1. An insurance company other than a life insurance company shall not be incorporated to transact business upon the stock plan with less than five million dollars of capital and surplus, the entire amount of which shall be fully paid up in cash and invested as provided by law. An insurance company other than a life insurance company shall not increase its capital stock unless the amount of the increase is fully paid up in cash. An insurance company authorized to do business in Iowa that undergoes a change of control as defined under chapter 521A shall maintain the minimum capital and surplus requirements mandated by this section.
2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, an insurance company, other than a life insurance company, authorized to transact business under this chapter shall comply with the minimum capital requirements of this section or chapter 521E, whichever is greater.
[C73, § 1124; C97, § 1691; S13, § 1783-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 8903; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 515.8]
90 Acts, ch 1234, §33; 95 Acts, ch 185, §19; 96 Acts, ch 1046, § 3; 98 Acts, ch 1057, §9
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