SF 2233: Relating to insurer’s requests for information and claim timelines, and property and casualty insurer’s loss calculations, adjustments, payments of claims, and policy terms

What it does

This bill relates to insurer’s requests for information and claim timelines, and property and casualty insurer’s loss calculations, adjustments, payments of claims, and policy terms. Under the bill, an insurer shall provide to an insured, within days of receipt of a request, copies of requested documents, the name and contact information of a person involved on the insurer’s behalf with a claim, an accounting of the amount paid and reserve set on a claim, or other required information as detailed by the bill.

Senate subcommittee · named February 12, 2026

• Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jeff Reichman (R) · jeff.reichman@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 6 against

For: Home Builders Association of Iowa; Iowa Association of Public Insurance Adjusters; Iowa Association of Realtors

Against: American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA); Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company; Iowa Insurance Associates; Iowa Insurance Institute; Iowa State Bar Association; Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 9, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
2. February 12, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Blake and Reichman
3. February 19, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes