Cal. INS § 11740

This is the official text of Cal. INS § 11740, part of California’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the insurance policies sold in California.

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Official statutory text

Rates and supplementary rate information filed for use in this state pursuant to this article and Article 3 (commencing with Section 11750), as added and amended by Chapter 228 of the Statutes of 1993, shall not be effective prior to the first normal anniversary rating date of a policy on or after January 1, 1995. Rates, any rating plan or plans, and policy forms issued or approved prior to January 1, 1995, shall remain in effect only until the first normal anniversary rating date on or after January 1, 1995, as determined by a licensed rating organization pursuant to rules issued or approved by the commissioner in effect on July 16, 1993. Prior to January 1, 1995, no policy may be issued or renewed for a term of less than one year for the purpose of changing the normal anniversary date of the policy or the preceding policy. No policy may be canceled, amended, or rewritten for the purpose of avoiding this section.

Notwithstanding Section 7 of Chapter 228 of the Statutes of 1993, this section shall become operative January 1, 1994.

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