Iowa Code 507E.2 – Purpose
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 507E.2
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance. See Iowa Code 510.1B
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Insurance: includes any and all contracts, arrangements, or agreements contemplated by, falling within, and coming under section 87. See Iowa Code 507E.2A
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
An insurance fraud bureau is created within the insurance division. Upon a reasonable determination by the division, by its own inquiries or as a result of a complaint filed with the division, that a person has engaged in, is engaging in, or may be engaging in an act or practice that violates any provision of the Code subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner, the division may administer oaths and affirmations, serve subpoenas ordering the attendance of witnesses, and collect evidence related to such act or practice.