512B.7 Qualifications for membership.
1. In its laws or regulations, a society shall at minimum specify all of the following:
a. Eligibility standards for each membership class. If benefits are provided on the lives of children, the minimum age for adult membership shall be set at not less than age fifteen and not greater than age twenty-one.
b. The process for admission to membership for each membership class.
c. The rights and privileges of each membership class. Only benefit members shall have the right to vote on the management of the insurance affairs of the society.
2. A society may also admit social members. A social member shall have no voice or vote in the management of the insurance affairs of the society.
3. Membership rights in a society are personal to the member and are not assignable.
90 Acts, ch 1148, §7
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.