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CA Ins Code § 12880.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 2 - CLASSES OF INSURANCE|PART 9 - Pet Insurance|Section 12880.4.

12880.4.  (a) Whenever the commissioner shall have reason to believe that a person has engaged or is engaging in this state in a violation of this part, and that a proceeding by the commissioner in respect thereto would be to the interest of the public, he or she shall issue and serve upon that person an order to show cause containing a statement of the charges in that respect, a statement of that person’s potential liability under this part, and a notice of a hearing thereon to be held at a time and place fixed therein, which shall not be less than 30 days after the service thereof, for the purpose of determining whether the commissioner should issue an order to that person to pay the penalty imposed by Section 12880.3 and to cease and desist those methods, acts, or practices, or any of them, that violate this part.(b) If the charges or any of them are found to be justified, the commissioner shall issue and cause to be served upon that person an order requiring that person to pay the penalty imposed by Section 12880.3 and to cease and desist from engaging in those methods, acts, or practices found to be in violation of this part.(c) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), except that the hearings may be conducted by an administrative law judge in the administrative law bureau when the proceedings involve a common question of law or fact with another proceeding arising under other Insurance Code sections that may be conducted by administrative law bureau administrative law judges. The commissioner and the appointed administrative law judge shall have all the powers granted under the Administrative Procedure Act.(d) The person is entitled to have the proceedings and the order reviewed by means of any remedy provided by Section 12940 or by the Administrative Procedure Act.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 374. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Ins Code § 12880.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 2 - CLASSES OF INSURANCE|PART 9 - Pet Insurance|Section 12880.5.

12880.5.  The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules and regulations, as are necessary to administer this part, in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 896, Sec. 1. (AB 2056) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Ins Code § 12880.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 2 - CLASSES OF INSURANCE|PART 9 - Pet Insurance|Section 12880.6.

12880.6.  At the time a pet insurance policy is issued or delivered to a policyholder, the insurer shall include a written disclosure with all of the following information, printed in 12-point boldface type:(a) The department’s mailing address, toll-free telephone number established pursuant to Section 12921.1, and internet website address.(b) The address and customer service telephone number of the insurer or the agent or broker of record.(c) A statement that the department should be contacted only after discussions with the insurer, or its agent or other representative, have failed to produce a satisfactory resolution of the problem.(d) If the policy was issued or delivered by an agent or broker, a statement advising the policyholder to contact the broker or agent for assistance.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 166, Sec. 1. (AB 1535) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Ins Code § 12900 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 1 - Appointment, Qualification, and Offices|Section 12900.

12900.  (a) The commissioner shall be elected by the people in the same time, place, and manner as the Governor not to exceed two four-year terms.(b)  Should a vacancy occur during the term of office, legislative confirmation shall be required for the position of commissioner in the same manner and procedure as that required by Section 5 of Article V of the California Constitution.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1227, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994. Note: This section was added on Nov. 8, 1988, by initiative Prop. 103.)
CA Ins Code § 12901 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 1 - Appointment, Qualification, and Offices|Section 12901.

12901.  The commissioner shall be a person competent and fully qualified to perform the duties of the office. Neither the commissioner nor any deputy or employee shall during the commissioner’s, deputy’s, or employee’s tenure of office be an officer, agent, or employee of an insurer or directly or indirectly interested in any insurer or licensee under this code, except (a) as a policyholder or (b) by virtue of relationship by blood or marriage to any person interested in any insurer or licensee.If the commissioner or any deputy or employee holds any license or permit issued under this code, that commissioner, deputy, or employee shall surrender it for cancellation within 10 days after appointment and qualification. Upon termination of the commissioner’s, deputy’s, or employee’s office or employment, that license or permit shall be reissued for the balance of the then current license or permit year without fee or penalty.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 240. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Ins Code § 12902 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 1 - Appointment, Qualification, and Offices|Section 12902.

12902.  The annual salary of the commissioner is provided for by Chapter 6 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1613.)
CA Ins Code § 12903 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 1 - Appointment, Qualification, and Offices|Section 12903.

12903.  The commissioner may employ actuarial, technical, and administrative assistants and clerks, as the commissioner may need to discharge in proper manner the duties imposed upon the commissioner by law. The commissioner may also employ stenographic reporters to take and transcribe the testimony in any formal hearing or investigation before the commissioner, deputy, or person authorized by the commissioner.Those employed persons shall perform the duties assigned to them by the commissioner, subject to the provisions of the civil service laws. The commissioner may incur traveling and other expenses as are necessary, convenient, or advisable for the performance of the commissioner’s duties. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to affect or modify positions or seniority of officers or employees existing and held in the office of the commissioner immediately prior to the date this section takes effect, and all persons then serving in any capacity therein shall continue and remain in that capacity without change of position or seniority, subject to the provisions of the law regulating civil service in the same manner and to the same extent as prior to the date this section takes effect.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 241. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Ins Code § 12903.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 1 - Appointment, Qualification, and Offices|Section 12903.1.

12903.1.  (a) The commissioner may not accept, use, or in any manner benefit from payments or reimbursements made to the department for travel from any of the following:(1) A single source that is subject to regulation by the commissioner.(2) A private attorney or law firm that is under contract or is bidding on or under consideration for a contract to represent either the department or the commissioner in the commissioner’s official capacity.(3) A private attorney or law firm that seeks to be awarded, or has been awarded, advocacy fees under subdivision (b) of Section 1861.10.(4) A private attorney or law firm that has a client subject to regulation by the commissioner.(b) For purposes of this section, any payment or reimbursement provided by a representative of a person or entity subject to regulation by the commissioner shall be deemed to be provided by the regulated person or entity.(c) (1) The Attorney General or any other person within this state may bring a civil action for the violation of this section. The court may assess a civil penalty in the amount of three times the amount of the unlawful benefit or payment received by the commissioner.(2) An action under this subdivision shall be filed within five years of the date on which the violation occurred. If the commissioner engages in fraudulent concealment, the five-year period shall be tolled for the period of the concealment. For the purposes of this paragraph, “fraudulent concealment” means the commissioner knowingly concealed facts related to the commissioner’s travel expenditures or reimbursements.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 242. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Ins Code § 12903.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 1 - Appointment, Qualification, and Offices|Section 12903.5.

12903.5.  On the recommendation of the commissioner the Personnel Board may establish rates of compensation for insurance examiners engaged in examinations out of this State which are in excess of the rates based on the regular monthly salary ranges established for such examiners.(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 173.)
CA Ins Code § 12904 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 1 - Appointment, Qualification, and Offices|Section 12904.

12904.  In the administration of the provisions of this code and other insurance laws, the commissioner may purchase reports of financial and character reporting services, and other books and reports as in the commissioner’s opinion will aid in administration.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 243. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Ins Code § 12905 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 1 - Appointment, Qualification, and Offices|Section 12905.

12905.  The commissioner shall maintain offices in Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, and the San Francisco Bay area.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 37, Sec. 44. (AB 1817) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Ins Code § 12906 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 1 - Appointment, Qualification, and Offices|Section 12906.

12906.  The governmental agency unit heretofore known as the Department of Insurance in the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency is hereby made an independent department. The Department of Insurance is under the control of the Insurance Commissioner. The removal from the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency of the Department of Insurance, effected by this section, shall not affect in any manner the deputies or employees of such governmental agency unit, except as otherwise provided by the act enacted in the 1990 portion of the 1989–90 Regular Session that amended this section, and, except as so provided, their employments and positions are hereby expressly continued in existence. The Insurance Commissioner is not a head of a department within the meaning of Sections 1061 and 11151 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1239, Sec. 5.)
CA Ins Code § 12907 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 1 - Appointment, Qualification, and Offices|Section 12907.

12907.  The following existing positions in the Department of Insurance shall be appointed by the Governor and are exempt from the state civil service system:(a) Chief executive officer.(b) Deputy commissioner for the office of the ombudsman.(c) Career executive assignment IV, in the administration and licensing services division.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1124, Sec. 38. Effective September 30, 2002.)
CA Ins Code § 13600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 3 - Conciliation|Section 13600.

13600.  The department shall provide any person who files a complaint pursuant to Section 678.5, with the option of submitting any dispute involving cancellation or nonrenewal to conciliation pursuant to the following conciliation procedures:(a) (1) The complaint shall first be reviewed by the department. Each insurer shall designate a responsible staff member whom the department may contact to determine whether a complaint may be resolved through a conciliation process.(2) The complainant shall pay a filing fee of thirty-five dollars ($35), which shall be returned if the complainant prevails in whole or in part in conciliation.(b) The department staff shall attempt to resolve the dispute over the telephone. The insurer’s representative shall have the authority to bind any insurer to any agreement reached over the telephone.(c) The insurer shall notify the department of the representative’s identity in writing and immediately notify the department of any change in the designation.(d) If the department cannot resolve the dispute by conciliation, the complaint shall be referred to the commissioner, who may, if he or she determines that there are reasonable grounds for believing that a violation of Section 678.5 has occurred, hold a hearing to determine whether a violation has occurred. In the event of a finding that a violation has occurred, the commissioner may order reinstatement of the policy.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1073, Sec. 3.)
CA Ins Code § 13601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 3 - Conciliation|Section 13601.

13601.  Nothing in this chapter shall preclude an insured or other aggrieved party from pursuing any available alternative remedy in lieu of conciliation or from pursuing that alternative remedy without first proceeding under this chapter, but the department shall have no jurisdiction to proceed under this chapter or resolve any dispute under this chapter during the pendency of any judicial action thereon initiated by an insured.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1073, Sec. 3.)
CA Ins Code § 13800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 4 - Holocaust Era Insurance Registry|Section 13800.

13800.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act of 1999.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 827, Sec. 2. Effective October 10, 1999.)
CA Ins Code § 13801 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 4 - Holocaust Era Insurance Registry|Section 13801.

13801.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) During World War II, untold millions of lives and property were destroyed.(b) In addition to the many atrocities that befell the victims of the Nazi regime, insurance claims that rightfully should have been paid out to the victims and their families, in many cases, were not.(c) In many instances, insurance company records are the only proof of insurance policies held. In some cases, recollection of those policies’ very existence may have perished along with the Holocaust victims.(d) At least 5,600 documented Holocaust survivors are living in California today. Many of these survivors and their descendents have been fighting for over 50 years to persuade insurance companies to settle unpaid or wrongfully paid claims. Survivors are asking that insurance companies come forth with any information they possess that could show proof of insurance policies held by Holocaust victims and survivors, in order to ensure that closure on this issue is swiftly brought to pass.(e) Insurance companies doing business in the State of California have a responsibility to ensure that any involvement they or their related companies may have had with insurance policies of Holocaust victims are disclosed to the state and to ensure the rapid resolution of these questions, eliminating the further victimization of these policyholders and their families.(f) The international Jewish community is in active negotiations with responsible insurance companies through the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims to resolve all outstanding insurance claims issues. This chapter is necessary to protect the claims and interests of California residents, as well as to encourage the development of a resolution to these issues through the international process or through direct action by the State of California, as necessary.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 827, Sec. 2. Effective October 10, 1999.)
CA Ins Code § 13802 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 4 - Holocaust Era Insurance Registry|Section 13802.

13802.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Holocaust victim” means any person who was persecuted during the period of 1929 to 1945, inclusive, by Nazi Germany, its allies, or sympathizers.(b) “Related company” means any parent, subsidiary, reinsurer, successor in interest, managing general agent, or affiliate company of the insurer.(c) “Proceeds” means the face value or other payout value of insurance policies and annuities plus reasonable interest to date of payment without diminution for wartime or immediate postwar currency devaluation.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 827, Sec. 2. Effective October 10, 1999.)
CA Ins Code § 13803 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 4 - Holocaust Era Insurance Registry|Section 13803.

13803.  The commissioner shall establish and maintain within the department a central registry containing records and information relating to insurance policies, as described in Section 13804, of Holocaust victims, living and deceased. The registry shall be known as the Holocaust Era Insurance Registry. The Attorney General, in coordination with the department, shall establish appropriate mechanisms to ensure public access to the registry.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 827, Sec. 2. Effective October 10, 1999.)
CA Ins Code § 13804 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 4 - Holocaust Era Insurance Registry|Section 13804.

13804.  (a) Any insurer currently doing business in the state that sold life, property, liability, health, annuities, dowry, educational, or casualty insurance policies, directly or through a related company, to persons in Europe, which were in effect between 1920 and 1945, whether the sale occurred before or after the insurer and the related company became related, shall, within 180 days following enactment of this act, file or cause to be filed the following information with the commissioner to be entered into the registry:(1) The number of those insurance policies.(2) The holder, beneficiary, and current status of those policies.(3) The city of origin, domicile, or address for each policyholder listed in the policies.(b) In addition, each insurer subject to subdivision (a) shall certify to any of the following:(1) That the proceeds of the policies described in subdivision (a) have been paid to the designated beneficiaries or their heirs where that person or persons, after diligent search, could be located and identified.(2) That the proceeds of the policies where the beneficiaries or heirs could not, after diligent search, be located or identified, have been distributed to Holocaust survivors or to qualified charitable nonprofit organizations for the purpose of assisting Holocaust survivors.(3) That a court of law has certified in a legal proceeding resolving the rights of unpaid policyholders, their heirs, and beneficiaries, a plan for the distribution of the proceeds.(4) That the proceeds have not been distributed and the amount of those proceeds.An insurer who certifies as true any material matter pursuant to this subdivision, which the insurer knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(c) An insurer currently doing business in the state that did not sell any insurance policies in Europe prior to 1945, shall not be subject to this section if a related company, whether or not authorized and currently doing business in the state, has made a filing under this section.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 827, Sec. 2. Effective October 10, 1999.)
CA Ins Code § 13805 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 4 - Holocaust Era Insurance Registry|Section 13805.

13805.  Any insurer that knowingly files information about a policy required by this chapter that is false shall, with respect to that policy, be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), which penalty is hereby appropriated to the department to be used by it to aid in the resolution of Holocaust insurance claims.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 827, Sec. 2. Effective October 10, 1999.)
CA Ins Code § 13806 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 4 - Holocaust Era Insurance Registry|Section 13806.

13806.  The commissioner shall suspend the certificate of authority to conduct insurance business in the state of any insurer that fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter by the 210th day after this section becomes effective, until the time that the insurer complies with this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 827, Sec. 2. Effective October 10, 1999.)
CA Ins Code § 13807 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 4 - Holocaust Era Insurance Registry|Section 13807.

13807.  The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this chapter within 90 days of its effective date. The rules shall be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of the Government Code, and for the purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of the rules shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 827, Sec. 2. Effective October 10, 1999.)
CA Ins Code § 13810 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 5 - Slavery Era Insurance Policies|Section 13810.

13810.  The commissioner shall request and obtain information from insurers licensed and doing business in this state regarding any records of slaveholder insurance policies issued by any predecessor corporation during the slavery era.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 934, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Ins Code § 13811 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 5 - Slavery Era Insurance Policies|Section 13811.

13811.  The commissioner shall obtain the names of any slaveholders or slaves described in those insurance records, and shall make the information available to the public and the Legislature.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 934, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Ins Code § 13812 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 3 - THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER|CHAPTER 5 - Slavery Era Insurance Policies|Section 13812.

13812.  Each insurer licensed and doing business in this state shall research and report to the commissioner with respect to any records within the insurer’s possession or knowledge relating to insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or death of their slaves.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 934, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)