”, by a life insurance company or association incorporated by or organized under the laws of this or any other state, shall be sold or otherwise disposed of by the company or association within five years […]

Section 511.9 – Violations.

511.9 Violations. The commissioner shall have authority to suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of any company or association failing to comply with any of the provisions of section 511.8, or for violating the same. [SS15, §1806; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8745; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, […]