California Insurance Code

§ 678.1

INS § 678.1 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 11

Statute text

(a)This section applies only to policies of insurance of commercial insurance that are subject to Sections 675.5 and 676.6.

(b)A notice of nonrenewal shall be in writing and shall be delivered or mailed to the producer of record and to the named insured at the mailing address shown on the policy. The time periods and procedures in subdivision (a) of Section 1013 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be applicable if the notice is mailed.

(c)An insurer, at least 60 days, but not more than 120 days, in advance of the end of the policy period, shall give notice of nonrenewal, and the reasons for the nonrenewal, if the insurer intends not to renew the policy, or to condition renewal upon reduction of limits, elimination of coverages, increase in deductibles, or increase of more than 25 percent in the rate upon which the premium is based.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 424, Sec. 9. (SB 1242) Effective January 1, 2023.