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CA AB1875

Bill

Status

Passed

9/21/2018

Primary Sponsor

Jim Wood

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Origin

State Assembly

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the California Department of Insurance to establish the California Home Insurance Finder on its website to connect homeowners with insurance agents, brokers, and insurers for residential property insurance.

  • Mandates annual surveys of licensed agents, brokers, and insurers for inclusion in the finder, with updates by July 1, 2020 including names, addresses, phone numbers, websites, ZIP codes, and languages of service.

  • Requires insurers to disclose information about the California Home Insurance Finder to applicants denied coverage or policyholders whose policies are canceled or not renewed, effective July 1, 2020.

  • Mandates disclosure to applicants of the Homeowners Coverage Comparison Tool website address and notice that extended replacement cost coverage of at least 50 percent above dwelling coverage may be available, with limited exceptions.

  • Requires residential property insurers to notify the department by February 1 annually of any changes to their extended replacement cost coverage amounts in California so the department can update the Homeowners Coverage Comparison Tool.

Legislative Description

Residential property insurance.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 629, Statutes of 2018.

9/21/2018

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/28/2018
Insurance6/7/2018
Rules5/30/2018
Appropriations5/2/2018
Insurance1/29/2018

Full Bill Text

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