512B.6 Purposes and powers.
1. a. A society shall operate for the benefit of members and their beneficiaries by fulfilling both of the following purposes:
(1) Providing benefits as specified in section 512B.16.
(2) Operating for one or more social, intellectual, educational, charitable, benevolent, moral, fraternal, patriotic, or religious purposes for the benefit of its members, which may also be extended to others.
b. The purposes listed in this subsection may be carried out directly by the society, or indirectly through subsidiary corporations or affiliated organizations.
2. A society may adopt laws and regulations for the government of the society, the admission of its members, and the management of its affairs. A society may amend its laws and regulations, and has other powers as necessary and incidental to carrying into effect the objects and purposes of the society.
90 Acts, ch 1148, §6; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §112
Referred to in §512B.13
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.