Iowa Code Title XIII. Commerce [Chs. 505-554D] § 510.12. Written agreement necessary

1. A person shall not act as a third-party administrator without a written agreement between the third-party administrator and the insurer, and the written agreement shall be retained as part of the official records of both the insurer and the third-party administrator for the duration of the agreement plus five years. The written agreement shall contain provisions which include the requirements of sections 510.11 through 510.16, except insofar as those requirements do not apply to the functions performed by the third-party administrator.

2. When a policy is issued to a trustee, a copy of the trust agreement and any amendments to the trust agreement shall be furnished to the insurer by the third-party administrator and shall be retained as part of the official records of both the insurer and the third-party administrator for the duration of the policy plus five years.