California Insurance Code

§ 10705

INS § 10705 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 8 · Art. 2

Statute text

Upon the effective date of this act:

(a)No group or individual policy or contract or certificate of group insurance or statement of group coverage providing benefits to employees of small employers as defined in this chapter shall be issued or delivered by a carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner regardless of the situs of the contract or master policyholder or of the domicile of the carrier nor, except as otherwise provided in Sections 10270.91 and 10270.92, shall a carrier provide coverage subject to this chapter until a copy of the form of the policy, contract, certificate, or statement of coverage is filed with and approved by the commissioner in accordance with Sections 10290 and 10291, and the carrier has complied with the requirements of Section 10717.

(b)(1) Each carrier, except a self-funded employer, shall fairly and affirmatively offer, market, and sell all of the carrier’s benefit plan designs that are sold to, offered through, or sponsored by, small employers or associations that include small employers to all small employers in each geographic region in which the carrier makes coverage available or provides benefits.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 661, Sec. 10. (SB 1163) Effective January 1, 2011.