§ 507b-5

507B.5 Favored agent or insurer — coercion of debtors. 1. No person may do any of the following:a. Require, as a condition precedent to the lending of money or extension of credit, or any renewal thereof, that the person to whom such money or credit is extended or whoseobligation the creditor is to acquire or finance, negotiate any policy or contract of insurancethrough a particular insurer or group of insurers or agent or broker or group of agents orbrokers. b. Unreasonably disapprove the insurance policy provided by a borrower for the protection of the property securing the credit or lien. c. Require directly or indirectly that any borrower, mortgagor, purchaser, insurer, broker, or agent pay a separate charge in connection with the handling of any insurance policyrequired as security for a loan on real estate or pay a separate charge to substitute theinsurance policy of one insurer for that of another. d. Use or disclose information resulting from a requirement that a borrower, mortgagor or purchaser furnish insurance of any kind on real property being conveyed or used as collateralsecurity to a loan, when such information is to the advantage of the mortgagee, vendor, orlender,

gagor or purchaser furnish insurance of any kind on real property being conveyed or used as collateralsecurity to a loan, when such information is to the advantage of the mortgagee, vendor, orlender, or is to the detriment of the borrower, mortgagor, purchaser, insurer, or the agent orbroker complying with such a requirement. 2. Subsection 1, paragraph 'c' of this section does not include the interest which may be charged on premium loans or premium advancements in accordance with the securityinstrument. 3. For purposes of subsection 1, paragraph 'b' of this section, such disapproval shall be deemed unreasonable if it is not based solely on reasonable standards uniformly applied,relating to the extent of coverage required and the financial soundness and the services of aninsurer. Such standards shall not discriminate against any particular type of insurer, nor shallsuch standards call for the disapproval of an insurance policy because such policy containscoverage in addition to that required. 4. If a violation of this section is found, the person in violation shall be subject to the same procedures and penalties as are applicable to other provisions of this chapter. 5.

n to that required. 4. If a violation of this section is found, the person in violation shall be subject to the same procedures and penalties as are applicable to other provisions of this chapter. 5. For purposes of this section, 'person' includes any individual, corporation, association, partnership, or other legal entity. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §507B.5]2015 Acts, ch 29, §69Referred to in §507B.6, 507B.12, 535.8 Sat Dec 23 00:39:20 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 507B.5 (18, 0)