Iowa § 521C.8 Prohibited acts

Iowa Statutes

§ 521C.8 — Prohibited acts

Iowa § 521C.8

Title XIIICOMMERCE

Ch. 521CREINSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES

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Iowa Code § 521C.8 (2026).

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The reinsurance intermediary-manager shall not do any of the following:

1.Bind retrocessions on behalf of the reinsurer, except that the reinsurance intermediary-manager may bind facultative retrocessions pursuant to obligatory facultative agreements if the contract with the reinsurer contains reinsurance underwriting guidelines for such retrocessions. The guidelines shall include a list of reinsurers with which the automatic agreements are in effect, and for each reinsurer, the coverages and amounts or percentages that may be reinsured, and commission schedules.

2.Commit the reinsurer to participate in reinsurance syndicates.

3.Appoint any producer without assuring that the producer is licensed to transact the type of reinsurance for which the producer is appointed.

4.Without prior ap

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The reinsurance intermediary-manager shall not do any of the following:
1. Bind retrocessions on behalf of the reinsurer, except that the reinsurance
intermediary-manager may bind facultative retrocessions pursuant to obligatory facultative
agreements if the contract with the reinsurer contains reinsurance underwriting guidelines
for such retrocessions. The guidelines shall include a list of reinsurers with which the
automatic agreements are in effect, and for each reinsurer, the coverages and amounts or
percentages that may be reinsured, and commission schedules.
2. Commit the reinsurer to participate in reinsurance syndicates.
3. Appoint any producer without assuring that the producer is licensed to transact the
type of reinsurance for which the producer is appointed.
4. Without prior approval of the reinsurer, pay or commit the reinsurer to pay a claim, or a
netamountofretrocessions,thatexceedsthelesserofanamountspecifiedbythereinsureror
one percent of the reinsurer’s policyholder’s surplus as of December 31 of the last complete
calendar year.
5. Collect any payment from a retrocessionaire or commit the reinsurer to any claim
settlement with a retrocessionaire, without prior approval of the reinsurer. If prior approval
is given, a report must be promptly forwarded to the reinsurer.
6. Jointly employ an individual who is employed by the reinsurer.
7. Appoint an agent of a reinsurance intermediary-manager.