512B.33 Service of process.
1. A society authorized to do business in this state shall file in the office of the commissioner a power of attorney and an agreement in writing that service of process in any action or proceeding against the society may be served on the commissioner and shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served upon the society, and that the authority shall continue in force so long as any liability remains outstanding in this state. A copy of the power of attorney, certified by the commissioner, shall be deemed sufficient evidence of the appointment and shall be admitted in evidence with the same force and effect as the original.
2. Service of process made on the commissioner as the agent for service of process shall be made as provided in section 505.30. A society shall not be required to file its answer, pleading, or defense in less than thirty days from the date the commissioner sends a copy of the service of process to the society by certified mail as provided in section 505.30. Legal process shall not be made upon a society except in the manner provided in this section.
90 Acts, ch 1148, §34; 2003 Acts, ch 91, §23; 2018 Acts, ch 1018, §6
Referred to in §512B.27
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 512B - FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES
Section 512B.1 - Scope of chapter.
Section 512B.3 - Fraternal benefit societies — defined.
Section 512B.4 - Lodge system.
Section 512B.5 - Representative form of government.
Section 512B.6 - Purposes and powers.
Section 512B.7 - Qualifications for membership.
Section 512B.8 - Location of office, meetings, communications to members, grievance procedures.
Section 512B.9 - Personal liability.
Section 512B.11 - Organization.
Section 512B.12 - Amendments to laws.
Section 512B.13 - Institutions.
Section 512B.14 - Reinsurance.
Section 512B.15 - Consolidations and mergers.
Section 512B.15A - Conversion of fraternal benefit society into a mutual life insurance company.
Section 512B.17 - Beneficiaries.
Section 512B.18 - Benefits not attachable.
Section 512B.19 - The benefit contract.
Section 512B.21 - Investments.
Section 512B.21A - Required reserves.
Section 512B.25 - Annual license — renewal.
Section 512B.26 - Examination of societies — no adverse publications.
Section 512B.27 - Foreign or alien society — admission.
Section 512B.28 - Injunction — liquidation — receivership of domestic society.
Section 512B.29 - Suspension, revocation, or refusal of license of foreign or alien society.
Section 512B.31 - Licensing of agents.
Section 512B.32 - Unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts and practices.
Section 512B.33 - Service of process.