515F.19 Penalties.
1. The commissioner may, upon a finding that a person or organization has violated a provision of this chapter, impose a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation, but if the violation is found to be willful, a penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars may be imposed for each violation.
a. The civil penalties may be in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
b. For purposes of this section, an insurer using a rate for which the insurer has failed to file the rate, supplementary rate information, underwriting rules or guides, or supporting information as required by this chapter, has committed a separate violation for each day the failure continues.
2. a. The commissioner may suspend or revoke the license of an advisory organization or insurer which fails to comply with an order of the commissioner within the time limit set by the order, or an extension of the order.
b. The commissioner may determine when a suspension of license becomes effective and it shall remain in effect for the period fixed by the commissioner, unless the commissioner modifies or rescinds the suspension, or until the order upon which the suspension is based is modified, rescinded, or reversed.
3. A penalty shall not be imposed and a license shall not be suspended or revoked except upon a written order of the commissioner stating the commissioner’s findings, made after hearing.
4. A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited as provided in section 505.7.
90 Acts, ch 1234, §63; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §81
Referred to in §515F.16, 515F.23
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