Iowa Code § 515A.15: Assigned risks.

1. Agreements shall be made among insurers with respect to the equitable apportionment among them of insurance which may be afforded applicants who are in good faith entitled to but who are unable to procure such insurance through ordinary methods and such insurers may agree among themselves on the use of reasonable rate modifications for such insurance, the agreements and rate modifications to be subject to the approval of the commissioner.

2. For purposes of this section, “insurer” includes, in addition to insurers defined pursuant to section 515A.2, a self-insurance association formed on or after July 1, 1995, pursuant to section 87.4 except for an association comprised of cities or counties, or both, or an association comprised of community colleges as defined in section 260C.2, which have entered into an agreement pursuant to chapter 28E for the purpose of establishing a self-insured program for the payment of workers’ compensation benefits.