The commissioner of insurance shall promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to assure the proper operation of newly organized insurance companies but in no event shall the commissioner:
 1. Require that more than twenty percent of the original capital and surplus of a stock corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter be invested by the organizers; or

Terms Used In Iowa Code 506.1

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance. See Iowa Code 510.1B
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
 2. Restrict the alienation of securities issued to organizers for a period of more than:

 a. Five years, or
 b. Until the operation of the insurance company produces earned surplus for two successive years.