§ 505.1 Insurance division created
§ 505.2 Appointment and term of commissioner
§ 505.3 Vacancies
§ 505.4 Deputy — assistants — bond
§ 505.5 Expenses — salary
§ 505.6 Documents and records
§ 505.7 Fees — expenses of division — assessments
§ 505.7A Civil penalties
§ 505.8 Commissioner’s general powers and duties — consumer advocate bureau established
§ 505.9 Ex officio receiver
§ 505.10 Expenses attending liquidation
§ 505.11 Refunds
§ 505.12 Life insurance — annual report
§ 505.13 Other insurance — annual report by the division
§ 505.14 Foreign insurers — reciprocal provisions
§ 505.15 Actuarial, professional, and specialist staff
§ 505.16 Applications for insurance — human immunodeficiency virus tests — restrictions
§ 505.17 Confidential information
§ 505.18 Health care insurance quality and costs — annual report
§ 505.18A State innovation waivers
§ 505.19 Health insurance rate increase applications — public hearing and comment
§ 505.20 Certain agricultural organizations exempt from regulation
§ 505.21 Health care access — duties of commissioner — penalties
§ 505.22 Certain religious organization activities exempt from regulation
§ 505.23 Hearings
§ 505.24 Sale of policy term information by consumer reporting agency
§ 505.25 Information provided to medical assistance program, hawk-i program, and child support recovery unit
§ 505.26 Prior authorization for prescription drug benefits — standard process and form — response requirements
§ 505.27 Medical malpractice insurance — annual claims reports required
§ 505.27A Sale of life insurance to military personnel
§ 505.28 Consent to jurisdiction
§ 505.29 Administrative hearings — authority to appoint hearing officer
§ 505.30 Service of process made on the commissioner as agent or attorney for service of process — rules and fee
§ 505.31 Reimbursement accounts — assistance to small employers
§ 505.33 Dramshop liability insurance evaluation
§ 505.34 Medical assistance and hawk-i programs — applicability of subtitle

Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 505 - Insurance Division

  • Account: means the same as defined in section 554. See Iowa Code 554E.1
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Board: means the engineering and land surveying examining board provided by this chapter. See Iowa Code 542B.2
  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • division: means the insurance division. See Iowa Code 505.1
  • Electronic: means the same as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 554E.1
  • 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.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Insurer: means a person duly licensed in this state as an insurance company pursuant to this subtitle. See Iowa Code 510.1B
  • Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • 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
  • person engaged in the business of insurance: includes hospital service corporations organized under chapter 514 and health maintenance organizations subject to chapter 514B. See Iowa Code 505.16
  • Record: means the same as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 554E.1
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Sale: means any sale, offer for sale, or attempt to sell or lease any land, to the public in this state, for cash or on credit. See Iowa Code 543C.1
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1