Ins. Code, § 845 · Article 8. Issue of Securities
Ins. Code, § 845
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A person shall not sell or resell any security of a domestic, foreign, or alien insurer:
(1) As an insurer with respect to securities of its own issue without securing the permit of the commissioner as provided in this article.
(2) As a stock agent of that insurer except under authority of a certificate issued by the commissioner under this code.
(3) As a broker or as a stock agent for a broker except under authority of a certificate or license issued by the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation under the provisions of the Corporations Code and in full conformity with all provisions of the Corporations Code.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not prohibit a bona fide owner of securities of an insurer from selling or reselling those securities if:
(1) The securities were originally issued under the authority of a permit of the commissioner and the sale or resale is made in conformity with the conditions, if any, in the permit effective at the time of sale or resale; or
(2) The securities were originally issued in a jurisdiction other than California in full conformity with the applicable laws, if any, governing the issuance in that jurisdiction.
A sale or resale of securities of an insurer by the owner of the securities which is made for the purpose of evading the provisions of this article requiring an insurer to secure a permit from the commissioner or for any other fraudulent purpose shall, however, be null and void and a violation of the criminal provisions of this article.
(c) A sale or resale permitted by this section is subject to the stop power of the commissioner under Section 854 and the similar powers of the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation pursuant to the provisions of the Corporations Code.
(d) A violation of this section is subject to the penalties provided in Section 833.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 558, Sec. 4. (AB 487) Effective January 1, 2026.
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