CA AB2802

Requires insurers to identify and report claimants who are obligors owing past-due child support to the Department of Child Support Services, effective January 1, 2020.

Applies to economic benefits of at least $1,000 from life insurance, disability insurance, annuities, and property/casualty insurance policies, with exemptions for mortgagee/lienholder payments, accelerated death benefits, and workers' compensation claims.

Limits withholding from qualifying disability insurance payments to 50% of the claim amount for obligors with past-due child support.

Provides immunity from liability for insurers, agents, insureds, and central reporting organizations that release information, withhold payments, or make disbursements in accordance with the law.

Requires data obtained under this program be used only to identify obligors with past-due child support and be destroyed if no match is found, with all data handling subject to state and federal privacy protection laws.