Iowa Code § 507C.17: Grounds for liquidation.

The commissioner may petition the district court for an order directing the commissioner to liquidate a domestic insurer or an alien insurer domiciled in this state on any of the following grounds:

1. Any ground for an order of rehabilitation specified in section 507C.12 whether or not there has been a prior order directing the rehabilitation of the insurer.

2. That the insurer is insolvent.

3. That the insurer is in a condition that the further transaction of business would be hazardous, financially or otherwise, to its policyholders, its creditors, or the public.