514A.1 Definition of accident and sickness insurance policy. 1. As used in this chapter, 'policy of accident and sickness insurance' includes a policy or contract covering insurance against loss resulting from sickness, or from bodily injury ordeath by accident, or both. For the purposes of this chapter the words 'policy of accident andsickness insurance' are interchangeable without deviation of meaning with the words 'policyof accident and health insurance' or the words 'policy of accident or health insurance'. 2. This chapter applies to all individual policies of such accident and sickness insurance written by Iowa or non-Iowa companies or associations duly licensed under chapter 508, 515,or 520 and, societies, orders, or associations licensed under chapter 512B writing sicknessand accident policies providing benefits for loss of time. 3. Orders, societies or associations which admit to membership only persons engaged in one or more crafts or hazardous occupations in the same or similar lines of business and thesocieties or auxiliaries to such orders shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter norshall any religious order be subject to the provisions of this chapter. ilar lines of business and thesocieties or auxiliaries to such orders shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter norshall any religious order be subject to the provisions of this chapter. [C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §514A.1]89 Acts, ch 83, §72, 73; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §115Referred to in §514D.2, 514D.3, 514D.7 Sat Dec 23 00:44:24 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 514A.1 (17, 0)
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