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Terms Used In Iowa Code 518A.44

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
518A.44 Reinsurance.
1. A state mutual insurance association may reinsure a part or all of its coverages written pursuant to this chapter with an association operating under this chapter, or with any other association or company licensed in this state and authorized to write the kinds of insurance enumerated in § 518A.1.
2. Reinsurance sufficient to protect the financial stability of the state mutual insurance association is required. In general, reinsurance coverage obtained by an association shall not expose the association to losses from coverages written pursuant to this chapter of more than fifteen percent from surplus in any calendar year. The commissioner of insurance may require additional reinsurance if necessary to protect the policyholders of the association.
95 Acts, ch 185, §35; 99 Acts, ch 165, §21; 2000 Acts, ch 1023, §49; 2002 Acts, ch 1111, §31;
2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Referred to in §521.13