Iowa Code § 515.41: Certificate of authority.

The certificate and statements contemplated in sections 515.38 through 515.40 shall be filed in the division and the commissioner of insurance shall deliver to the company a copy of the report of the examination, in the event one is made, together with the commissioner’s written permission for the company to commence the business proposed in its articles of incorporation, which permission shall be the company’s authority to commence business and issue policies.