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Ins. Code, § 715 · Article 3. Certificate of Authority

Ins. Code, § 715

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

The commissioner shall have no authority to issue a certificate of authority, other than a renewal certificate of authority, to any domestic insurer, whether organized and promoted directly or by means of a holding company, where the commissioner’s examination shows that the expense of organization and promotion, exclusive of attorney fees, accountant fees, and actuary fees, exceeds 12 percent of the total amount actually paid on its capital stock.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 196.

Source of truth

Edition
As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS&sectionNum=715.
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