Iowa Code 515.71 – Deposit of securities — amount
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- United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
515.71 Deposit of securities — amount.
1. Every alien insurer authorized to transact business in this state shall at all times maintain a deposit with the commissioner of insurance in cash or in securities in which insurance companies are authorized to invest, of a sum equal to the greater of the reserve on all policies covering risks located in this state or one million dollars. The securities shall be approved, and the amount of the deposit shall be determined, by the commissioner. The commissioner, in the commissioner’s discretion, may permit the withdrawal of interest earnings.
2. In lieu of the deposit provided in this section, an alien insurer may file with the commissioner a bond of equal amount executed by a licensed United States surety company, so conditioned for the protection of Iowa creditors and policyholders.
3. An alien insurer shall not be granted a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, or a renewal of the certificate, until such deposit is made, and the commissioner may revoke the certificate of authority of an alien insurer which fails to make the deposit within a reasonable period of time.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515.71]
92 Acts, ch 1162, §37; 2000 Acts, ch 1023, §29, 60; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
1. Every alien insurer authorized to transact business in this state shall at all times maintain a deposit with the commissioner of insurance in cash or in securities in which insurance companies are authorized to invest, of a sum equal to the greater of the reserve on all policies covering risks located in this state or one million dollars. The securities shall be approved, and the amount of the deposit shall be determined, by the commissioner. The commissioner, in the commissioner’s discretion, may permit the withdrawal of interest earnings.
2. In lieu of the deposit provided in this section, an alien insurer may file with the commissioner a bond of equal amount executed by a licensed United States surety company, so conditioned for the protection of Iowa creditors and policyholders.
3. An alien insurer shall not be granted a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, or a renewal of the certificate, until such deposit is made, and the commissioner may revoke the certificate of authority of an alien insurer which fails to make the deposit within a reasonable period of time.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515.71]
92 Acts, ch 1162, §37; 2000 Acts, ch 1023, §29, 60; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127