2014 Iowa Code
TITLE XIII - COMMERCE
SUBTITLE 1 - INSURANCE AND RELATED REGULATION
CHAPTER 508C - IOWA LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION
SECTION 508C.2 - Purpose.


IA Code § 508C.2 (2014) What's This?

508C.2  Purpose.

1.  The purpose of this chapter is to protect, subject to certain limitations, the persons specified in section 508C.3, subsection 1, against failure in the performance of contractual obligations under life and health insurance policies and annuity contracts specified in section 508C.3, subsection 2, because of the impairment or insolvency of the member insurer which issued the policies or contracts.

2.  To provide this protection, an association of insurers is created to enable the guaranty of payments of benefits and of continuation of coverages as limited in this chapter.  Members of the association are subject to assessment to provide funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter.

87 Acts, ch 223, §2

Referred to in §508C.4

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