Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-113.18
No person shall make a tender offer for, or enter into any agreement to exchange securities for, or seek to acquire, or acquire in the open market or otherwise, any interest in a domestic captive company if, after the consummation thereof, such person would, directly or indirectly (or by conversion or by exercise of any right to acquire) be in control of such company as defined in Iowa Code section 521A.1(3), and no person shall enter into an agreement to merge with or otherwise to acquire control of a captive company, without the prior written approval of the commissioner. In considering any application for acquisition of control or merger with a domestic captive company, the commissioner shall consider all the facts and circumstances surrounding the application and the criteria for establishment of a captive company set out in this rule.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-113.18