California Insurance Code

§ 11658.5

INS § 11658.5 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 2 · Part 3 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)(1) An insurer that intends to use a dispute resolution or arbitration agreement to resolve disputes arising in California out of a workers’ compensation insurance policy or endorsement issued to a California employer shall disclose to the employer, contemporaneously with any written quote that offers to provide insurance coverage, that choice of law and choice of venue or forum may be a jurisdiction other than California and that these terms are negotiable between the insurer and the employer. The disclosure shall be signed by the employer as evidence of receipt where the employer accepts the offer of coverage from that insurer.

(2)After compliance with paragraph (1), a dispute resolution or arbitration agreement may be negotiated by the insurer and the employer before any dispute arises.

(b)Nothing in this section is intended to interfere with any authority granted to the Insurance Commissioner under current law.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 566, Sec. 2. (SB 684) Effective January 1, 2012.