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Home » US Law » 2022 Iowa Code » Title XIII - COMMERCE » Chapter 515 - INSURANCE OTHER THAN LIFE

Section 515.12 – Mutual companies — conditions.

515.12 Mutual companies — conditions. No mutual company shall issue policies or transact any business of insurance unless it shall hold a certificate of authority from the commissioner of insurance authorizing the transaction of such business, which certificate of authority shall not be issued until and unless the company shall comply with the following conditions: […]

Section 515.125 – Forfeiture of policies — notice.

515.125 Forfeiture of policies — notice. 1. Unless otherwise provided in section 515.127, 515.128, 515.129, 515.129A, 515.129B, or 515.129C, a policy or contract of insurance provided for in this chapter shall not be forfeited, suspended, or canceled except by notice to the insured as provided in this chapter. A notice of cancellation is not effective […]

Section 515.126 – Cancellation of policy — notice to insured or mortgagee.

515.126 Cancellation of policy — notice to insured or mortgagee. 1. Unless otherwise provided in section 515.127, 515.128, 515.129, 515.129A, 515.129B, or 515.129C, at any time after the maturity of a premium, assessment, or installment provided for in the policy, or a note or contract for the payment thereof, or after the suspension, forfeiture, or […]

Section 515.127 – Cancellation of commercial lines policies or contracts.

515.127 Cancellation of commercial lines policies or contracts. 1. A commercial line policy or contract of insurance, except a policy or contract for crop hail or multiperil crop insurance, which has not been previously renewed may be canceled by the insurer if it has been in effect for less than sixty days at the time […]

Section 515.128 – Nonrenewal of commercial lines policies or contracts.

515.128 Nonrenewal of commercial lines policies or contracts. 1. An insurer shall not fail to renew a commercial line policy or contract of insurance except by notice to the named insured as provided in this section. 2. A notice of nonrenewal is not effective unless mailed or delivered by the insurer to the named insured […]

Section 515.129A – Cancellation of personal lines policies or contracts.

515.129A Cancellation of personal lines policies or contracts. 1. After a personal lines policy or contract of insurance has been in effect for sixty days or more, the policy or contract shall not be canceled except by notice to the insured as provided in this chapter. 2. Notice of cancellation of a personal lines policy […]

Section 515.129B – Nonrenewal of personal lines policies or contracts.

515.129B Nonrenewal of personal lines policies or contracts. 1. An insurer shall not refuse to renew a personal lines policy or contract of insurance unless at least thirty days before the end of the policy or contract period the insurer delivers, mails, or electronically transmits to the first named insured, at the last known address […]

Section 515.12A – Alternative minimum surplus levels.

515.12A Alternative minimum surplus levels. A mutual company authorized to transact business under this chapter shall comply with the minimum surplus requirements of section 515.12 or chapter 521E, whichever is greater. 96 Acts, ch 1046, §7

Section 515.13 – Reservation.

515.13 Reservation. None of the provisions of section 515.12, subsection 5, shall apply to any company heretofore organized and approved by the commissioner of insurance, but which had not completed its organization on May 28, 1937, nor shall section 515.12, subsection 5, apply to any company already licensed to issue policies. [C39, §8906.1; C46, 50, […]

Section 515.130 – Short rates.

515.130 Short rates. The commissioner of insurance shall prepare and promulgate tables of the short rates provided for in section 515.132, for the various kinds and classes of insurance governed by the provisions of this chapter, which, when promulgated, shall be for the guidance of all companies covered in this chapter and shall be the […]

Section 515.131 – Policy restored.

515.131 Policy restored. At any time before cancellation of the policy for nonpayment of any premium, assessment, or installment provided for therein, or in any note or contract for the payment thereof, or after action commenced or judgment rendered thereon, the insured may pay to the insurer the full amount due, including court costs if […]

Section 515.132 – Right of insured to cancel.

515.132 Right of insured to cancel. No provision, stipulation, or agreement to the contrary in or independent of the policy or contract of insurance shall avoid or defeat the right of any insured to pay short rates and costs of action, if any, and have the policy and all contracts connected therewith, including judgments rendered […]