Cal. INS § 791.11
This is the official text of Cal. INS § 791.11, part of California’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the insurance policies sold in California.
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Official statutory text
No insurance institution, agent or insurance-support organization may seek information in connection with an insurance transaction concerning:
(a) Any previous adverse underwriting decision experienced by an individual, or
(b) Any previous insurance coverage obtained by an individual through a residual market mechanism, unless such inquiry also requests the reasons for any previous adverse underwriting decision or the reasons why insurance coverage was previously obtained through a residual market mechanism.
(a) Any previous adverse underwriting decision experienced by an individual, or
(b) Any previous insurance coverage obtained by an individual through a residual market mechanism, unless such inquiry also requests the reasons for any previous adverse underwriting decision or the reasons why insurance coverage was previously obtained through a residual market mechanism.
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