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CA AB1395
Bill
Status
9/18/2014
Primary Sponsor
Henry Perea
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AI Summary
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Increases the annual special purpose assessment on vehicle insurance policies from $0.25 to $0.26 per vehicle, effective July 1, 2014, through January 1, 2016, and not exceeding $0.26 thereafter.
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Maintains allocation of assessment revenues with two-thirds funding consumer service functions of the Department of Insurance related to automobile insurers and one-third for improving consumer complaint response and insurance rate information services.
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Authorizes the Department of Insurance to use up to $0.05 of collected assessment revenues to notify the public about low-cost automobile insurance programs.
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Creates the Seismic Safety Account within the Insurance Fund with an assessment of $0.15 per earned property exposure on commercial and residential property insurance policies to fund the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission and department administrative costs.
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Clarifies that insurers are not required to refund any portion of the Seismic Safety Account assessment if a property insurance policy or coverage is terminated before the policy expiration date.
Legislative Description
Insurance: special assessments: Seismic Safety Account.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 407, Statutes of 2014.
9/18/2014