House File 632 H-1228 Amend House File 632 as follows: 1 1. Page 14, after line 21 by inserting: 2 < Sec. ___. Section 515.125, subsection 2, Code 3 2015, is amended to read as follows: 4 2. An insurer shall not fail to renew a policy 5 except by notice to the insured as provided in this 6 chapter . A notice of intention not to renew is not 7 effective unless mailed or delivered by the insurer 8 to the named insured at least thirty days prior 9 to the expiration date of the policy. A notice of 10 intention not to renew is not required if the insured 11 is transferred from an insurer to an affiliate for 12 future coverage as a result of a merger, acquisition, 13 or company restructuring and if the transfer results 14 in the same or broader coverage insurance company 15 admitted in Iowa which is an affiliate of, as defined 16 in section 521A.1, the transferring insurer and all of 17 the following conditions are met: 18 a. The transfer does not result in an interruption 19 in coverage. 20 b. The rating of the affiliate from the A.M. Best 21 company or a substitute rating service acceptable to 22 the commissioner, is the same or better than the rating 23 of the transferring insurer. 24 c. The transfer results in the same or broader 25 coverage. 26 d. Notice of the transfer is delivered to the 27 insured or sent by first class mail to the insured’s 28 last known address not less than thirty days prior to 29 the transfer. The notice required by this paragraph is 30 not required in the event that the insured requests or 31 consents to the transfer. 32 e. The notice of transfer provides the name and 33 telephone number of the insured’s insurance producer, 34 agent, or agency, if any . 35 Sec. ___. Section 515.128, subsection 3, Code 2015, 36 is amended to read as follows: 37 3. This section applies to all forms of commercial 38 property and casualty insurance written pursuant 39 to this chapter . It does not apply if the insurer 40 has offered to renew or if the insured fails to pay 41 a premium due or any advance premium required by 42 the insurer for renewal. A notice of nonrenewal is 43 not required if the insured is transferred from an 44 insurer to an affiliate for future coverage as a result 45 of a merger, acquisition, or company restructuring 46 and if the transfer results in the same or broader 47 coverage insurance company admitted in Iowa which 48 is an affiliate of, as defined in section 521A.1, 49 the transferring insurer and all of the following 50 -1- HF632.1485 (1) 86 av/nh 1/ 2 #1.
conditions are met: 1 a. The transfer does not result in an interruption 2 in coverage. 3 b. The rating of the affiliate from the A.M. Best 4 company or a substitute rating service acceptable to 5 the commissioner, is the same or better than the rating 6 of the transferring insurer. 7 c. The transfer results in the same or broader 8 coverage. 9 d. Notice of the transfer is delivered to the 10 insured or sent by first class mail to the insured’s 11 last known address not less than forty-five days prior 12 to the transfer. The notice required by this paragraph 13 is not required in the event that the insured requests 14 or consents to the transfer. 15 e. The notice of transfer provides the name and 16 telephone number of the insured’s insurance producer, 17 agent, or agency, if any . > 18 2. By renumbering as necessary. 19 ______________________________ PETTENGILL of Benton -2- HF632.1485 (1) 86 av/nh 2/ 2 #2.