Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 508.12 (2026)

Redomestication of insurers

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1. An insurer which is organized under the laws of any state and has created or will create jobs in this state or which is an affiliate or subsidiary of a domestic insurer, and is admitted to do business in this state for the purpose of writing insurance authorized by this chapter may become a domestic insurer by complying with section 490.905 or 491.33 and with all of the requirements of law relative to the organization and licensing of a domestic insurer of the same type and by designating its principal place of business in this state may become a domestic corporation and be entitled to like certificates of its corporate existence and license to transact business in this state, and be subject in all respects to the authority and jurisdiction thereof.

2. The certificates of authority, agent’s appointments and licenses, rates, and other items which are in existence at the time any insurer transfers its corporate domicile to this state, pursuant to this section, shall continue in full force and effect upon such transfer. For\n\nTue Dec 09 22:05:52 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 508 (40, 0) §508.12, LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES 6\n\npurposes of existing authorizations and all other corporate purposes, the insurer is deemed the same entity as it was prior to the transfer of its domicile. All outstanding policies of any transferring insurer shall remain in full force and effect and need not be endorsed as to any new name of the company or its new location unless so ordered by the commissioner of insurance. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §508.12] 88 Acts, ch 1112, §503; 89 Acts, ch 288, §191; 2011 Acts, ch 66, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §226, 230 Referred to in §508B.1 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1948–1948 · leading case: In Re Appeal of Bankers L. Co. v. Zirbel, 31 N.W.2d 368 (Iowa 1948).
In Re Appeal of Bankers L. Co. v. Zirbel, 31 N.W.2d 368 (Iowa 1948). · cites it 2× “See section 508.12, Code, 1946. It is surely proper therefore, in arriving at the actual value of insurance property for tax assessment purposes, to know at what book and market value the company itself carries such property.”
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