Ins. Code, § 10509.7 · Article 8. Requirements for Replacement of Life Insurance and Annuity Policies
Ins. Code, § 10509.7
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) If in the solicitation of a direct response sale, an insurer does not propose the replacement, and a replacement is involved, the insurer shall send to the applicant with the policy a replacement notice as described in subdivision (d) of Section 10509.4 or other substantially similar form approved by the commissioner. In those instances the insurer may delete the last sentence and the reference to signatures from the form without having to obtain approval of the form from the commissioner.
(b) If the insurer proposed the replacement it shall do the following:
(1) Provide to applicants or prospective applicants with or as part of the application a replacement notice as described in subdivision (d) of Section 10509.4.
(2) Request from the applicant with or as part of the application, a list of all existing life insurance or annuities to be replaced and properly identified by name of insurer and insured.
(3) Comply with the requirements of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 10509.6, if the applicant furnishes the names of the existing insurers, and the requirements of subdivision (c) of Section 10509.6, except that it need not maintain a replacement register.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 417, Sec. 29. (AB 1696) Effective January 1, 2018.
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