1. Cancellation by insured. A policy shall be canceled at any time at the request of the insured upon the return of the policy to the home office of the association and the payment of all premium charges against such policy.
2. Cancellation by association.
a. Except as provided in paragraph "b", notice of cancellation is not effective unless mailed or delivered by the association to the named insured at least twenty days before the effective date of cancellation.
b. Notice of cancellation resulting from nonpayment of a premium or installment provided for in the policy, or provided for in a note or contract for the payment of such premium or installment, is not effective unless mailed or delivered by the association to the named insured at least ten days prior to the date of cancellation.
c. If a notice of cancellation under paragraph "a" or "b" fails to include the reason for such cancellation, the association, upon receipt of a timely request by the named insured, shall provide the reason for the cancellation in writing.
3. Nonrenewal by association. A notice of intention not to renew is not effective unless mailed or delivered by the insurer to the named insured at least thirty days prior to the expiration date of the policy. If the reason does not accompany the notice of nonrenewal, the association, upon receipt of a timely request by the named insured, shall provide in writing the reason for the nonrenewal.
4. Notice. Service of notice under subsection 2 or 3 may be delivered in person or mailed to the insured at the insured's post office address as given in or upon the policy, or to such other address as the insured shall have given to the association in writing. A post office department certificate of mailing shall be deemed proof of receipt of such mailing. If in either case the cash payments exceed the amount properly chargeable, the excess shall be refunded upon the surrender of the policy to the association at its home office.
[S13, § 1759-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 9054; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 518.29; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 518A.29]
2000 Acts, ch 1023, §47; 2001 Acts, ch 69, §36
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