Calderon
Author
Existing law authorizes any written notice required to be given or mailed to any person by an insurer relating to any insurance on risks or on operations in this state, with exceptions, to be provided by electronic transmission if each party has agreed to conduct the transaction by electronic means, as provided. This bill would, until January 1, 2019, authorize certain notices pertaining to workers' compensation to be provided by electronic transmission. The bill would authorize certain notices and disclosures relating to renewal and conditional renewal of an offer of coverage for automobile and specified property insurance to be provided by electronic transmission if an insurer complies with certain requirements. The bill would require the Insurance Commissioner to submit a report, on or before January 1, 2018, to the Governor and to the committees of the Senate and Assembly having jurisdiction over insurance and the judiciary, regarding the impact and implementation of the authorization of the electronic transmission of certain insurance renewal offers, notices, or disclosures, as specified. Existing law prohibits residential property insurers from issuing or delivering property insurance without offering earthquake coverage. The offer of coverage is authorized to be made prior to, concurrent with, or within 60 days following the issuance or renewal of a residential property insurance policy. If the offer of coverage is mailed to the named insured or applicant, it is required to be mailed to the mailing address shown on the policy of residential property insurance or on the application. This bill would, until January 1, 2019, authorize the offer of earthquake coverage to be made electronically, as provided. Existing law authorizes an earthquake insurer, at any renewal, to modify the terms and conditions of an existing policy, rider, or endorsement, and that if the insurer modifies the terms and conditions of an existing policy, rider, or endorsement, the insurer is required to provide the insured with the renewal notice in a stand-alone disclosure document stating the changes in the terms and conditions of the insured's existing policy, rider, or endorsement. Existing law also provides that, if an offer of earthquake coverage is not accepted, the insurer or any affiliated insurer is required to offer earthquake coverage every other year in connection with any continuation, renewal, or reinstatement of the policy following any lapse, or with respect to any other policy that extends, changes, supersedes, or replaces the policy of residential property insurance. This bill would, until January 1, 2019, authorize the renewal notice for earthquake coverage and the offer of earthquake coverage required to be made every other year to be made electronically, as provided. This bill would also delete obsolete cross-references and make conforming changes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1633.3 of the Civil Code proposed by SB 752 that would become operative if this bill and SB 752 are both chaptered and this bill is chaptered last.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 369, Statutes of 2013.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 7 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2299.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3015.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 30).
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 863.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Ordered to second reading.
Withdrawn from committee.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 662.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.
Set for hearing April 24.
Hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing April 10.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB251 | HTML |
| 02/12/13 - Introduced | |
| 03/18/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/17/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/05/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/17/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/03/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/11/13 - Enrolled | |
| 09/26/13 - Chaptered |
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