Cal. INS § 11629.5
This is the official text of Cal. INS § 11629.5, part of California’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the insurance policies sold in California.
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Official statutory text
Any insurer which has refused to issue to an applicant a policy of insurance in violation of Section 11628 or 11628.5 and which has been required to pay damages for the violation pursuant to Section 11629 shall pay as additional damages the amount by which the rates which the applicant found it necessary to pay to obtain other insurance exceed the rates of the insurer.
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